CEBU CITY – Fuel allocations for all Cebu City and barangay-owned vehicles were suspended due to allegations of pilferage. Acting Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia ordered the suspension on Tuesday, June 18, after former and current employees of Cebu City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office...
DAVAO CITY – Supporters of former President Rodrigo R. Duterte (FPRRD) expressed on Wednesday, June 19, their respect and support for Vice President Sara Z. Duterte’s decision to resign from her posts as Education Secretary and vice chairperson of the anti-insurgency task force. “We know that...
DAVAO CITY – Vice President Sara Duterte explained her resignation on Wednesday, June 19, as Secretary of the Department of Education (DepEd) and National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) vice chairman. DUTERTE (FB) “Earlier today, June 19, 2024, I sought an audience...
BACOLOD CITY – The public, especially the people here, have been warned against a poser of Mayor Albee Benitez on Facebook. “It has come to our attention that there is a fake page impersonating Mayor Albee Benitez. Please help us report this page to Facebook,” said the Public Information...
BACOLOD CITY – The city government of Canlaon in Negros Oriental has called off activities for the 57th Charter Day anniversary due to the threat posed by Kanlaon Volcano which erupted on June 3. The city will only hold a thanksgiving Mass and a wreath-laying ceremony on July 2, an advisory...
BACOLOD CITY – Bacolod Rep. Greg Gasataya on Tuesday, June 18, said that he has asked the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to finish the construction of the Bacolod Economic Highway (BEH) by the third quarter of this year. GASATAYA (Glazyl Masculino) Gasataya said construction...
President Marcos has signed into law measures establishing senior high and elementary schools in Bacoor City, Cavite. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) Marcos approved the two new laws—Republic Act Nos. 12007 and 12008—on June 13, 2024. Republic Act No....
Another long weekend for those studying and working in the city of Manila. This after President Marcos declared June 24 as a special non-working day in the city of Manila for the city's celebration of its 453rd founding anniversary. Through Proclamation No. 599, Marcos made the declaration and...
Pro-Palestine activist Edison Yu was released on June 18 after 10 days of detention by the police in Taguig. Yu was arrested by the Taguig Police during a rally in front of the Israel Embassy in Bonifacio Global City on June 8. Pro-Palestine groups which rallied with Yu accused the...
Two men were arrested for allegedly kidnapping a Chinese teen and demanding ransom in Taguig on June 17. The victim of the kidnap-for-ransom was a 19-year-old Chinese residing in Manila who positively identified his captors with the help of a witness and social media. The two suspects...
CAVITE – Authorities seized P408,000 worth of suspected shabu and arrested two high-value individuals (HVIs) in a buy-bust operation in Bacoor City on Tuesday, June 18. Authorities seized P408,000 worth of suspected shabu and arrested two high-value individuals in a sting operation in...
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- A powerful explosion rocked a gasoline station in Lamitan City, Basilan province on Tuesday evening, June 18, the same day the city was celebrating its 17th founding anniversary. A loud blast was heard from the gas station owned by the Mateo family in Barangay Matibay at 6:47 p.m....