BUTUAN CITY – Police arrested a 45-year-old man for allegedly raping his teenage daughter in Cagayan de Oro City multiple times. Police Regional Office 10-Regional Public Information Office chief Police Major Joann G. Navarro said the suspect, the third most wanted person in Region 10 or Northern...
CEBU CITY – Cebuanos can now avail of free jeepney rides following the launching of the “Libreng Sakay” program here on Wednesday, July 23. Cebu was chosen as the pilot area for the implementation of the program in the Visayas. Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Vince Dizon led...
Acting Davao City Mayor Sebastian Duterte aired a scathing tirade against the leadership of the Philippine National Police on Sunday, which earned a boxing match response from top cop Police Gen. Nicolas Torre II to settle the score the next day . Mayor Duterte accused the PNP of harassment,...
A group of fisherfolk under Pamalakaya-Navotas staged a protest in front of the Navotas City Hall on Wednesday, July 23, blaming the ongoing Navotas coastal bay reclamation project for worsening floods that continue to affect the city. The group was chanting slogans and holding placards that read...
The driver of an SUV that was swept away by powerful floodwaters in Barangay 177, Camarin, Caloocan City has been found dead, while the search continues for his female passenger. The vehicle was last seen Monday night, July 21, attempting to cross the rapidly rising waters at the Doña Aurora...
The Makati City local government announced the suspension of number coding on Wednesday, July 23, as heavy rains and flooding are still expected in the city due to the enhanced southwest monsoon, or habagat. In her advisory, Makati Mayor Nancy Binay urged motorists to take extra precaution when...
A landslide occurred early Wednesday morning, July 23, along Don Vicente Street in Barangay Bagong Silangan, Quezon City. According to initial reports, the landslide occurred before 6:00 a.m., causing soil and bamboo to fall and completely obstruct a section of the road. The incident occurred near...
Davao City first district Rep. Paolo Duterte visited the Davao City Council on Tuesday afternoon as acting Vice Mayor Rodrigo “Rigo” Duterte II was presiding over a session. Speaking briefly to the media, Rep. Duterte said he wanted to see how his son handled his duties at the city council....
The Malabon City government has declared a state of calamity following continuous heavy rains and severe flooding caused by the southwest monsoon (habagat), worsened by high tide and damage to the Malabon-Navotas River Navigational Gate. Mayor Jeannie Sandoval made the declaration on Tuesday, July...
BACOLOD CITY – The City Council proposed to increase this highly-urbanized city’s annual budget for free school supplies from P15 million to P50 million to address the increasing number of public elementary students and the rising cost of learning materials. The Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP)...
DAVAO CITY – Acting Davao City Vice Mayor Rodrigo “Rigo” Duterte II announced on Tuesday afternoon, July 22, plans to visit his grandfather, former President Rodrigo R. Duterte, in The Hague, Netherlands, in August. Vice Mayor Duterte said his elder brother, second district Rep. Omar Duterte,...
BUTUAN CITY – The Surigao del Sur Police Provincial Office (SDSPPO) announced Tuesday the creation of a task force to thoroughly investigate the killing of a radioman in Bislig City. “We want to inform the people of Surigao del Sur and the whole nation that the Special Investigation Task Group...
