President Marcos on Wednesday, Oct. 4, asked local government units (LGUs) to draw inspiration from Taguig City’s urban farming initiatives in a bid to boost food security and conservation efforts. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. leads the distribution of confiscated rice to 1,000 members of 4Ps...
DAVAO CITY – The Environmental Management Bureau (EMB)-Davao assured the people that the air quality index (AQI) in Davao region is at “fair to good” levels amid concerns about the possible impact of massive forest fires in Indonesia on the region’s air quality. SMOG envelops the skyline of...
Pakistani government officials visited the Valenzuela City local government as part of the Social Protection Study Tour on Tuesday, Oct. 3, and to learn more about the city's system and programs on social welfare protection. Photo credit from Valenzuela Public Information Office (PIO)/MANILA...
CITY of San Fernando, Pampanga – A father and his son were arrested and yielded around P3.4 million worth of suspected shabu in a buy-bust operation in Pleasant Village, Barangay San Pablo, Malolos City, Bulacan, on Tuesday, October 3. The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Region 3 (Central...
BACOLOD CITY – Police Col. Noel Aliño, Bacolod police director, said that 1,000 policemen from the Police Regional Office (PRO)-Western Visayas will be deployed here to augment the security in the MassKara Festival. This is on top of the regular force of the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO)...
The Muntinlupa City Health Office (CHO) has warned the public against the hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD), a very contagious viral infection that mostly affects young children. HFMD should not be confused with hoof-and-mouth disease, which affects animals including cows, pigs, and goats,...
The Pasig City local government and the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) opened the newly-constructed pocket or mini park near the Pasig Ferry Station in Barangay Kalawaan on Tuesday, Oct. 3. Photo from Dodot Jaworski FB Page The new park serves as a sitting and resting area...
The Pasig City local government will be holding its fourth mega job fair on Friday, Oct. 6 at the Robinsons Metro East mall. The fair will be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the third floor of the mall. The local government is inviting all jobseekers, including fresh graduates, high...
BACOLOD CITY – A man died and his wife was wounded after they were shot by two men who robbed a store at Concepcion Public Market in Zone 4, Barangay Concepcion, Talisay City, Negros Occidental on Monday, October 2. Police identified the fatality as Ildefonso Medalla, of Barangay Concepcion....
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Alfredo Abelardo “Albee” Benitez wrote a letter to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) seeking guidance on the participation of barangay officials in the MassKara Festival that coincides with the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections. BENITEZ (center). (FB)...
BACOLOD CITY – A man was shot dead in Purok Riverside, Barangay Napoles, Bago City, Negros Occidental on Sunday, October 1. A POLICE officer checks the area where an unidentified man was shot dead in Barangay Napoles, Bago City, Negros Occidental on Sunday, October 1. (Photo courtesy of...
BACOLOD CITY – A 10-year-old boy drowned in the sea in Sitio Dacutan Dacu, Barangay Mambulac, Silay Ciy, Negros Occidental on Sunday, October 1. A POLICE officer probes the drowning of a 10-year-old boy in the sea in Barangay Mambulac, Silay City, Negros Occidental on Sunday, October 1....
