BACOLOD CITY – A 32-year-old call center agent tagged as a scammer was found dead in Hacienda Lizares, Barangay Matab-ang, Talisay City, Negros Occidental on Sunday morning, Jan. 12. A 32-year-old call center agent was found dead in Barangay Matab-ang, Talisay City, Negros Occidental on...
The Bacolod City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office projected that 309,619 residents in the city are at risk from ashfall when Kanlaon Volcano erupts. KANLAON Volcano The figure comprised half of the city’s population. Barangay Estefania was projected with the highest number of...
CEBU CITY – The country is faced with the significant challenge of a persistent mismatch between developer inventories and buyer demands. LEUTERIO (FB) One of the country’s top realtors, Anthony Leuterio, highlighted these critical gaps, pointing to an oversupply of real estate...
The Southern Police District (SPD) started the implementation of the gun ban and Commission on Elections (Comelec) checkpoints in different areas under its jurisdiction on Jan. 12 in line with the May 12 national and local elections. “We urge the community to cooperate with law enforcement...
CEBU CITY – A 67-year-old real estate broker plunged to her death from the 34th floor of a condominium building here on Friday afternoon, Jan. 10, police said. Police Major Romeo Caacoy Jr., chief of the Mabolo Police Station, identified the victim as Rosanna Lopez Reynes of Barangay Mabolo...
BACOLOD CITY – Police arrested a 42-year-old man wanted for murder after 10 years of hiding in Barangay Hilamonan, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental on Thursday, Jan. 9. Police identified the suspect as Timoy of Barangay Tan-awan, Kabankalan City. Timoy was arrested on a warrant issued by the...
Director Darryl Yap announced the change in the title of his controversial Pepsi Paloma film for Philippine release. In a Facebook post, Yap uploaded the official poster of his film and said the title of his movie for Philippine cinemas will be “Pepsi Paloma” instead of the original title...
BACOLOD CITY – The Bacolod City Police Office confiscated illegal drugs worth P93.7 million from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 2024. BACOLOD City Police Office The BCPO said 13,784.739 grams of shabu valued at P93,736,225.20 and 23.988 grams of marijuana worth P2,878.56 were recovered....
BACOLOD CITY – The Canlaon City government in Negros Oriental has allowed displaced families living outside the six-kilometer Permanent Danger Zone around Kanlaon Volcano to return to their homes with certain restrictions. THE Department of Social Welfare and Development-6 assists Kanlaon Volcano...
ILOILO CITY – Police here have stepped up the campaign against illegal drugs two weeks before the highlight of the 2025 Dinagyang Festival. SHABU valued at P1.36 million was seized in Iloilo City on Jan. 9. (PNP/ICPO) The Iloilo City Police Station-Drug Enforcement Team and the ICPO-Police...
TACLOBAN CITY – A suspected gunrunner was killed and a civilian and three policemen were wounded in a buy-bust operation on Saturday, Jan. 11, in Pido Extension, Barangay East Awang, Calbayog City, Samar. Police identified the suspect as Ricardo Dealagdon, alias Edgar Nayanga, a member of the...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – Police on Friday, Jan. 10, filed murder charges against the principal suspect in the killing of Southeast Asian Games gold medalist Mervin Guarte on Jan. 7. THE Philippine Air Force will pay tribute to slain Southeast Asian gold medalist Mervin Guarte in a...