ZAMBOANGA CITY – A motorcycle driver was hit and dismembered by a wing van truck on the Maharlika Highway in Barangay Panubigan here on Friday, Jan. 23. Police identified the fatality as John Nelson Abdul Bustamante, 34. Investigation said that the victim was driving his motorcycle on the highway...
BACOLOD CITY – Twenty-seven houses were destroyed in a fire on Saturday afternoon in Barangay 10 here. Fire Insp. Jemarie Tapiru, deputy city fire marshal, said the fire was reported at 2:19 p.m. and the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) responded immediately. Due to strong winds and huge flames,...
There’s no doubt that Metro South is on the cusp of growth. What remains to be seen, however, is whether the region is prepared to manage that expected expansion effectively. One answer to that challenge is already beginning to take shape in Villar City. Envisioned as the new center of gravity of...
The Caloocan City Police Station (CCPS) seized an estimated P10,000,500 worth of chemical substances and laboratory equipment during the implementation of a search warrant in Barangay 176-D, Bagong Silang, Caloocan City, on Saturday, Jan. 24. Police identified the suspect as alias “Jes,” a...
The Malabon City government opened its first Mega Job Fair and Livelihood Skills Training for 2026 on Saturday, Jan. 24, offering thousands of job opportunities to residents as part of its employment and livelihood drive. The initiative was led by Mayor Jeannie Sandoval, former congressman Ricky...
CALASIAO, Pangasinan – Four children were killed and three others were injured in a collision between a trailer truck and a motorized tricycle in Barangay Ambalatungan, Santiago City, Isabela on Friday night, Jan. 23. Police said the tricycle driven by a 17-year-old minor with six children as...
CALASIAO, Pangasinan – Police recovered smuggled cigarettes valued at over P1.1 million and arrested two individuals in an entrapment operation in Barangay Bonuan Binloc, Dagupan City, this province, on Saturday. The Dagupan City Police Office reported that the suspects, both drivers, are a...
The local government of Pasig City turned over P146,622,500 worth of learning books and reading kits to the Department of Education-Schools Division Office (DepEd-SDO) to show its support for education and students in the city. Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto said the city distributed around 500,000...
LIPA CITY, Batangas – Police arrested a laborer who allegedly killed his 17-year-old former live-in partner here out of jealousy in Barangay San Isidro, Tinambac town, Camarines Sur province, on Saturday, Jan. 24. The suspect, Jerry, 37, was taken into custody the Lipa City police after...
Two senior citizens, a 70-year-old woman and a 69-year-old man, were killed in a fire that hit a residential area at the corner of D. Gomez Street and Sandico Street in Barangay Tejeros, Makati City, early Saturday morning, Jan. 24, Makati City Mayor Nancy Binay confirmed. According to the Bureau...
The Marikina City Police Station announced on Friday, Jan. 23, that a police officer seen in a viral video blocking a fire volunteer truck has been temporarily relieved from his post. The Land Transportation Office (LTO) also issued a show cause order to the registered owner and driver of a Toyota...
BAGUIO CITY – Mayor Benjamin Magalong here and Jaime Raphael Feliciano, Chief Business Development Officer of Megawide Construction Corp., have signed the lease agreement for the Baguio City Integrated Terminal Project, this city’s first project implemented under the Private-Public Partnership...
