TACLOBAN CITY – Interfaith leaders gathered in the groundbreaking ceremony of the Tacloban City Philippines Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints here on Saturday, Jan. 18. LOCAL officials and interfaith leaders attend the groundbreaking of the first temple of The Church of...
Former Taguig mayor Lino Cayetano expressed elation over the inclusion of his name in the list of candidates for the May 12 national and local elections. The Commission on Elections (Comelec) posted the list of candidates for congressman in the National Capital Region (NCR). For the...
Scoot, the low-cost subsidiary of Singapore Airlines, is launching direct flights to Iloilo City, aiming to enhance connectivity and bolster tourism in the region. In a statement, Leslie Thng, Scoot chief executive officer, said the new service is part of the airline's commitment to...
Police arrested a 41-year-old man for allegedly beheading his 60-year-old father and dismembering his body inside their house in Barangay Madaum, Tagum City, Davao del Norte on Sunday morning, Jan. 19. THE bloodied suspect is loaded into a police patrol car after his arrest. (Dan Casinto FB)...
BACOLOD CITY – A 33-year-old pedicab driver was gunned down and his younger brother was wounded by a lone gunman in Barangay Mambulac, Silay City, Negros Occidental on Saturday, Jan. 18. Police Lt. Col. Mark Anthony Darroca, Silay police chief, identified the fatality as Mark Britanico. Injured...
BAGUIO CITY – The City Health Services Office has recorded 37 dengue cases here – 20 in December and 17 in the first two weeks of this month. Dr. Donnabel Panes, chief of the City Epidemiology Surveillance Unit (CESU), said the increase in dengue cases during Christmas and New Year were...
BAGUIO CITY – Mayor Benjamin Magalong here said that there is no reason to panic or impose a lockdown after this city recorded its first Monkeypox or Mpox case. Magalong said they are conducting contact tracing to determine the patient’s close contacts. However, Magalong said they are having...
President Marcos has declared Monday, Jan. 20, a special nonworking holiday in Tarlac City for the 2025 Kaisa Festival. File photos Proclamation No. 773, signed by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin on Jan. 17, aims to allow the people of Tarlac City to celebrate the occasion properly. "It is but...
CEBU CITY – Three people were killed and another was wounded when a 40-year-old man allegedly under the influence of drugs went on a shooting spree in Barangay Maribago, Lapu-Lapu City on Friday night, Jan. 17. Police identified the suspect as Eduardo Taghoy Jr. Lawmen believe Taghoy was...
CEBU CITY – All is set for the grand Sinulog Festival here on Sunday, Jan. 19. HUNDREDS of vessels pass under the Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway during the 460th Fiesta Señor fluvial procession on Saturday, Jan. 18. (CCLEX) Authorities expect millions of revelers to attend as the Sinulog returns...
BACOLOD CITY – Five Visayan leopards were rescued from a suspected wildlife trafficker at the Bredco port here on Thursday, Jan. 16. FIVE Visayan leopards were recovered from a wildlife trafficker at the Bredco port in Bacolod City on Thursday, Jan. 16. (Photo courtesy of Coast Guard SubStation...
(Courtesy of Philippine Navy / Naval Forces West) The Philippine Navy (PN) said Friday, Jan. 17, that it was investigating three of its personnel who were involved in a fistfight outside a bar in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan. A video of the brawl went viral on social media on Jan. 16 showing...
