CEBU CITY – Over 200 stick-fighters battle for supremacy in the 2nd Mayor Seth Frederick Jalosjos Handuraw Invitational Arnis Tournament underway on Sunday, Dec. 29 at the Cultural and Sports Center of Dapitan City in Zamboanga del Norte. THE rising Dapitan City Arnis Team is one of the...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Javi Benitez cancelled the New Year’s celebration in Victorias City, Negros Occidental to focus on community service and reinforcing drainage systems following last week's flood. BARANGAY IV in Victorias City, Negros Occidental is flooded due to heavy rain and high...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Albee Benitez has ordered the Bacolod City Police Office to investigate the murder of a five-year-old girl after she was reported missing since Dec. 21 in Barangay Handumanan here. Benitez said the city government has taken immediate action on the case which he considered as...
ILOILO CITY – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has disqualified reelectionist Mayor John Lloyd Pacete of Bugasong town, Antique province from the May 2025 elections. PACETE (FB) In a 15-page ruling, the Comelec First Division cancelled Pacete’s Certificate of Candidacy...
CEBU CITY – The reelection bid of dismissed Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes was dealt another major blow after the Commission on Elections junked his appeal to reverse a previous order cancelling his Certificate of Candidacy in next year's elections. The Comelec en banc affirmed the Second...
ILOILO CITY – Engr. Roy Pacanan, Department of Public Works and Highways-Iloilo City district engineer, labeled Mayor Jerry Treñas as unethical and unprofessional. MAYOR Jerry Treñas (left) speaks to District Engineer Roy Pacanan of the Department of Public Works and Highways-Iloilo City....
ILOILO CITY — The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines said that it was necessary to temporarily halt operations for almost four hours at the Iloilo City Airport last Sunday, Dec. 22. “We recognize that this temporary closure may inconvenience travelers and impact the local...
BAGUIO CITY – The Baguio Correspondents and Broadcasters Club on Dec. 20 signed a Memorandum of Agreement with Mayor Benjamin Magalong and the City Environment and Parks Management Office to develop a picnic grove in Burnham Park here. MEDIAMEN and Baguio City officials led by Mayor...
ILOILO CITY – The Commission on Audit has cited the local government unit of Miag-ao town, Iloilo province for its good fiscal management. GARIN (Miag-ao InfoCen) The COA, in its latest annual audit report, said that Miag-ao led by Mayor Richard Garin, which inherited a P326 million debt...
METRO MATTERS Christmas is here, bringing with it the traditions we Filipinos cherish most: shopping for gifts for our loved ones, celebrations, and get-togethers. Yet, alongside the joy of the season comes a familiar challenge that tests our patience — traffic congestion. Metro Manila’s main...
CEBU CITY – The bid of dismissed Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes to return to the City Hall next year has suffered a major blow. The Commission on Elections (Comelec) Second Division canceled Cortes’ Certificate of Candidacy (COC) for material and false representation. The cancellation of...
BACOLOD CITY – The city government officially launched its solar power system on Wednesday, Dec. 18. BACOLOD City officials led by Mayor Albee Benitez (center) launch the solar power system at the Bacolod City Government Center (BCGC) with Frederic Tesfay (third from right), project head of the...
