DAVAO CITY – Davao lawmakers strongly opposed on Wednesday, Feb. 4, the reported extension of the suspension of Cavite Rep. Kiko Barzaga. Reps. Paolo Duterte (first district), Omar Vincent Duterte (second district), Isidro Ungab (third district), and Harold Duterte of the PPP party-list slammed...
Nine individuals, including the driver, were killed after a local government-owned truck they were riding plunged into a ravine in Barangay Kalamtukan, Bayawan City, Negros Oriental on Wednesday. Police Capt. Stephen Polinar, spokesperson of the Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office (NOrPPO),...
The Polo Riverwalk has opened in Valenzuela City, giving residents a new public space for walking, cycling, and leisure along the Polo River. According to the office of Kenneth Gatchalian, the Valenzuela City government’s role in the project was to enforce the required three-meter easement along...
Police are conducting a thorough investigation of a shooting incident in General Santos City on Monday where a tricycle driver was killed and a registered nurse was collateral damage. The victims were identified as tricycle driver Iven Miano Conde and nurse Nhiezer Rolliene Jane U. Aguacito....
Senior citizen couple Manuel Bulong Delos Santos and Mae Jean Dolar Baladiang exchanged their vows and professed their timeless love for each other during their civil wedding held at the Manila City Hall on Wednesday, Feb. 4. Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso officiated the wedding of...
TABUK CITY, Kalinga – A motel employee was killed in Barangay Dagupan Centro here on Tuesday, Feb. 3. Police identified the victim as Ryan Manzano Aggal, 29, of Barangay Uma, Lubuagan, Kalinga. Investigation said two men entered the motel while the victim was sleeping on a sofa. The suspects left...
A 36-year-old pedicab driver was arrested by the police for breaking into a house and stealing an IPhone and other items on Wednesday, Feb. 4. Based on the police report, the suspect, identified as "Ron," broke into a house on Madrid Street in Barangay 45, Tondo, Manila, where he stole an IPhone 6S...
To make life easier for families with bedridden relatives and ensure reliable delivery of support, the Pasig City government has launched a pilot rollout of a new program providing financial assistance to indigent bedridden residents through house-to-house distribution or via ATM. On Tuesday, Feb....
Nine individuals were reportedly injured following a 10-vehicle collision along Taft Avenue in Pedro Gil, Manila, on Tuesday night, Feb. 3. According to the Manila Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (DRRMO), the driver of a passenger bus lost control of his vehicle, causing it to crash...
DAVAO CITY – A Davao City councilor said on Tuesday that the increase in water and electricity rates here is primarily driven by national regulatory decisions, leaving the city government with limited authority to stop the rate hike. Speaking at the Pulong-Pulong sa Dabawenyos media forum at the...
CEBU CITY – A barangay captain in Danao City, northern Cebu province was slapped with a one-year suspension for assaulting two barangay tanods or watchmen last year. In a decision signed Dec. 5, 2025, the Office of the Ombudsman found Taboc Barangay Captain Celestino Durano Sybico III guilty of...
A 75mm high-explosive vintage bomb was unearthed by workers at a construction site at the corner of Lacson Avenue and G. Tuazon Street in Barangay 419, Sampaloc, Manila, last Sunday, Feb. 1. According to the Manila Police District (MPD), a construction worker found the vintage bomb as he was...
