CEBU CITY – A mayoral candidate from an influential political family in Mandaue City has been disqualified from next year’s elections. The Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc upheld a previous decision declaring Zoilo Cortes a nuisance candidate. Cortes filed his Certificate of Candidacy...
Two persons were arrested by the police for possession of shabu and a gun in Taguig on Dec. 16. The police identified the suspects as alias Benjie, 35, tagged as a high value individual who was arrested for violation of Republic Act 9165 (Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002) and...
The Taguig Police arrested a construction worker who is facing a drug case on Dec. 16. Personnel from the Taguig Police Warrant and Subpoena Unit served the warrant of arrest in Barangay San Miguel against alias Anthony, 35, who is listed as the No. 10 most wanted person for the month of...
CAMP VICENTE LIM, Laguna – Police Regional Office 4-A chief Brig. Gen. Paul Kenneth T. Lucas led the posting of Bawal Bastos Law stickers on Public Utility Vehicles in Calamba City on Monday, Dec. 16. BRIG. Gen. Paul Kenneth Lucas places a Bawal Bastos sticker on a public utility vehicle on Dec....
TACLOBAN CITY – A notorious leader of the New People’s Army was killed in an encounter with the 46th Infantry Battalion of the 8th Infantry Division in Barangay Cawayan, Catbalogan City, Samar on Dec. 13. The military identified the fatality as Artemio Solayao, alias Budil,...
CABANATUAN CITY, Nueva Ecija – A suspected motornapper was killed in an encounter with the police here on Saturday. Police Col. Ferdinand Germino, Nueva Ecija police chief, said the suspect seized the motorcycle at gunpoint from a female rider at 4:20 a.m. on Felipe Vergara Highway, Barangay...
A total of 48 Muntinlupa residents underwent free vasectomy and ligation as part of their family planning. The Muntinlupa City government said the procedures were done at the Lakeview Health Center in Barangay Putatan. Of the 48 patients, 45 women underwent bilateral tubal ligation...
For more than two decades, the humble and secluded sitio of Bairan, Naga City in Cebu, located some seven kilometers away from the main road, has been enveloped in darkness. Rough and treacherous road conditions complicate and delay the arrival of progress in this hilltop community. But...
BACOLOD CITY – The city council declared a business tycoon as an adopted son and honorary mayor of this city through a resolution in recognition of his significant contributions to development here. SY (center). (John Louie Abrina) In a letter request dated Dec. 3 to the city council,...
A memorial monument for the late President Elpidio Quirino was unveiled in Muntinlupa. The ceremony was held on Dec. 12 at the Kiyoshi Ozawa Compound in the New Bilibid Prison Reservation in Poblacion, Muntinlupa. The monument is aimed to commemorate Quirino’s granting of amnesty to...
ILOILO CITY – Authors from Roxas City, the provincial capital of Capiz, recently unveiled a children’s book set. AUTHORS and illustrators of 'Ilawod: Five Children’s Book Set.' The “Ilawod: Five Children’s Book Set” was produced under the Lunsod Lunsad Project of the Department of Trade...
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 32 points and was an assist away from a triple-double, Damian Lillard added 25 and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Atlanta Hawks, 110-102, on Saturday, Dec. 14, to earn a spot in the NBA Cup championship game. Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo...
