By Jonathan Hicap The Taguig City government is giving free annual physical examinations for about 5,000 teaching and non-teaching personnel in all public elementary and high schools under its jurisdiction. The physical exams started on July 1 and will be held until July 31 in schools aiming...
By ZALDY COMANDA BAGUIO CITY – More than 700 rats were caught in the past two months in the ongoing 2nd Rat Catching Challenge at the Baguio City Public Market. Mayor Benjamin Magalong here launched the competition to encourage leaseholders and vendors to help maintain cleanliness by...
By DANNY ESTACIO SANTA ROSA CITY, Laguna – A woman faces a kidnapping case after pretending that she and her two minor children were abducted in this city and demanding a P1.5-million ransom from the children's grandmother, her former mother-in-law, in this city on Thursday, July 11. Police...
BACOLOD CITY – A suspected thief was shot dead at the Bredco Port in Barangay 2 here on Thursday, July 11. Police identified the victim as 33-year-old Joemarie Villapaña of Barangay 14 here. A SUSPECTED thief was shot dead at the Bredco Port in Bacolod City on Thursday, July 11. (Photo...
SM Prime further intensified its sustainability journey and recently embarked on an #SMWasteFreeFuture program, encouraging its stakeholders and employees across the group to reduce waste generation through effective segregation practices and adopt sustainable consumption by recycling, reusing, or...
By IVY TEJANO DAVAO CITY – A Regional Trial Court here has rejected the motion for reconsideration filed by former Mindanao Development Authority chairwoman Maria Belen “Mabel” Acosta contesting the dismissal of her quo warranto petition against MinDA Chairman Leo Tereso Magno. In an 18-page...
By IVY TEJANO DAVAO CITY – A city councilor criticized the reorganization of the Davao City Police Office (DCPO) that she said was carried out by authorities without consulting Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte. BRAGA (FB) Committee on Education, Culture and Arts, and Science and Technology...
By GLAZYL MASCULINO BACOLOD CITY – The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) has sought the assistance of the Land Transportation Office (LTO)-Bacolod to verify the authenticity of a driver’s license issued to an Indian fugitive who was arrested in Barangay Taculing here on July 1. KANT Gupta’s...
By Richielyn Canlas To mark this year’s Nutrition Month, the Pasig City local government, together with the Pasig City Nutrition Committee, has prepared and released a calendar of activities aimed at raising awareness about the Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition (PPAN). Photo from Pasig City...
By CALVIN CORDOVA CEBU CITY – The Land Transportation Office-Central Visayas (LTO-7) warned drivers of public utility vehicles (PUVs) against overcharging especially during the week-long Palarong Pambansa 2024 here. LTO-7 Regional Director Glen Galario received reports that some Palarong Pambansa...
By GLAZYL MASCULINO BACOLOD CITY – Three persons, including two teenage construction workers, drowned in Negros Occidental on Wednesday, July 10. TWO teenage construction workers drowned on a river in Barangay Buenavista, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, July 10. (Photo...
By IVY TEJANO DAVAO CITY – The Department of Agriculture-11 denied reports that there is a rice shortage in this city. The DA-11 said that there is no rice shortage here based on their monitoring and data gathered from their partner-agencies. DA-11 Regional Executive Director Macario Gonzaga...
