BAGUIO CITY – The City Health Services Office reported a 646 percent increase in dengue cases here last year compared to 2023. Kimberly Sibayan, medical surveillance officer of the City Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit, said this city recorded 9,688 dengue cases in 2024, 8,389 more than...
BACOLOD CITY – A 32-year-old farm caretaker was fatally shot in Purok Masulhay, Barangay Ma-ao, Bago City, Negros Occidental on Saturday, Jan. 25. Police identified the victim as Potot. Investigation said that the victim's cousin was waylaid by two persons, a few meters away from a motor...
BACOLOD CITY – The Tribu Sicablun Quatro topped the 50 th Dinagsa Festival street dance competition in Cadiz City, Negros Occidental on Jan. 26. TRIBU Sicablun Quatro, representing Barangays Sicaba, Luna, and Zone 4, topped this year's Dinagsa Festival street dance competition...
ILOILO CITY – Despite the executive order banning political color in the Dinagyang Festival, politicians were special guests of Mayor Jerry Treñas of this city. ILOILO City Mayor Jerry Treñas with guests of the 2025 Dinagyang Festival on Sunday, Jan. 26 – Chel Diokno of Akbayan party-list,...
Authorities seize a P170 million shabu shipment at the Cebu City Pier on Jan. 23, 2025. (Photo: PCG) The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) sacked the deputy commander of its station in Masbate after a P170 million “shabu” shipment slipped past port inspection and managed to reach the Cebu City Pier...
SAN PEDRO CITY, Laguna – Thirteen warehouses, including one used by a popular online shopping app, were gutted in an eight-hour fire in Barangay San Antonio, this city on Saturday, Jan. 25. A FIRE hits Barangay San Antonio, San Pedro City, Laguna on Saturday, Jan. 25. (City Government of San...
BAGUIO CITY – The City Health Services Office reported the second case of monkeypox or mpox here. The first mpox case here was detected on Jan. 17, a 28-year-old man who underwent isolation and recovered after a few days. The CSHO said the second laboratory-confirmed case of mpox was...
Police arrested a woman after she was found in possession of shabu in Taguig on Jan. 25. The suspect, identified as Mary Ann, 39, was arrested at about 6:30 p.m. in Barangay Sta. Ana by members of the Taguig Police Substation 4. According to the police, during a foot patrol, they...
The Muntinlupa Police arrested a man tagged as the No. 8 most wanted person for illegal drugs on Jan. 25. Alias Chris, 48, was apprehended during a manhunt operation conducted by the Warrant and Subpoena Unit of the Muntinlupa Police. He was nabbed based on a warrant of arrest...
BACOLOD CITY – Two persons were killed and two others were seriously injured after a long bed truck loaded with sugarcane plunged off a bridge in Barangay Tamisu, Bais City, Negros Oriental on Friday, Jan. 24. TWO persons were killed and two were injured when a truck loaded with sugarcane...
BACOLOD CITY - A 19-year-old psychology student of STI-West Negros University here was crowned Dinagsa Queen 2025 during the golden or 50th year of Dinagsa Festival in Cadiz City, Negros Occidental. BALDOQUIN (Cadizeños) Angel Mae Baldoquin bested nine other hopefuls during the grand coronation...
CAMP VICENTE LIM, Laguna – Philippine National Police chief Police Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil on Friday, Jan. 24, awarded the Medalya ng Kagalingan to five police officers from the Police Regional Office 4-A for confiscating suspected shabu valued at P13.6 million in a buy-bust operation in...
