DAVAO CITY – Davao City first district Rep. Paolo Duterte criticized on Wednesday, Jan. 28, the Senate for opening an exhibit for alleged victims of extrajudicial killings, saying it reflects selective remembrance and political bias. Duterte said the Museo ng Paghilom – featuring the stories of...
League of Cities of the Philippines (LCP) National President and San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora expressed his hope for more classrooms to be built across the country following a forum tackling the Classroom-Building Acceleration Program (CAP) Act aimed at addressing classroom shortage and other...
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte and City Administrator Michael Victor Alimurung were recognized during the "Pagpupugay 2025: Parangal sa mga Lingkod Bayani” held at Malacañang Palace on Wednesday, Jan. 28, for their dedication to public service. Mayor Belmonte received the Gawad Lingkod...
A 31-year-old man was injured following his violent rampage at a barangay hall in Barangay 270, Binondo, Manila, last Jan. 26, the Manila Police District (MPD) said. Based on the police investigation, a roving patrol unit of the Binondo Police Station 11 was approached by a barangay staff asking...
Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso on Tuesday night, Jan. 27, announced the dismissal of a traffic enforcer caught on camera committing illegal exaction (kotong) from a motorist he apprehended in Binondo, Manila, stressing that the city 's "One Strike Policy" on all city government...
A fire broke out at a supermarket along Belfast Avenue corner Quirino Highway in Barangay Pasong Putik, Novaliches, Quezon City, on Wednesday, Jan. 28. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said the fire started at around 4:44 a.m. and was raised to the second alarm at 4:46 a.m. The blaze escalated...
Police have arrested two men wanted for 26 counts of rape each in Angeles City. The first suspect, a 36-year-old married man, was arrested on Tuesday, Jan. 27, in Barangay Cuayan. He faces rape cases dating back to April 2008. The suspect was taken into custody under a warrant with no bail...
BACOLOD CITY – Around 300,000 revelers graced the finale of the 52nd Dinagsa Festival dubbed the “Lamhitanay sa Dalan” on Sunday, Jan. 25, in Cadiz City, Negros Occidental. “It was a peaceful, colorful, and beautiful street chaos—only in the Philippines,” Mayor Salvador Escalante Jr....
CEBU CITY – China, Japan, and Korea, or the so-called “Plus 3," sparked tourism growth in Southeast Asia. This was highlighted during the 48th Meeting of Association of Southeast Asian Nations Plus Three National Tourism Organizations (NTOs) as the high-level regional meetings continued here on...
CEBU CITY – This city is rolling out the red carpet for international leaders attending the Association of Southeast Asian Nations meetings here. The city will host five ASEAN ministers in what it described as a curated cultural, heritage, and religious tour on Wednesday, Jan. 28. Mayor Nestor...
The Malabon City government inaugurated a new public facility and deployed additional service vehicles on Tuesday, Jan. 27, as part of its efforts to strengthen service readiness, emergency response, and day-to-day government operations. Mayor Jeannie Sandoval led the inauguration of a four-storey...
CAVITE – The local government unit (LGU) of Cavite City has declared Jan. 28, a Wednesday, a special non-working public holiday in observance of Julian Felipe Day. The declaration is pursuant to Republic Act No. 7805, which honors the composer of the music of the Philippine national anthem,...
