BAGUIO CITY – Baguio Midland Courier, a prominent newspaper in this city and the oldest in the Cordillera region, will close on July 22 after 77 years in circulation. The weekly BMC founded by Sinai Hamada published its first issue on April 28,1947. Newsmen and newsstands were caught by...
ILOILO CITY – Ten houses were damaged in a fire on Sunday afternoon, June 30, in Barangay Maria Cristina in Jaro District. A FIRE damaged 10 houses in Iloilo City on Sunday, June 30. (MORE Power) The Iloilo City Social Welfare and Development Office said that nine out of 10 houses were...
The Muntinlupa City government’s Local Council for the Protection of Children (LCPC) received a perfect 100 percent rating for functionality. The rating was given by the Regional Inter-Agency Monitoring Task Force (RIMTF) of the Department of the Interior and Local Government-National...
CEBU CITY – Developing better chemistry was something that the San Beda Red Lions and the Adamson University Soaring Falcons wanted to achieve when they decided to compete in the Mayor Kirk Asis Open Invitational in Bayugan City, Agusan del Sur. THE San Beda Red Lions and the Adamson University...
BACOLOD CITY – Eight indigent children with complex heart conditions here and Negros Occidental underwent cardiovascular surgery through a partnership between the Philippine Heart Center (PHC) and the Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital (CLMMRH) based in this city. THE CLMMRH in...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Five persons were killed and 21 others were injured in an explosion in a firecracker warehouse here on Saturday, June 29. FIVE persons were killed in a firecracker warehouse explosion in Zamboanga City on June 29. (Photo via Liza Jocson) The loud explosion rocked...
VIGAN CITY, Ilocos Sur – The provincial government awarded P50,000 on Saturday to 12 fishermen from Ilocos Sur who voluntarily surrendered shabu found floating on the West Philippines Sea (WPS) this week. SINGSON (FB) Gov. Jerry Singson, Provincial Board Members Efren Rafanan and Art...
TAYABAS CITY, Quezon – A lady centenarian here received a P100,000 cash gift from the government on Friday, June 28. CENTENARIAN Fidela Rago (seated) of Tayabas City, Quezon receives a P100,000 cash gift from the government on June 28. (Photo via Danny Estacio) Fidela Rago received the...
DAVAO CITY – Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) Chairman Secretary Leo Tereso A. Magno advised more than 2,000 University of Southern Mindanao (USM) graduates to use their education to bring positive change to Mindanao. "Graduates, as you leave this institution and venture into the world,...
The Malabon City local government announced on Saturday, June 29, road closure and re-routing on Monday, July 1, to give way for the Second State of the City Address (SOCA) of Mayor Jeannie Sandoval. (Photo from Malabon City Government/Manila Bulletin) The road closure and re-routing schemes will...
A program called “Pray & Play” was formally launched in Barangay San Antonio (BSA) in Pasig City on Saturday, June 29, with the goal of keeping the youth away from illegal drugs and promoting their overall well-being through spiritual and recreational activities. Barangay San...
BACOLOD CITY – “We stand prepared to confront any potential disasters that may threaten our nations with absolute confidence.” This was stressed by Coast Guard Vice Admiral Rolando Lizor Punzalan Jr., deputy commandant for operations of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), as he cited...
