THE VIEW FROM RIZAL News that the President of South Korea had declared martial law hit the internet around midnight on Tuesday last week. This development sent shockwaves in the Asian region and elsewhere in the world. The move was unexpected and caught everyone by surprise, even his country’s...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Finance has elevated Roxas City, the capital of Capiz province, into a second-class city. A NIGHT view of the Roxas City Hall in Roxas City, the capital of Capiz province. (Tara Yap) Mayor Ronnie Dadivas said that Roxas City was classified as a second-class...
TAYABAS CITY, Quezon – One-thousand college, senior high, and junior high school students here received educational assistance from the city government on Friday, Dec. 6. TAYABAS City Mayor Lovely Reynoso-Pontioso distributes financial aid to students on Friday, Dec. 6. (Photo via Danny Estacio)...
TIAONG, Quezon – This town ushered in the Yuletide season with the lighting of the Christmas display at the municipal hall on Friday, Dec. 6. Hundreds of people witnessed the event led by Mayor Vincent Arjay Mea. THE town of Tiaong in Quezon kicked off the Yuletide season with the lighting of the...
CEBU CITY — A lawyer insisted that dismissed Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes violated the law when he failed to disclose that he has a pending dismissal case when he filed his Certificate of Candidacy (COC) for reelection in May. LAWYER Ervin Estandarte shows the portion of a...
BANGUED, Abra – La Paz town Mayor JB Bernos, alarmed over the spate of shootings in this province, called on authorities to institute thorough measures to plug gun-related violence. BERNOS (FB) The national president of the League of Municipalities of the Philippines urged the police...
BANGUED, Abra – Thousands of residents living in the southern part of this province will benefit as the “life-changing” Salnec-Madalipay-Dugong Bridge in Bucay spanning the mighty Abra River recently opened to traffic. Built under two years starting in 2022, the 390-lineal meter bridge was...
Robinsons Novaliches is now a Certified Green Mall Awardee after winning the "Excellence in Climate Action" award presented by Quezon City Mayor Josefina G. Belmonte during the recent Quezon City Green Awards ceremonies held at the Quezon City MICE Center. This award recognizes the mall’s...
In celebration of “Bayanihan” this Christmas season, the Malabon City government held its Christmas tree lighting ceremony with this Filipino trait as its hallmark, on Wednesday, Dec. 4. The 40-feet giant Christmas tree in Malabon City (Mayor Jeannie Sandoval's Facebook page) Mayor Jeannie...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Joedith Gallego of Silay City, Negros Occidental mourned the death of former Silay City Mayor Carlo Gamban. GAMBAN “It is with a heavy heart that I join the people of Silay City in mourning the passing of our beloved former Mayor Gamban,” Gallego said. Gallego said that...
Marawi City Vice Mayor Annouar Romuros Abedin Abdulrauf was arrested on Monday, Dec. 2, for murder. Abdulrauf was apprehended at the Marawi City Hall compound on a warrant issued by a court in Caloocan City. The National Bureau of Investigation, accompanied by the Task Force Marawi, Marawi City...
BACOLOD CITY – Former Mayor Carlo Gamban of Silay City, Negros Occidental was found dead in his house in Silay City on Monday afternoon, Dec. 2. GAMBAN (right) Police Lt. Col. Mark Anthony Darroca, Silay police chief, said that the 85-year-old former local chief executive was found with...
