Olongapo City honors the life and legacy of founding father and martyr, James Leonard Tagle Gordon Sr., on his 108 th birth anniversary on Friday, Jan. 17, a special holiday in the city. JAMES Leonard Tagle Gordon Sr. takes his oath as Olongapo City’s first mayor before Vice President Fernando...
A 35-year-old beauty salon owner was shot dead by a lone gunman in General Santos City on Wednesday night. TAMPUS (FB) The victim was identified as Renante Tampus. Investigation said a n unidentified armed man entered the establishment before 7 p.m. Moments later, customers inside fled upon seeing...
CEBU CITY – Preparing for the Sinulog Festival as a performing contingent isn’t easy. Members are forced to stay up until the wee hours of the night to perfect their routines. VICTOR Quijano, a drummer of the famed Lumad Basakanon, undergoes booking procedures after he was arrested in an...
CEBU CITY – Elma Paraiso went viral online last year when she was caught in a surveillance camera stealing the cellphone of a churchgoer. The 63-year-old woman is in the news again, still for the wrong reason. ELMA Paraiso (encircled) is captured by a security camera stealing from a churchgoer at...
BACOLOD CITY – A 40-year-old woman was shot dead by her neighbor for allegedly spreading rumors in Barangay Vista Alegre here on Monday, Jan. 13. Police Capt. Dax Santillan, head of Police Station 7, said the victim Jenelyn sustained bullet wounds in her back from an improvised...
DAVAO CITY – Local officials of Davao Oriental are upbeat with the upcoming implementation of proposed infrastructure for the revival of Mati Airport that would open more economic opportunities not just in the City of Mati but also in the entire province. GOV. Niño Uy (center) with DOTr...
The police arrested two suspected drug pushers and seized P680,000 worth of shabu in a buy-bust operation in Taguig on Jan. 15. The suspects were identified by the police as alias Sheila, 27, and alias Michael, 33, who were nabbed in Barangay Lower Bicutan, Taguig at about 11:10 p.m. ...
ILOILO CITY – The strengthening of peace and order is bringing positive changes to a once notorious barangay in this city. BARANGAY Captain James Conlu of Barrio Obrero in Iloilo City at the closed circuit-television camera monitoring room. (Tara Yap) “When there is peace and...
BACOLOD CITY – The family of a 32-year-old call center agent who was killed and accused of being a scammer in Negros Occidental is calling for justice and denied the accusation that surfaced following her death. In a statement, the family of Carl Kimberlyn Degabi expressed deep sorrow over her...
The Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court Branch (RTC) 205 denied the request of director Darryl Yap to consolidate two cases filed against him by TV host and actor Vic Sotto over his controversial film “The Rapists of Pepsi Paloma.” “The Motion for Immediate Consolidation is hereby denied...
A glimpse inside Camp John Hay (BCDA) The Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) is mapping out a redevelopment roadmap to transform Camp John Hay in Baguio City as a primary ecotourism destination, with investments from its joint ventures projected to reach P10 billion. The BCDA...
CEBU CITY — A former policeman was arrested when law enforcers raided a suspected drug den in Barangay Duljo Fatima here on Wednesday, Jan. 15. THREE persons, including a former policeman, are placed under arrest after a suspected drug den, where packs of suspected shabu were seized, was...
