Four persons were killed and 13 were injured in a collision between a passenger van and a pickup truck in Barangay Sinawal, General Santos City on Sunday, Feb. 16. The General Santos City Traffic Enforcement Unit said the pickup truck encroached on the van’s lane, resulting in a head-on...
BACOLOD CITY – The Victorias City government in Negros Occidental has committed to accept 500 Kanlaon Volcano evacuees from La Carlota City, Negros Occidental. BENITEZ (Glazyl Masculino) Mayor Javier Benitez said they have internally approved a memorandum of agreement with the La Carlota city...
ANGELES CITY, Pampanga – Police arrested a suspected gunrunner here on Friday, Feb. 14. The suspect was identified as Ed, 32. ED'S mugshot Ed was apprehended after he sold a .45 caliber pistol for P15,000 to a police poseur-buyer. The suspect fled on a motorcycle but he was pursued and captured...
The local government of Valenzuela marked its 27th cityhood anniversary by distributing 33 fiberglass rescue boats to each barangay and mobile water filtration trucks to the city's Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (DRRMO) as part of its ongoing efforts to enhance disaster preparedness....
BACOLOD CITY – A 63-year-old farm overseer was gunned down in Hacienda San Isidro, Barangay Bagtic, Silay City, Negros Occidental on Friday, Feb. 14. A 63-year-old farm overseer was shot dead in Barangay Bagtic, Silay City, Negros Occidental on Friday, Feb. 14. (Photo courtesy of Silay City...
A person was injured when a fire hit a popular Korean BBQ restaurant chain in Bonifacio Global City (BGC) in Taguig on Feb. 15. The Taguig City Fire Station reported that the blaze hit the Samgyupsalamat restaurant on the first floor of One Park Drive at the corner of 9th Avenue and 11th...
ILOILO CITY – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has directed officials to fast-track infrastructure projects in Western Visayas. PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. (center) presides over the Regional Development Council meeting in Iloilo City on Feb. 13. (PCO) The President made the directive...
BUTUAN CITY – Police seized shabu valued at P44.4 million and arrested two suspected drug pushers in buy-bust operation in Panabo City, Davao del Norte on Saturday, Feb. 15. The suspects considered high-value individuals in the illegal drugs trade yielded 6.537 kilograms of suspected shabu, the...
Muntinlupa Police arrested a 32-year-old man listed as the No. 5 most wanted person on Valentine’s Day. The suspect, identified as alias Rommel, was arrested by personnel from the Muntinlupa Police Warrant and Subpoena Unit in Sta. Rosa, Laguna. Rommel is facing a homicide case and...
CEBU CITY – An owner of a security agency was found guilty of estafa after failing to remit the Social Security System (SSS) contributions of one of her former workers. The Municipal Trial Court in Cities (MTCC) Branch 1 in Mandaue City, Cebu found Arne Sarsalejo, owner of Sarsalejo Security...
BAGUIO CITY – Twenty-four groups of cultural dancers from the Cordillera region competed in the Rhythm of the Highlands: A Showcase of Culture and Dance competition at the 29th Panagbenga Festival at the Melvin Football Grounds at Burnham Park here on Saturday, Feb. 15. A GROUP of cultural...
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – Three foreigners were arrested on Feb. 14 for operating a suspected Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) hub here. Police identified the suspects as Weng, Lou, and Yuan. The suspects were apprehended by the Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and...
