DAVAO CITY – Davao City first district Rep. Paolo Duterte, acting Vice Mayor Rodrigo Duterte II, and Puwersa ng Pilipinong Pandagat party-list Rep. Harold Duterte turned over 54 motorcycles to 54 barangays here on Thursday afternoon, Dec. 18, to support peace and order efforts and improve...
BACOLOD CITY – Twenty families or 50 individuals lost their homes in a fire in coastal Purok Tahong, Barangay 2 here on Friday morning, Dec. 19. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)-Bacolod reported that the fire began at 2:12 a.m. and originated from a rental property. The fire that destroyed 26...
DAVAO CITY – A peace monitor has warned against linking the two Bondi Beach shooters to Islamic extremist groups in Mindanao. But the Climate Conflict Action (CCA) said extremists remain a threat amid the government campaign to eradicate them in Mindanao. The group formerly known as International...
CEBU CITY — There will be no special treatment that will be given to contractor Cezarah “Sarah” Discaya, who was committed to a detention facility in Lapu-Lapu City along with eight other individuals accused of being involved in a multi-million anomalous flood control project. “That 's...
More than 48,000 Thomasians braved heavy rains to attend the University of Sto. Tomas ' (UST) grand Paskuhan 2025 on Friday, Dec. 19, as the university celebrated the annual tradition ushering in the Yuletide season with joyous music and captivating lights and decors. According to UST 's...
BAGUIO CITY – A Catholic priest was sentenced to 40 years in prison for raping a minor in March 2023 here. The priest was convicted by the Baguio City Regional Trial Court on Dec. 17 of three counts of rape. The court has ordered his immediate transfer to the New Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa...
DAVAO CITY – Davao City first district Rep. Paolo Z. Duterte and second district Rep. Omar S. Duterte and Puwersa ng Pilipinong Pandagat party-list Rep. Harold James T. Duterte filed a bill seeking to amend the treason provisions of the Revised Penal Code to strengthen protections for Filipino...
DAVAO CITY – Davao Light and Power Co. has announced a decrease in residential electricity rates for December and assured consumers that adequate power supply is available to meet current demand, with additional sources on standby if needed. Fermin Edillon, spokesperson and reputation enhancement...
BAGUIO CITY – Mayor Benjamin Magalong here said the family of former Department of Public Works and Highways Undersecretary Maria Catalina Cabral rejected an autopsy and deoxyribonucleic acid test to determine the exact cause of her death. Magalong, head of the Cordillera Regional Peace and Order...
CEBU CITY – With Christmas Day just around the corner, authorities here are making sure that regulations on the selling of firecrackers are being observed. Officials from the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO), Regional Civil Security Unit, and Bureau of Fire Protection on Friday, Dec. 19, conducted...
BACOLOD CITY – The Sagay City government in Negros Occidental ushered in the holiday season with a Christmas fair at the public plaza, highlighting the city’s identity as a coastal and creative city. Mayor Leo Rafael Cueva, Vice Mayor Narwin Javelosa, and Negros Occidental second district Rep....
Marikina City Mayor Maan Teodoro on Friday, Dec. 19, ordered the allocation of P15 million as an initial payment for Barangay Tumana 's outstanding debt to Manila Water, amounting to more than P37 million, to restore the barangay 's water services before Christmas. Teodoro said she had...
