A total of 70 houses were destroyed when a fire hit a residential area in Barangay Poblacion, Muntinlupa on Feb. 23. According to the Muntinlupa City Fire Station, the blaze displaced about 250 families or about 1,000 individuals. The fire started from a house on Rizal Aplaya at about...
BATANGAS CITY – A 73-year-old woman died in a fire that gutted her house in Purok 6, Barangay Calicanto, this city, on Thursday morning, February 22. Arson investigators identified the victim as Ludivina Espiritu. The fire started at 6:30 a.m. in Espiritu’s kitchen and also affected her...
A man who is facing six criminal cases all related to rape was arrested by authorities in Taguig on Feb. 23. The accused was identified by the police as alias Elwood, 29, truck driver, who is also the No. 2 top most wanted person in the Southern Police District (SPD), based on a report...
BACOLOD CITY – The Fiber Infrastructure and Network Services Inc. (FINSI) said that the five persons allegedly involved in a cable robbery incident here last week are not affiliated with the company. FINSI denies that five individuals arrested for stealing cable wires in Bacolod City are...
DAVAO CITY – The Eco-1 Tennis Center Inc. thanked Rep. Paolo Z. Duterte here for helping refurbish their tennis court in this city. “On behalf of the Eco-1 Tennis Center, we would like to extend our deepest gratitude to the office of Congressman Paolo Duterte for the much-appreciated support....
Motorists and residents in Muntinlupa are praising the opening of an access road between two villages , saying it drastically cut travel time and saved them money for gas. The passageway between Katarungan Village, a government housing project of the Department of Justice (DOJ), and South...
President Marcos believes there is "great potential" in enhancing Philippine-Hawaii cooperation, especially in trade. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. welcomes the Filipino Chamber of Commerce of Honolulu and Honolulu City Council Trade Mission during their courtesy call at the...
The Malabon City government, in partnership with the Office of the Senior Citizens Affair (OSCA) and the Nagkaisang Samahan ng mga Senior Citizens cooperative, distributed 19 sacks of rice to 37 senior citizens in the city on Thursday, February 22. In Photo: Mayor Jeannie Sandoval (C) together with...
BACOLOD CITY – Three soldiers and a Civilian Armed Forces Geographical Unit (Cafgu) Active Auxiliary (CAA) member were wounded in encounters in Sitio Mansulao, Barangay Pinapugasan, Escalante City, Negros Occidental on February 21 and 22. TROOPS seize high-powered firearms, subversive documents,...
BAGUIO CITY – The Baguio Flower Festival Foundation Inc., the city government, and the police are ready for the street dance and flower float parade of the 28th Panagbenga Festival from February 24 to 25. EXECUTIVE Chairman Anthony de Leon (right) of the Baguio Flower Festival Foundation Inc....
ILOILO CITY – After a recent trip to the United Arab Emirates, Mayor Jerry Treñas has renewed plans for land reclamation to boost growth and development here. THE proposal of Marikudo Real Estate Development Corp. for the reclamation project in Iloilo City in 2017. (MREDC) “I hope it can...
The Taguig Police arrested three people, including a tricycle driver listed under a drug watchlist, for possession of suspected shabu worth P281,656 in two operations on Feb. 21. In Barangay Central Bicutan, personnel from the Taguig Police’s Maharlika Substation implemented a search...
