ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)-9 and police seized five kilos of shabu from two suspected drug pushers in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Mercedes here on Monday, February 12. FIVE kilos of shabu were seized in a buy-bust operation in Zamboanga City on...
A total of eight families consisting of 33 individuals were affected by a fire in Barangay Upper Bicutan, Taguig. The fire hit a residential area in Phase 1, Raja Sumakwel Street in the barangay at about 6:14 a.m. on Feb. 11. Mayor Lani Cayetano visited the affected families on Feb. 12....
Unique bouquets on Valentine's Day Florists in Dangwa market took advantage of the demand for floral arrangements for Valentine's Day by coming up with unique designs and selling them at skyrocketing prices. From the usual P500 to P700, the price of bouquets with a dozen roses now ranges from...
BACOLOD CITY – Two building inspectors assigned to the Office of the Building Official (OBO) here were suspended for 60 days for alleged extortion. BENITEZ (Glazyl Masculino) In a press briefing on Monday, February 12, City Legal Officer Romeo Carlos Ting Jr. said these two building inspectors...
Registrants flocked to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) office in Muntinlupa on the first day of voter's registration on Monday, Feb. 12. According to Comelec-Muntinlupa Election Officer Kim Alzate-Cu, a total of 479 people registered on Feb. 12 for the 2025 national and local...
BACOLOD CITY – An unattended candle resulted in a fire that hit six houses in Purok Providence, Barangay Sum-ag here on Sunday, February 11. Senior Fire Officer 4 Jereck Barbas, Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)-Bacolod ground commander, said that three houses were partially damaged and three...
BUTUAN CITY – The Police Regional Office-13 awarded the Medalya ng Sugatang Magiting (PNP Wounded Personnel Medal) to a police officer from the Surigao City Police Office who was wounded in an encounter with a gang who robbed a cement company in Surigao City early this month. POLICE Regional...
The local government of Valenzuela City led the inauguration and blessing of a new pumping station and two elementary school buildings in the city on Monday, Feb. 12. Valenzuela City Mayor Weslie “Wes” Gatchalian led the opening of the newly established Malinta Pumping Station. Photo from...
CEBU CITY – A party-list representative expressed confidence that the campaign promise of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. of bringing down the price of rice to P20 per kilo is still possible. AGRI party-list Rep. Wilbert Lee discusses a bill that he filed that aims to reduce the price of rice...
ILOILO CITY – Police seized suspected shabu valued at P1.9 million from five drug pushers in a buy-bust operation in Iloilo River Plains Subdivision, Barangay Lanit, Jaro District, this city, on Monday, February 12. FIVE suspected drug pushers were arrested and P1.9 million worth of shabu...
Meralco announced a scheduled power interruption in Ermita, Sampaloc, and Tondo in Manila on Tuesday, Feb. 13, and Wednesday, Feb. 14. Portions of San Jose Street in Sampaloc will lose power from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday. In Ermita, the electricity at General Luna Street will temporarily...
LAS VEGAS (AFP) -- Taylor Swift's trans-Pacific dash to the Super Bowl was rewarded with a thrilling overtime triumph for boyfriend Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs. US singer-songwriter Taylor Swift and Kansas City Chiefs' tight end Travis Kelce embrace after the Chiefs won Super Bowl LVIII...
