DAVAO CITY – Davao-based LTS Malls Inc. hopes to finish the construction of NCCC Mall Ma-a by the first quarter next year. Thea S. Padua, LTS Malls public relations manager, said that the mall will generate around 700 to 1,000 jobs once it opens to the public. Padua said these jobs would come from...
The Marikina City local government signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with 10 hospitals for an indemnification and hospitalization fund for student-athletes who may incur sports-related injuries or accidents throughout the duration of the “Palarong Pambansa 2023" from July 29 to Aug. 5....
Militant groups under the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) staged a rally along Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City early Monday morning, July 24, to call on the national government to protect human rights and to institute wage increase for workers prior to President Marcos' second State of the...
ALAMINOS CITY, Pangasinan – The construction of a 364-meter flood mitigation structure worth P72 million in this city is underway and is expected to be completed this year. In a statement, Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)-Ilocos region information officer Esperanza Tinaza said the...
San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora and his constituents have three issues that they want President Marcos to prioritize in his second State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 24. In an interview, Zamora enumerated the three issues as the monitoring and lowering of consumer product prices,...
Over P5 million worth of illegal drugs was seized from two high-value individuals (HVIs) during a drug buy-bust operation by the Marikina City police on Saturday, July 22. Eastern Police District (EPD) Director Brig. Gen. Wilson Asueta identified the suspects as “Jam,” 46, a businessman; and...
Photo from Juan Carlo de la Vela/MANILA BULLETIN Around 50 vehicles were deployed by the local government of Manila to assist commuters amid the three-day transport strike from July 24 to 26. Vehicles from the Manila Police District (MPD), Manila Traffic And Parking Bureau (MTPB), and Bureau of...
The Muntinlupa City government said its vehicles are on standby to provide free rides to stranded commuters during the transport strike from July 24 to 26. According to Danidon Nolasco, head of the Muntinlupa Traffic Management Bureau (MTMB), “On standby po mga gov’t vehicle if needed and...
BACOLOD CITY – Police seized 60 grams of suspected shabu worth P408,000 from a former drug offender in a buy-bust operation in Barangay 40 here on Saturday, July 22. The suspect was identified as Jude Villarmino, 48. Police Capt. Dax Santillan, head of Police Station 6, said the suspect was...
The Pasig City Police Station-Station Drug Enforcement Unit (CPS-SDEU) and the Mandaluyong CPS seized a combined total of P393,040 worth of illegal drugs in separate buy-bust operations in their cities, authorities reported on Saturday, July 22. The Pasig CPS identified the two suspects in the Pasig...
BACOLOD CITY – An eight-year-old boy drowned in a river in Sitio Bayabas III, Barangay Daga, Cadiz City, Negros Occidental on Saturday, July 22. Authorities withheld the name of the victim. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said the victim went to a river with his siblings to play. AN...
BACOLOD CITY – More than 100 police officers will be deployed for possible protest actions here during the State-of-the-Nation Address (SONA) of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Monday, July 24. Police Col. Noel Aliño, Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) chief, said the Civil Disturbance...