BACOLOD CITY – A 59-year-old driver was killed and a helper was injured when the tractor they were riding plunged off a cliff in Hacienda Loygoy, Barangay Granada here on Wednesday, Nov. 6. Police Capt. Portia Nillosan, head of Police Station 5, identified the victim as Mario Tandog of Barangay...
CAMP VICENTE LIM, Laguna – Police arrested a rape suspect in Barangay Santa Clara, Batangas City on Thursday morning, Nov. 7. The Police Regional Office 4-A identified the suspect as Pepito, 32. Pepito was apprehended on warrants of arrest for 12 counts of rape of a minor dated Oct. 18,...
BAGUIO CITY – A 28-year-old wanted man from Iloilo City was arrested by the Baguio City Police Office here on Nov. 4. TAGEL (FB) Police Col. Ruel Tagel, city police chief, said the suspect, Boy, was the eighth most wanted person in on the regional level in Western Visayas, eighth most wanted on...
DAVAO CITY – Mindanao Development Authority Chairman Secretary Leo Tereso Magno highlighted the 2024 Innovation Summit’s essential role in unlocking investment opportunities in Mindanao. MAGNO (FB) The three-day summit kicked off on Thursday, Nov. 7, at SMX Convention Center here, gathering...
CEBU CITY – The Office of the Ombudsman upheld its previous decision suspending Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes for one year without pay. CORTES (FB) Junking the motions of reconsideration filed by Cortes, the Ombudsman affirmed its previous decision that found the mayor guilty of grave...
DAVAO CITY – Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has congratulated Donald John Trump for winning the US presidential election. “I extended my warm congratulations on your (Trump) election as President of the United States of America. I hope your new mandate will bring renewed optimism...
ILOILO CITY – Batchoy, the noodle-based soup that is Iloilo’s most popular dish, has been named as the world’s best offal soup by online food travel guide TasteAtlas. NOODLE-based soup batchoy that originated in Iloilo City was named by TasteAtlas as the best offal soup in the world....
BACOLOD CITY – A 52-year-old man was allegedly fatally stabbed to death during an altercation by his elderly cousin in a drinking session in Sitio Upper Initihan, Barangay Codcod, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental on Monday, Nov. 4. A 52-year-old man was stabbed dead by his elderly cousin in...
TACLOBAN CITY – Work in government offices and classes in public and private schools in parts of Leyte province have been suspended for the 11th anniversary of super typhoon “Yolanda” (Haiyan) on Friday, Nov. 8. ROMUALDEZ (FB) Mayor Alfred Romualdez here issued an executive order suspending...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development is preparing thousands of food packs for 42 local government units in Region 9 or the Zamboanga Peninsula for impending calamities and emergency situations. FOOD packs for victims of calamities. DSWD Public Information...
A security guard wanted by authorities for killing a man during a robbery was arrested by the police in Taguig on Nov. 6. Southern Police District chief Brig. Gen. Bernard Yang identified the suspect as alias Joseph, a 27-year-old security guard. Joseph, tagged as the No. 2 most...
Police arrested a 16-year-old boy and a 27-year-old man after they were found in possession of shabu and marijuana in Taguig on Nov. 5. Police officers from the Taguig Police Substation 4 were conducting foot patrol in Bagong Silang in Barangay Tuktukan when they saw a group of men engaging...
