ZAMBOANGA CITY – Mayor John Dalipe led the mass oath-taking of more than 1,500 newly elected barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan officials in this city on Wednesday, November 8. ZAMBOANGA City Mayor John Dalipe, Rep. Khymer Olaso, Vice Mayor Pinpin Pareja, DILG City Officer Ginagene Vaño-Uy, and...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Mayor Rolando Uy announced during the mass oath-taking of newly elected barangay officials here on Tuesday, November 7, that barangay empowerment programs will continue in 2024 but only to those under his alliance. NEWLY elected barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Alfredo Abelardo “Albee” Benitez will induct newly elected barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) officials in a mass oathtaking here on November 10. Benitez said that he invited all of them to attend the oathtaking at the SMX Convention Center. BENITEZ (FB) “We’re...
TACLOBAN CITY – Borongan City Mayor Jose Ivan Dayan Agda has been invited by the United Nations (UN) to the first-ever Local Climate Action Summit at the Expo City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates in December. AGDA (FB) The invitation recognizes the city government's efforts toward climate...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Alfredo Abelardo “Albee” Benitez has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with Metro Towing Services (MTS) giving the company the legal authority to tow and impound vehicles clamped by the Bacolod Traffic Authority Office (BTAO) here. MAYOR Alfredo Abelardo ‘Albee’...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Nicholas Yulo stressed the importance of learning the lessons of the past as the city of Bago in Negros Occidental marked the 125th anniversary of Al Cinco de Noviembre on Sunday, November 5. City officials headed by Yulo and Vice Mayor Ramon Torres led the wreath-laying...
DUMAGUETE CITY (PNA) – The third district of Negros Oriental is up for a possible “battle” between two controversial political names during the special poll on December 9. The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Saturday said the widow of slain Negros Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo, Pamplona...
ILIGAN CITY – The city government headed by Mayor Frederick Siao and the Iligan City Police Office (ICPO) led by Police Col. Reinante delos Santos have offered a P200,000 reward for information leading to the suspect in the killing of a senior high school student here before All Saints’ Day....
Iloilo City achieved a remarkable milestone by being named UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy, becoming the first city in the country to receive this distinction. "I share this award with the Ilonggos, like me, who love to cook our Ilonggo food. Now, we can be proud to say Ilonggo cuisine is...
Mayor Eric Olivarez, Congressman Edwin Olivarez and Barangay Chairwoman Eva Olivarez/Photo from Parañaque PIO Parañaque City Mayor Eric Olivarez inspected the city’s two cemeteries - Himlayang Palanyag and Parañaque Catholic Cemetery on Tuesday, Oct. 31, to ensure the peaceful...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL When my eldest daughter was nine years old, she asked me this question: “Dad, why is there an All Saints Day?” I was not ready to answer that question. My mind raced back to my days in Marist School, hoping to recall what our teachers may have taught us in Religion class...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Alfredo Abelardo “Albee” Benitez cast his vote in his first barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections as resident here on Monday, October 30. MAYOR Alfredo Abelardo ‘Albee’ voted for the first time as resident of Bacolod City in the barangay elections at...