Photo from MACHRA/MANILA BULLETIN Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna-Pangan said on Wednesday, July 26, that she will issue a memorandum to city government employees who would fail to undergo the mandatory drug testing. Lacuna-Pangan also reminded them that they only have until Friday, July 28, to avail the...
Marikina PIO / MANILA BULLETIN The Marikina City local government and the Eastern Police District (EPD) will deploy a security task force to ensure the safety of all athletes, delegates, and the general public during the “Palarong Pambansa 2023” on July 29 to Aug. 5. “We have met with our...
In a bid to strengthen the institutionalization of the Freedom of Information (FOI) policy in Pasig City, the local government converted on Tuesday, July 25, the Ugnayan ng Pasig (USaP), its main FOI operational unit, into a full-fledged office. The ceremony was held at the Chardonnay by Astoria,...
DAVAO CITY – Traffic lights here will be retrofitted in preparation for the implementation of the P73.4-billion Davao City Public Transport Modernization project, an official of the City Transport and Traffic Management Office (CTTMO) said on Wednesday, July 26. In an interview on the sidelines of...
ILOILO CITY – A student from this city bagged a silver medal for the Philippines in the World Mathematics Invitational in South Korea. GIHUN Ng Yoo (St. Joseph School Iloilo) Gihun Ng Yoo, an incoming Grade 9 student at St. Joseph School Iloilo, bested 1,275 competitors from 17 countries in the...
BAGUIO CITY – Two persons were injured when a landslide buried their shanty at the Baguio General Hospital compound on Wednesday morning, July 26. The Baguio City Police Office Station 8 (Kennon Road) rescued the victims, a taxi driver who owned the shanty, and a 44-year-old carwash worker and...
TOWNS Foundation, The Outstanding Women in the Nation’s Service, partners with NAST, The National Academy for Science and Technology, the government’s highest S&T advisory body, for a seminar-workshop called “Klima,” for local government officials in the Visayas, the epicenter of the...
The Muntinlupa and Taguig City governments suspended classes on Wednesday, July 26, due to typhoon “‘Egay.” The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) placed Metro Manila under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1. Muntinlupa Mayor Ruffy Biazon...
A man died after being trapped inside a truck in Malabon City on Tuesday, July 25. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)Â identified the victim as Marcelino Francisco, 58. (Photos from BFP NCR - Malabon City Facebook Page / MANILA BULLETIN) According to Roderick Tongcol, Malabon Disaster Risk...
BACOLOD CITY – A man died after he was shot by his companion while playing a card game known as “tong-its” in a wake in Purok Paglaum, Barangay Haguimit, La Carlota City, Negros Occidental on Sunday, July 23. Police identified the victim as Morito Agustinis Jr. Investigation said the victim...
CEBU CITY – Police say they are “on the right track” in their efforts to find the killers of a 19-year-old woman whose body was stuffed and dumped by the road in Barangay Tisa here more than a week ago. Police Lt. Col. Janette Rafter, deputy city director for operations of the Cebu City Police...
BACOLOD CITY – A man who was in jail for almost nine years for a drug offense was arrested in a buy-bust operation in Purok Kabulakan II, Barangay Singcang-Airport, here, on Monday, July 24. Police Major Joery Puerto, head of Police Station 5, identified the suspect as Begie Soreño, 50, of...
