Maynila Ballroom at The Manila Hotel; interiors of the National Musuem with the author (Photos by Mark Steven Perez) Living in Manila is like being in a long-term relationship: filled with history, highs, and lows, and, ultimately, a love that endures. Before World War II, Manila was hailed as the...
A woman, tagged as a station-level most wanted person, was arrested by the police in Taguig on Friday, Feb. 16. Personnel from the Taguig Police’s Substation 9 served a warrant of arrest on Wilma Kin-Suan, 47, tagged as the top 7 most wanted person for the month of February. The...
BACOLOD CITY – A rescuer died in a motorcycle accident in Barangay 2, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental on Valentine’s Day. JARUYAN (Photo courtesy of Emergency Operation Center of Himamaylan Facebook) Police identified the victim as July Jaruyan, 37, of Barangay Su-ay, Himamaylan City, and a...
CEBU CITY – To boost its presence in the Philippines, the Canadian government has brought in not just its established brands but also its emerging artisanal products. In partnership with the Metro Retail Stores Group Inc., Canadian Ambassador to the Philippines David Bruce Hartman on Thursday,...
TACLOBAN CITY – Suspected shabu valued at P1.8 million was seized from a welder in a buy-bust operation here on Valentine's Day. SUSPECTED shabu worth P1.8-million was seized in a drug bust in Tacloban City. (Photo via Marie Marticio) Police Col. Michael Palermo, city police chief,...
KANSAS CITY (AFP) -- The shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl victory rally that left one person dead and 22 injured, including several children, was a personal altercation and two juveniles were among those detained, police said on Thursday, Feb. 15. People flee after shots were fired...
CEBU CITY – The city of Lapu-Lapu City will be the pilot area for a social welfare program that will assist solo parents. Lapu-Lapu Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan and Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Undersecretary Eduardo Punay on Thursday, February 15, signed a Memorandum of...
KANSAS CITY (AFP) -- Travis Kelce admitted on Wednesday, Feb. 14, that his Super Bowl confrontation with Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid was "definitely unacceptable." Travis Kelce and Head coach Andy Reid of the Kansas City Chiefs look on in the second quarter against the San Francisco...
Maynilad Water Services, Inc. will implement a series of water system replacement and repair projects in Manila to address non-revenue water (NRW) and improve the city's water infrastructure. Maynilad said the west zone water concessionaire has allocated P2.7 billion for its four-year NRW...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – A group advocating the preservation of the Ysalina Bridge in this city thanked the Department of Public Works and Highways for canceling its plan to demolish and replace the iconic structure. YSALINA Bridge (Franck Dick Rosete) Engr. Raul Ilogon of the Kagay-an Heritage...
BACOLOD CITY – Thirty-eight former members of the New People’s Army (NPA) from Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental received P270,000 financial and educational assistance on Valentine’s Day. MAYOR Raymund Tongson Jr. (center) leads the distribution of financial and educational aid to 38 former...
A total of 4,222 people trooped to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) offices in Muntinlupa, Taguig and Pateros to register as voters in three days. Comelec launched the voter registration on Feb. 12, which will run until Sept. 30 this year. The voter registration is for the May 12, 2025...
