DAVAO CITY – The Department of Public Works and Highways-Davao (DPWH-11) said Wednesday that construction of the Samal Island-Davao City Connector (SIDC) project is continuing despite the Supreme Court (SC) issuing a Writ of Kalikasan concerning the project. In an interview, DPWH-11 spokesperson...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Greg Gasataya has ordered all city government personnel to return to their original plantilla positions or mother units, regardless of their current rank, position, or assignment, effective July 1. Gasataya issued the directive in an executive order he signed upon assuming...
DAVAO CITY – Police Regional Office-11 Director Police Brig. Gen. Joseph Reyes Arguelles has praised the peace and order situation here 10 days since assuming the position. Arguelles described the situation as very peaceful and calm, a stark contrast to Manila. “Davao City is indeed beautiful....
DAVAO CITY – Police Regional Office-11 Director Police Brig. Gen. Joseph R. Arguelles said that acting Mayor Sebastian Duterte will decide the next Davao City police chief. Arguelles said in an interview with the Manila Bulletin on Wednesday, July 2, that Duterte has the authority to choose from...
To mark its founding anniversary, the local government of Pasig held a Day Against Child Labor observance by providing groceries, school supplies, and mental and health check-up vouchers to 100 child laborers profiled by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). The program was held on...
A 44-year-old woman was shot and killed near her home in a subdivision in Barangay 169, Caloocan City, on Tuesday, July 1. Authorities said the woman was inside her car and was on her way home when a motorcycle-riding gunman approached and shot her multiple times. Six bullet casings were found at...
A man and his live-in partner were arrested after allegedly running off with around P600,000 in sales from the meat shop where they were working in Antipolo City. Authorities said the store owner first noticed that the suspects had been away from the shop for several hours on Sunday, June 29, but...
ILIGAN CITY – A 37-year-old woman was found dead with multiple stabs wounds inside a boutique shop in Purok Dahlia, Barangay Acmac, this city, on Tuesday, July 1. Police received a call from a barangay kagawad or councilor about a stabbing incident in the area. Lawmen arrived and found the...
A construction worker in Antipolo City was arrested after breaking into the house of a National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) agent and stealing a gun which he needed to take revenge on the person who killed his sibling. The Rizal Police Provincial Office (Rizal PPO) identified the suspect as...
KIDAPAWAN CITY – Reelected Mayor Jose Paolo Evangelista on Tuesday intensified his efforts for transparency and good governance by working to improve anti-corruption policies and boost the image of local public servants. Evangelista, currently serving his second term, highlighted five key changes...
DAVAO CITY – The counsel of a multisectoral group in Mati City, Davao Oriental is seeking to dismiss the charges against three of its members who were arrested over the weekend amid the protest against a large-scale mining operation in Barangay Macambol last week. Lawyer Glocelito Jayma told...
BACOLOD CITY – A 53-year-old dump truck driver involved in a road accident that killed seven job order employees in Barangay Guimbalaon, Silay City, Negros Occidental last week has been released from hospital arrest. Police Lt. Col. Mark Anthony Darroca, Silay police chief, said that none of the...
