BACOLOD CITY – Thirty-nine families or 117 individuals lost their homes in fire in a residential area on Mabini-Luzuriaga St., Purok Paghidaet, Barangay 29, this city, on Tuesday, December 26. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)-Bacolod said that seven houses were destroyed and six...
BACOLOD CITY – A motorcycle rider died after he was run over by a garbage truck on Araneta Ave. in Barangay Tangub here on Christmas Eve. A 29-year-old motorcycle rider died in a road accident in Bacolod City on Christmas Eve. (Police Station 8 photo) Police identified the victim as Jessie...
ILOILO CITY – Roxas City, the capital of Capiz province, was named as one of the country’s “Tastiest Travel Destinations” by travel booking website Agoda. Dubbed as the “Seafood Capital,” Agoda picked Roxas due to its fresh oysters and squid as well as a wide selection of dried fish....
LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- The Oklahoma City Thunder, fueled by 34 points from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander knocked off Western Conference leaders Minnesota 129-106 on Tuesday, Dec. 26, as Detroit's 27th defeat saddled them with an unwelcome piece of NBA history. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (left) of the Oklahoma...
The Taguig City government has designated firecracker zones in the city where people can use and explode firecrackers and pyrotechnic devices. Under Taguig City Ordinance No. 87, “it shall be unlawful for any person to distribute, discharge, explode, or cause to discharge or to explode any...
BACOLOD CITY – An eight-year-old boy died after he was hit by an ambulance in Barangay Rizal, Silay City, Negros Occidental on Christmas Eve. Police withheld the name of the victim. The victim suddenly crossed the road when the ambulance carrying a critical patient passed by the area on its...
CEBU CITY – A 23-year-old man admitted killing a mother and her son in Barangay Carreta here. Joselito Larriba was arrested on Christmas Day in the barangay. A .38 revolver was recovered from a 23-year-old man who was accused of killing a woman and her son in Barangay Carreta, Cebu City....
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Philippine Army 4th Infantry Division (ID) confirmed on Tuesday, December 26, that 10 New People’s Army (NPA) rebels have been killed in the Christmas Day encounter with soldiers in Sitio Kiito, Barangay Can-ayan, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon. MAJOR Gen. Jose Maria Cuerpo...
ILOILO CITY – The Alliance for Peace, Environment, and Sustainability (APES-Metro Iloilo) and Sentrong Alyansa ng mga Mamamayan para sa Bayan (Sambayanan-Panay) called for peace as the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) celebrated its 55th founding anniversary on Tuesday, December 26....
SAN PABLO CITY, Laguna – A woman died in a fire that destroyed her house on Paulino St., Barangay VII-D, this city, on Christmas Day. The Bureau of Fire Protection-San Pablo City identified the victim as Rowena. A WOMAN died in a fire that hit her house on Christmas Day in San Pablo City, Laguna....
LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- The Las Vegas Raiders defense produced two touchdowns in a matter of seconds on Monday, Dec. 25, to key a 20-14 upset at Kansas City that put the Chiefs' bid to lock up the AFC West division title on hold. Aidan O'Connell of the Las Vegas Raiders throws a pass under pressure...
The Muntinlupa police confiscated illegal firecrackers and apprehended the driver of a motorcycle with open pipe in the implementation of ordinances against them. According to the Muntinlupa police, the operation was conducted by personnel from the Substation 6 in Southville 3 Housing...
