Christmas came early for Muntinlupa residents as the city government has started distributing Pamaskong Handog packages containing grocery items. “This year, we have prepared—based on the city’s population and average number of family members—150,000 Pamaskong Handog packages para sa...
Police operatives arrested a woman in a buy-bust operation in Taguig on Nov. 16. The Taguig police’s Drug Enforcement Unit apprehended the suspect, identified only by the alias Jane, on Legazpi Street in Barangay Upper Bicutan, Taguig. The seized illegal drugs in Taguig (Photo by...
DAVAO CITY – Former President Rodrigo R. Duterte encouraged China and other nations asserting claims over the West Philippine Sea to reach a diplomatic agreement through the United Nations (UN) instead of engaging in conflict. FORMER President Duterte (Screenshot from Gikan sa Masa, Para sa Masa...
CEBU CITY – Authorities have started mapping out security preparations for next year’s Fiesta Señor, the religious aspect of the Sinulog Festival. CHURCH leaders and officials from various law enforcement agencies discuss preparations for Fiesta Señor in 2024. (Calvin D. Cordova) The...
BACOLOD CITY – Nine establishments in Barangay Mansilingan here were ordered closed on Thursday, November 16, for failure to secure business permits. THE City Legal Enforcement Team closes an establishment operating without a business permit in Barangay Mansilingan, Bacolod City on Thursday,...
DAVAO CITY – Presidential Assistant for Eastern Mindanao Leo Tereso Magno said that his office and cacao farmers are collaborating on strategies to enable the industry to meet the heightened demand for cacao beans. PRESIDENTIAL Assistant for Eastern Mindanao Leo Tereso Magno (second from...
CEBU CITY – Police will leave no stone unturned to ensure the arrest of the two drug suspects who killed a policeman in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Kinasang-an here on Wednesday, November 15. BACULI Police Brig. Gen. Anthony Aberin, Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7) chief,...
ILOILO CITY – The city government budget for fiscal year 2024 has been increased to P3.6 billion. THE Iloilo City Hall at night. (Tara Yap) The Iloilo City Council unanimously approved the budget in a session on Wednesday, November 15. The budget of the city government under Mayor...
Former senator Leila de Lima said her homecoming to Iriga City will be the best Christmas gift for her 91-year-old ailing mother who she has not seen for more than four years. De Lima flew to Iriga City in Camarines Sur on Nov. 15 to be with her mom, Norma Magistrado de Lima, who is now...
The Pasig City Council has approved the local government’s P17.2 billion budget for 2024, making it the largest budget allocated in the city’s history. Ordinance No. 140, Series of 2023, authored by Councilor Maro Martires and co-sponsored by the entire council, passed its third and final...
BAUANG, La Union – A 65-year-barangay councilor was found dead in a motel in Barangay Pagdalagan Sur here on Monday, November 13. Police identified the victim as Barangay Tanguigan Sur, San Fernando City, La Union Councilor Oscar Guzman Balicha. Balicha was found lying on the floor inside Room C...
CAVITE – A man was arrested for rape in Tanza on Wednesday, Nov. 15. Cavite Police Provincial Office identified the suspect as alias Albert, one of Cavite City’s most wanted persons. After close monitoring and surveillance, the accused was collared by virtue of an arrest warrant issued by...
