DAVAO CITY – Authorities intercepted smuggled cigarettes valued at P9.8 million in a checkpoint here on Jan. 16. AUTHORITIES inspect smuggled cigarettes seized in a checkpoint in Davao City on Jan. 16. (PNP) The Police Regional Office-11 said authorities flagged down a wing van with...
CEBU CITY – A 48-year-old man was accused of repeatedly raping his two grandchildren in Lapu-Lapu City. The victims were sexually abused for the past six years and it was only last week that the siblings aged 14 and 17 had the courage to report their suffering to authorities. The victims...
Artist’s conceptual rendering Villar Group and US-headquartered Curley-Wagner Golf Design have officially signed an agreement for the design of the first tournament golf course to rise within the sprawling 3,500-hectare Villar City. The signing, held on January 11, 2025, at Brittany Hotel Villar...
TV host and actor Vic Sotto and director Darryl Yap faced each other in a Muntinlupa court on Jan. 17 over a case related to a teaser video of the controversial film “The Rapists of Pepsi Paloma.” Sotto and Yap appeared before the Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court Branch (RTC) 205, which...
BACOLOD CITY – The Office of Civil Defense is eyeing Himamaylan City in Negros Occidental as pilot tent city for Kanlaon Volcano evacuees. MAYOR Raymund Tongson (right) inspects tents being set up in Sitio Bingig, Barangay 3, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental. (Photo courtesy of Himamaylan City...
The girl vendor being ejected by the security guard from the mall. The Mandaluyong City Police on Friday, Jan. 17, belied claims that the young female sampaguita vendor who went viral on social media after being ejected from a mall by a security guard is a member of a crime syndicate. The police...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 40 points and eight assists in three quarters, and the Oklahoma City Thunder rolled past the Cleveland Cavaliers, 134-114, on Thursday night, Jan. 16, in a matchup of teams with the best records in the NBA. Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai...
Olongapo City honors the life and legacy of founding father and martyr, James Leonard Tagle Gordon Sr., on his 108 th birth anniversary on Friday, Jan. 17, a special holiday in the city. JAMES Leonard Tagle Gordon Sr. takes his oath as Olongapo City’s first mayor before Vice President Fernando...
A 35-year-old beauty salon owner was shot dead by a lone gunman in General Santos City on Wednesday night. TAMPUS (FB) The victim was identified as Renante Tampus. Investigation said a n unidentified armed man entered the establishment before 7 p.m. Moments later, customers inside fled upon seeing...
CEBU CITY – Preparing for the Sinulog Festival as a performing contingent isn’t easy. Members are forced to stay up until the wee hours of the night to perfect their routines. VICTOR Quijano, a drummer of the famed Lumad Basakanon, undergoes booking procedures after he was arrested in an...
CEBU CITY – Elma Paraiso went viral online last year when she was caught in a surveillance camera stealing the cellphone of a churchgoer. The 63-year-old woman is in the news again, still for the wrong reason. ELMA Paraiso (encircled) is captured by a security camera stealing from a churchgoer at...
BACOLOD CITY – A 40-year-old woman was shot dead by her neighbor for allegedly spreading rumors in Barangay Vista Alegre here on Monday, Jan. 13. Police Capt. Dax Santillan, head of Police Station 7, said the victim Jenelyn sustained bullet wounds in her back from an improvised...
