BACOLOD CITY – This highly urbanized city will launch a geofenced 911 emergency hotline later this month as part of the several governance and service-delivery reforms under the administration of Mayor Greg Gasataya. In a statement on Wednesday, Gasataya said the state-of-the-art emergency...
DAVAO CITY – The Davao City government will temporarily close the Bucana Bridge, part of the Davao City Coastal Road, on Feb. 16 for the 2026 Chinese New Year celebration, an event city officials say underscores the strong ties between Davao City and China. Councilor Myrna Dalodo-Ortiz,...
BACOLOD CITY – This highly urbanized city will stage the 2026 Bacolaodiat Festival, one of the country’s biggest Chinese New Year celebrations, in four festival sites on Feb. 20 to 22. The Bacolod City Government Center grounds will serve as the main festival site, along with three other...
LAOAG CITY – Authorities here have prohibited the backyard slaughter of hogs following the approval of an ordinance aimed at protecting consumer health and safety. Ordinance 13SP-2025-075, sponsored by City Councilor Enrico Ang, bans the slaughter of animals in residential backyards and other...
DAVAO CITY – Davao lawmakers strongly opposed on Wednesday, Feb. 4, the reported extension of the suspension of Cavite Rep. Kiko Barzaga. Reps. Paolo Duterte (first district), Omar Vincent Duterte (second district), Isidro Ungab (third district), and Harold Duterte of the PPP party-list slammed...
Nine individuals, including the driver, were killed after a local government-owned truck they were riding plunged into a ravine in Barangay Kalamtukan, Bayawan City, Negros Oriental on Wednesday. Police Capt. Stephen Polinar, spokesperson of the Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office (NOrPPO),...
The Polo Riverwalk has opened in Valenzuela City, giving residents a new public space for walking, cycling, and leisure along the Polo River. According to the office of Kenneth Gatchalian, the Valenzuela City government’s role in the project was to enforce the required three-meter easement along...
Police are conducting a thorough investigation of a shooting incident in General Santos City on Monday where a tricycle driver was killed and a registered nurse was collateral damage. The victims were identified as tricycle driver Iven Miano Conde and nurse Nhiezer Rolliene Jane U. Aguacito....
Senior citizen couple Manuel Bulong Delos Santos and Mae Jean Dolar Baladiang exchanged their vows and professed their timeless love for each other during their civil wedding held at the Manila City Hall on Wednesday, Feb. 4. Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso officiated the wedding of...
TABUK CITY, Kalinga – A motel employee was killed in Barangay Dagupan Centro here on Tuesday, Feb. 3. Police identified the victim as Ryan Manzano Aggal, 29, of Barangay Uma, Lubuagan, Kalinga. Investigation said two men entered the motel while the victim was sleeping on a sofa. The suspects left...
A 36-year-old pedicab driver was arrested by the police for breaking into a house and stealing an IPhone and other items on Wednesday, Feb. 4. Based on the police report, the suspect, identified as "Ron," broke into a house on Madrid Street in Barangay 45, Tondo, Manila, where he stole an IPhone 6S...
To make life easier for families with bedridden relatives and ensure reliable delivery of support, the Pasig City government has launched a pilot rollout of a new program providing financial assistance to indigent bedridden residents through house-to-house distribution or via ATM. On Tuesday, Feb....
