Churches to visit in Pasay for Visita Iglesia (Photo from Pasay PIO) The local government of Pasay listed 12 churches in the city for those who will be holding Visita Iglesia on Holy Thursday. Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano said Filipino Catholics may visit Parokya ng San Isidro...
The city government of San Fernando, Pampanga is all set for this year’s Maleldo (Holy Week) rites on Good Friday, March 29. CARPENTER Ruben Enaje being nailed to the cross on Good Friday. (Ruben Enaje FB) The three participating barangays in the annual reenactment of the crucifixion of...
ANGELES CITY, Pampanga – The city government announced the conduct of a drug test among 6,670 barangay officials and workers in the 33 barangays here. THE Angeles City government is conducting a drug test among barangay officials and personnel. Mayor Carmelo Lazatin Jr. held a surprise drug test...
Visita Iglesia is the Holy Week tradition of visiting at least seven churches on Maundy Thursday or Good Friday. In Muntinlupa, the practice of Visita Iglesia draws thousands of people every year. The Muntinlupa City government and Explore Muntinlupa listed 13 churches that can be...
CEBU CITY – An alleged unlicensed gun maker was arrested by the police in a raid in Danao City, northern Cebu at dawn on Tuesday, March 26. Raided was the house of the 39-year-old suspect based on a search warrant issued by Judge Maria Josefa C. Pinza-Ramos of the Regional Trial Court Branch 90...
CEBU CITY – Two men who allegedly worked for a known drug personality were arrested in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Bulacao here on Tuesday night, March 26. The suspects who were considered as high-value individuals were identified as Joevanie Padigos dela Cerna, 46, and Franco Cortes...
ILOILO CITY – The city government has declared a state of calamity following a pertussis or whooping cough outbreak here. The Iloilo City Council approved the recommendation of the Iloilo Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (Iloilo CDRRMC) to declare a state of calamity. The...
Mayor Emi Calixto Rubiano at the Pasay BFP Fire Olympics (Photo from Pasay PIO) The Pasay City Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) held the "Fire Olympics" at the Liwasang Ipil-ipil open grounds on Tuesday, March 26, in observance of Fire Prevention Month. Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano...
Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano at the awarding of EMI's shopping bag contest winners (Photo courtesy of Pasay PIO) The Pasay City government awarded the winners in EMI's shopping bag contest last Monday, March 25, one of the various activities prepared in celebration of Woman’s Month....
The new Senate building now glistens as it stands out from among the mundane buildings located on Chino Roces Avenue extension in Taguig, Manila. The new Senate building is near completion and members of the Upper House are expected to officially move here on January 2025, according to...
The winners of the National Olympiad in Informatics Philippines (NOI.PH) 2024 final round were announced. The final round was held on March 23 and 24 at the Ateneo de Manila University in which finalists competed in two five-hour rounds, each with four problems, according to organizer...
BACOLOD CITY – Seven-hundred ninety-two policemen here and Negros Occidental were promoted on Monday, March 25. ALMOST 600 police officers from the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (Nocppo) and Bacolod City were promoted on Monday, March 25. (Photo courtesy of Nocppo) The Negros...