BUTUAN CITY – Police seized smuggled cigarettes worth nearly P5 million in Iligan City on Wednesday, July 2. “The smuggled cigarettes were bound for distribution in Cagayan de Oro City when intercepted by personnel from the Traffic Enforcement Unit of the Iligan City Police Office (ICPO) and...
San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora announced on Friday, July 4, that the city has received the Commission on Audit 's (COA) unmodified opinion for the year 2024, in recognition of the city government 's strict efforts in ensuring transparency and fairness in all its financial statements...
Three deliverymen were caught red-handed stealing some of their deliveries while on their way to the variety stores of their customers in Antipolo City, Rizal early Friday morning, July 4. According to the Antipolo City Police, the auditor of the delivery company where the suspects were employed,...
The Muntinlupa City government and the National Authority for Child Care (NACC) signed a memorandum of agreement aimed at strengthening the city’s adoption and alternative child care programs. Under the agreement, the NACC will provide technical assistance and conduct capacity-building to the...
A man identified by the police as alias Hitler and his accomplice were arrested for robbing two female businesswomen in front of a restaurant in Barangay San Antonio, Makati City on July 1, the Makati City Police reported on Friday, July 4. The police said the suspects are both residents of Taguig...
President Marcos assured fisherfolk in General Santos City of the government’s full backing for the modernization of the fisheries sector, highlighting its critical role in national food security and economic growth. During his visit to the General Santos Fish Port Complex (GSFPC), the President...
LUCENA CITY, Quezon – Two vessels sustained damages in a collision at the Port of Lucena here on Thursday morning, July 3. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)-Southern Tagalog said MV Peñafrancia VI, enroute to Balanacan Port, Marinduque, and FV Senor Fernando 2, returning from Tayabas Bay, Quezon,...
BACOLOD CITY – Sen. Juan Miguel Zubiri said that an additional P100 million has been allocated for the rehabilitation of the Kabankalan City Water District (KCWD) in Negros Occidental. Zubiri, along with Luis Azcona, KCWD chairman of the board, led the groundbreaking for the second phase of a...
DAVAO CITY – Davao City first district Rep. Paolo Duterte urged his son, Rodrigo “Rigo” Duterte II, to do his job well as councilor and acting vice mayor here. “He (Councilor Duterte) should do his job well. As my father, former President Rodrigo Duterte, always said, ‘You make your...
Iloilo City Mayor Raisa Treñas-Chu is embroiled in a new controversy as she refused to allocate bigger office space for Vice Mayor Lady Julie Grace “Love” Baronda at the newly-opened Legislative Building. Despite a July 1 reconciliatory meeting, Treñas-Chu prioritized allocating spaces for...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A 38-year-old woman allegedly strangled her five-year-old daughter to death then killed herself inside their residence here on Wednesday, July 2. Initial investigation said neighbors reported hearing cries of help from the victims’ house. These were left unheeded until a...
BACOLOD CITY – The body of a seven- to eight-month-old newborn baby girl was found near a river in Purok Kaburihan, Barangay Estefania, this city, on Wednesday, July 2. Police said a resident noticed and checked a plastic bag dumped in the area and discovered the infant. Her umbilical cord was...
