An alleged piece of plastic trash that fell on an electric post sparked a fire and short circuit along Kalayaan Avenue in Makati City on Friday evening, June 6. The incident was initially reported as a transformer explosion at around 7:30 p.m. However, the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) later said...
A bus rammed several plastic and concrete barriers along Marcos Highway in Marikina City after its driver reportedly fell asleep early Saturday, June 7. The crash led to a fuel leak, making the road slippery and causing some motorists to skid. Heavy traffic followed as authorities worked to clear...
CEBU CITY – Two men died in a collision between their motorcycles in Barangay Tejero here on Friday morning, June 6. Police identified the victims as Bugsy Nadal Quilestino, 18, and Alvin Gargar Dilao, 35. The incident at 8:30 a.m. was captured by a closed-circuit television footage. A private...
CEBU CITY – This city will host Central Visayas’ premier construction trade show, Philconstruct Visayas, from June 19 to 21 at the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel and Casino. Organized by the Philippine Constructors Association (PCA) in partnership with the Cebu Contractors Association (CCA) and...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Thousands of Muslim residents celebrated Eid’l Adha or the Feast of Sacrifice by participating in community prayers and visiting family and relatives here on Friday, June 6. A big group trooped to the Joaquin Enriquez Memorial Sports Complex in the morning to participate in...
A warehouse containing stocks of LPG tanks was gutted by a fire in Arty Subdivision, Barangay Marulas, Valenzuela City on Friday afternoon, June 6. According to TXTFIRE Philppines, the fire started at 1:58 p.m. and was quickly raised to the second alarm at 2:09 p.m. The third alarm was raised at...
Three Chinese men were nabbed by the police for abducting, drugging, and raping a 33-year-old Vietnamese woman and demanding P1 million ransom from her husband following a rescue operation inside a condominium unit in Makati City on early Friday morning, June 6. In a press conference, Makati Police...
Muntinlupa Mayor Ruffy Biazon announced that the city government’s free Balik Eskwela packages for public school students will be distributed starting next week. The mayor met with public school principals and administrative officers “to discuss the orderly and timely distribution of our...
CEBU CITY — More than P500-million worth of illegal drugs went up in smoke in another destruction ceremony conducted here on Thursday, June 5. Spearheaded by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Central Visayas (PDEA-7) and the Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7), the destruction,...
BACOLOD CITY - The Department of Agriculture (DA) is considering increasing the buying price of palay (unhusked rice) to support farmers and the national government’s P20 per kilo rice initiative. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. announced during the program’s launching at Burgos...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Two soldiers were injured and robbed of their firearms in a road mishap here on Thursday, June 5. The victims, Army Corporal Juner Vally, driver of the vehicle; and Staff Sgt. Tiyamuat Alrasid, were cruising on the highway in Barangay Calarian when the vehicle rammed an electric...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Police are investigating the death of a suspected drug pusher who was allegedly shot and killed by a police officer here on Wednesday, June 4. The fatality was identified as Michael Hipolito Felix, a 39-year-old resident of Sitio Siguinan, Barangay Bunguiao, this city. Felix was...
