BACOLOD CITY – Five New People’s Army (NPA) rebels were killed in a series of clashes with government forces in Barangay Tapi, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental on Sunday, April 27. Col. Erwin Rommel Lamzon, spokesperson for the Army 3rd Infantry Division (ID), said that the fatalities were...
ILOILO CITY – Jaro Archbishop Midyphil “Dodong” Billones said Pope Francis was the epitome of mercy. ARCHBISHOP Midyphil ‘Dodong’ Billones (left) speaks during the April 26, 2025 Requiem Mass that coincided with the funeral of Pope Francis at the Jaro Metropolitan Cathedral in...
Solo parents in Taguig have been granted a 20-percent discount in tricycle fare through an ordinance enacted by the city government. Ordinance No. 133, signed on April 16, mandates all tricycle operators to give the discount to registered solo parents who present an official identification...
Former vice president Leni Robredo (left), ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo (Tulfo's office) Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas senatorial candidate ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo visited the home of former vice president...
Pope Francis (inset) holds a mass in Tacloban City, Leyte amid pouring rain on Jan. 17, 2015 (AP) TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte--House Speaker Martin Romualdez paid one final tribute to the late Pope Francis, who was laid to rest on Saturday,...
BACOLOD CITY – The Negros Occidental provincial government hailed the return of the Mango Harvesters painting of National Artist Fernando Amorsolo to the Hofileña Museum in Silay City, Negros Occidental. FERNANDO Amorsolo's Mango Harvester's painting. (FB) The 1936 painting, stolen from the...
Tacloban City mass for Pope Francis (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte--As the mass in remembrance of Pope Francis ended here, the funeral for the late Pontiff began over at Piazza San Pedro (Saint Peter’s Square) in...
DAGUPAN CITY – The Gilon-Gilon street-dancing competition of the Bangus Festival was held here on Saturday amid the searing heat that reached a heat index of 45 degrees Celsius. NATIVE dancers perform during the Gilon-Gilon street-dancing competition of the Bangus Festival on Saturday in Dagupan...
In a landmark move to bridge the digital divide and foster inclusive education, the war-torn city of Marawi is poised to become the next beneficiary of the “Pay IT Forward: A Digital Transformation Advocacy” — a joint effort by public and private institutions to empower students through...
The Antipolo bakery massacre is considered solved following the arrest and filing of charges against the suspect who killed seven bakery workers, including two minors, on April 22, Rizal Police Provincial Office (Rizal PPO) director Col. Felipe Maraggun said on Saturday, April 26. Maraggun made the...
The police arrested a 41-year-old man tagged as most wanted person for rape in Muntinlupa on April 23. Personnel from the District Mobile Force Battalion of the Southern Police District (SPD) arrested the accused, identified as alias Goryo, at about 6:40 p.m. in Carzo Compound, San Roque in...
CEBU CITY – An illegal gun manufacturer was arrested in a police raid in Barangay Cahumayan, Danao City, northern Cebu on Friday, April 25. SEVERAL homemade guns were seized in a raid in Danao City, northern Cebu on Friday, April 25. (Contributed photo) The Criminal Investigation and...
