CEBU CITY – Vice Mayor Raymond Garcia on Monday, May 13, formally took over as acting mayor of this city following the six-month suspension of Mayor Michael Rama. VICE Mayor Raymond Garcia (right) meets department heads after officially becoming acting mayor of Cebu City on Monday, May 13,...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has found as "unauthorized" and "doubtful" the P42.1 million fees and charges imposed by the Cabanatuan City government in Nueva Ecija to its taxpayers in 2023 for lack of appropriate city ordinances. In its 2023 annual audit report, COA said that Cabanatuan City has...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Seven suspects, including three men arrested in a massive buy-bust operation here on May 2, escaped from the detention facility of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in Upper Calarian, this city, on Monday, May 13. THREE suspected drug pushers caught with...
Public schools in Muntinlupa will continue implementing this week the blended learning modality in classes amid the extreme heat being experienced in the country. The Department of Education’s Schools Division Office (SDO) in Muntinlupa announced that the blended learning modality will be...
BACOLOD CITY – The Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office of Negros Oriental turned over financial assistance amounting to P60,000 to 12 former members of the New People’s Army (NPA) last week. TWELVE former New People’s Army rebels received a total of P60,000 in financial...
BACOLOD CITY – Nine stalls were hit by a fire at the Central Maao Market in Barangay Don Jorge L. Araneta, Bago City, Negros Occidental on Friday, May 10. FIREMEN combat a fire at Central Maao Market in Barangay Don Jorge L. Araneta, Bago City, Negros Occidental on Friday, May 10. (Photo...
BACOLOD CITY – Six fishermen were rescued after their fishing boat partially submerged in the sea of Silay City, Negros Occidental on Sunday, May 12. THE Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)-Northern Negros Occidental and its auxiliaries rescue six fishermen after their boat partially submerged in...
SM City Caloocan, SM Prime Holdings Inc.’s 86th Supermall in the country and the third one in Caloocan, opens its doors to the public on May 17, 2024. The City of Caloocan is a first-class highly-urbanized city divided into two distinctive clusters, south and north. South Caloocan is bordered by...
CAUAYAN CITY, Isabela – A farmer and an octogenarian drowned in San Manuel, this province, and this city, on Thursday, May 9. Police Major Jojo Turingan, San Manuel chief of police, said that farmer Junito Balbin, 35, from Barangay Esperanza East, Aurora, Isabela, drowned when he was taken...
TABUK CITY, Kalinga – Police seized shabu valued at more than P2 million and arrested two suspected drug pushers in buy-bust operations in Barangay Nambaran here on May 10. SUSPECTED shabu, guns, and bullets were seized in buy-bust operations in Tabuk City, Kalinga on May 10. A...
ILOILO CITY – A police officer died in a motorcycle accident last May 10 in this city. DOMINGO Police Major Sullen Domingo was hailed for his more than 20 years in service. “We mourn the untimely passing of Police Major Sullen Bolinas Domingo,” the Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) said...
A total of 48 couples, including a 71-year-old man and 67-year-old woman, got married in a mass wedding on May 10 in Taguig. Mayor Lani Cayetano officiated the mass wedding held at the Dalupang covered court in Barangay Central Signal. Among them were 71-year-old Leopoldo Llames Masaga...
