BACOLOD CITY – A one-year-old girl was killed and her mother and a driver were injured after their tricycle swerved and turned on its side in Hacienda Balandra 2, Barangay Daga, Cadiz City, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, Jan. 28. Police Lt. Daleen Grace Loreno, deputy chief of the Cadiz City...
CEBU CITY – Three persons were arrested and more than P8-million illegal drugs were seized in the cities of Mandaue City and Cebu City. Packs of suspected shabu valued at P8.1 million were recovered by agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Central Visayas (PDEA-7) on Thursday...
CEBU CITY – Resilient tourism, empowerment of tourism workforce, accessible and seamless travel, digital tourism, and sustainable tourism. These are the five focus areas that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) unveiled as part of its five-year tourism sectoral plan, which was...
To provide residents with safer and greener public spaces, the local government of Marikina and the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) inaugurated the newly rehabilitated Jesus Dela Peña Recreational Park, offering additional open areas for children and senior citizens. The event...
One hundred couples formally exchanged vows as the Malabon City government held its Kasalang Lungsod 2026 at the Malabon Sports Complex on Thursday, Jan. 29. Mayor Jeannie Sandoval officiated the mass wedding, officiated the mass wedding, which forms part of the city’s program to help couples...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is set to finish the 4.55-kilometer segment and collapsed portions of the Metro Cebu Expressway in Naga City, Cebu, within five to six months. DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon said the accelerated timeline aims to end an eight-year delay that has...
The Davao City Council condemned on Tuesday, Jan. 27, the reported sexual harassment of a senior high school student by a taxi driver and urged transport and local government agencies to strengthen gender-sensitivity training for drivers and boost awareness of the Safe Spaces Act. Councilor Pamela...
DAVAO CITY – Davao City first district Rep. Paolo Duterte criticized on Wednesday, Jan. 28, the Senate for opening an exhibit for alleged victims of extrajudicial killings, saying it reflects selective remembrance and political bias. Duterte said the Museo ng Paghilom – featuring the stories of...
League of Cities of the Philippines (LCP) National President and San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora expressed his hope for more classrooms to be built across the country following a forum tackling the Classroom-Building Acceleration Program (CAP) Act aimed at addressing classroom shortage and other...
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte and City Administrator Michael Victor Alimurung were recognized during the "Pagpupugay 2025: Parangal sa mga Lingkod Bayani” held at Malacañang Palace on Wednesday, Jan. 28, for their dedication to public service. Mayor Belmonte received the Gawad Lingkod...
A 31-year-old man was injured following his violent rampage at a barangay hall in Barangay 270, Binondo, Manila, last Jan. 26, the Manila Police District (MPD) said. Based on the police investigation, a roving patrol unit of the Binondo Police Station 11 was approached by a barangay staff asking...
Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso on Tuesday night, Jan. 27, announced the dismissal of a traffic enforcer caught on camera committing illegal exaction (kotong) from a motorist he apprehended in Binondo, Manila, stressing that the city 's "One Strike Policy" on all city government...
