A global report published by the United Nations in 2024 reveals electronic waste generation is rising five times faster than it’s being recycled, highlighting the need for humans to adopt sustainability with a heightened sense of urgency. In 2022, the Philippines produced 537 million kg of...
BACOLOD CITY – A 58-year-old janitor is facing arson charges for the blaze that gutted the house of Mayor Renato Gustilo and his family’s ancestral home in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental on June 14. READ: https://mb.com.ph/2024/6/16/fire-destroys-san-carlos-city-mayor-s-ancestral-home THE...
BAGUIO CITY – A group of media men here marked its 52nd anniversary on June 19 with socio-civic activities. The Baguio City Correspondents and Broadcasters Club Inc. held an eco-walk and tree-planting at the Busol Watershed to promote environmental awareness in this city. MAYOR Benjamin Magalong...
Senator Loren Legarda said on Thursday, June 20, that she's 100 percent convinced that Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo "is not who she says she is." "She is not a simple person who grew up in a farm," she said in an interview. "But then how many more Alice Guos are there? Whether in political...
CEBU CITY – Fuel allocations for all Cebu City and barangay-owned vehicles were suspended due to allegations of pilferage. Acting Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia ordered the suspension on Tuesday, June 18, after former and current employees of Cebu City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office...
BACOLOD CITY – The public, especially the people here, have been warned against a poser of Mayor Albee Benitez on Facebook. “It has come to our attention that there is a fake page impersonating Mayor Albee Benitez. Please help us report this page to Facebook,” said the Public Information...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Today, we join the rest of the nation in honoring our national hero, Dr. Jose P. Rizal, as the country marks his 128th birthday. In last week’s column – which was published as we celebrated our 126th Independence Day anniversary – we reflected on Dr. Rizal’s call for the...
A new revelation regarding Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo's possible true identity has been unvieled through a document released by Senator Sherwin Gatchalian. Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian said on Tuesday, June 18, that Alice Guo might be Guo Hua Ping who entered the Philippines on January 12,...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Albee Benitez here temporarily stopped the lending of city government vehicles following the bus tragedy in which a teacher was killed and 37 individuals were injured in Don Salvador Benedicto, Negros Occidental on June 14. MAYOR Albee Benitez addresses the people during the...
BACOLOD CITY – This city celebrated its 86th Charter Day on Tuesday, June 18, with a four-route motorcade participated in by more than 300 vehicles and motorcycles. A MOTORCADE kicked off the 86th Charter Day celebration of Bacolod City on Tuesday, June 18. (Bacolod PIO) With the theme Pagsaulog...
Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo asked the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) to conduct a fair investigation on the allegations against her which she called untrue and baseless. Lawyers of Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo—Atty. Lorelie M. Santos and Atty. Yvette Dawn P. Gianan...
TACLOBAN CITY – In a bid to empower individuals to actively contribute to the preservation of crucial marine ecosystems, Catbalogan City in Samar conducted a seagrass planting activity on Sunday, June 16, at Buri Baras Beach. UY (FB) Mayor Dexter Uy emphasized that the hands-on environmental...
