TIAONG, Quezon – One-hundred couples were married in a mass wedding spearheaded by the local government at the convention center here on Valentine’s Day. MAYOR Vincent Arjay Mea (center) poses with 100 newlywed couples in a mass wedding in Tiaong, Quezon on Feb. 14. (Photo via Danny...
BACOLOD CITY – Police are hunting former Valladolid, Negros Occidental Mayor Romel Yogore who was found guilty of graft by the Sandiganbayan in 2019. The Sandiganbayan Seventh Division found Yogore guilty of violating Section 3 (e) of Republic Act 3019, the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act....
(Photo by Patrick Garcia) A total of 59 couples, including three elderly couples, exchanged "I dos" in San Juan City's Valentine's Day Kasalang Panlungsod on Friday, Feb. 14 at the San Juan Gymnasium. The mass wedding was officiated by Mayor Francis Zamora and was also attended by his wife Keri...
Mayor Abby Binay (Photo by Mark Balmores) Makati City Mayor and senatorial aspirant Abby Binay on Thursday, Feb. 13, called on the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) to shoulder the cost of medical tests and other preventive healthcare measures, including regular checkups of Filipinos,...
Mayor Francis Zamora together with city officials during the free neuter and spaying event in San Juan. Around 300 cats and dogs in San Juan City were neutered and spayed during the city government's free spay and neuter event aimed at promoting responsible pet ownership among San Juaneños and...
Courtesy of the Manila Public Information Office Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna-Pangan invited college and senior high school graduates to enroll in the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila College of Medicine Enhanced Medicine Program (EMP). Lacuna-Pangan, who's a medical doctor and board chairperson of...
ILOILO CITY — Less than a month after former Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog here was granted a presidential pardon, the Office of the Ombudsman was asked to probe P41 million in disallowances during his administration. MABILOG (Tara Yap) Former Barangay Captain Amado Jubelag Hollero sought a...
ILOILO CITY – The Iloilo City Prosecutor’s Office has indicted Nereo Lujan, a known critic of Mayor Jerry Treñas here, for three counts of cyber libel. ILOILO City Mayor Jerry Treñas and Nereo Lujan (left photo) during happier times and when Lujan (right) filed...
Bago City in Negros Occidental mourned the death of Chef Margarita Araneta Forés who has roots from Negros on Monday, Feb. 12. BAGO City, Negros Occidental Mayor Nicholas Yulo with the late Chef Margarita Araneta Forés. (Photo via Citybridge) “We join the rest of those who loved and...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Albee Benitez said the city government is conducting a relentless crackdown against erring employees. BENITEZ (Glazyl Masculino) “It’s never-ending, but we will be relentless,” Benitez said. Minor violations can grow into significant problems if ignored, he said. The...
Mayor Abby Binay Makati City Mayor and senatorial aspirant Abby Binay underscored the need of local government units (LGUs) in the country to become stronger as this will lead to the creation of programs and initiatives focusing on the improvement of health, education, and disaster preparedness...
Mayor Abby Binay (Photo by Mark Balmores) Makati City Mayor and senatorial aspirant Abby Binay called on senators to be impartial regarding the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte by the House of Representatives last Feb. 5. Binay made the statement during a press conference by her party...