BUTUAN CITY – A religious leader was killed and a tribal member was wounded in an ambush in Barangay Rizal, San Francisco, Agusan del Sur on Friday afternoon, July 31. Police identified the fatality as Pastor Balvino Andaya, 61, a leader of the Risen Christ Community Church, and the wounded as...
Jollibee Foods Corp. is leveraging high-yielding store economics to drive its newly launched North American franchising program, backing an aggressive United States (US) expansion strategy led by strong sales volume across its overseas portfolio. In a statement, Jollibee said average unit volume...
CEBU CITY – A 51-year-old woman was stabbed to death by her son in San Francisco town, Camotes Island, Cebu province on Tuesday morning. Police identified the victim as Melody and the suspect as 29-year-old Kyle. Investigation showed that the victim went to the town health center to ask for an...
President Marcos said the reconstruction of two school buildings at San Francisco High School in Quezon City demonstrates what the government can accomplish when public funds are used for their intended purpose. During his inspection of the newly completed Dao Building and Henry Sy Sr. Hall on...
CAMP MIGUEL MALVAR, Batangas City – A 22-year-old man was arrested for allegedly killing a make-up artist in Lobo, Batangas. The Batangas Police Provincial Office (BPPO) identified the suspect as Roy, a resident of Barangay Damayan Lagi, Quezon City. Police arrested the suspect in Barangay...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said that the Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco is currently monitoring the developments in a mass shooting in Stockton, California. DFA spokesperson Angelica Escalona said on Tuesday, Dec. 2, that there has been no information so far on the...
TACLOBAN CITY – San Francisco, Southern Leyte Mayor Jason Ortizo thanked former Philippine National Police chief Gen. Nicolas Torre III for donating a generator set and internet modem to the municipality which was heavily affected by typhoon “Tino” last week. “Thank you, Gen. Nick Torre,...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is aiming to complete a new four-storey school building within a year in Quezon City to replace a facility destroyed by fire. DPWH–Quezon City 1st District Engineer Arturo L. Gonzales Jr. said the agency has finalized the preliminary draft of...
President Marcos has tasked the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to reconstruct the school building hit by fire in Quezon City last Sunday, June 15. Marcos said the reconstruction of the building will also include an upgrade, making the two-storey fire-damaged building in San...
After nearly three months, the United States court has granted the petition of Filipino national Lewelyn Dixon for cancellation of removal, leading to her release from immigration custody, the Philippine Embassy in Washington confirmed on Saturday, May 31. Lewelyn Dixon is welcomed by a family...
CEBU CITY – A couple was shot dead after they allegedly refused to lend money to a 43-year-old man in San Francisco town, Camotes Island, Cebu, on Thursday. Police identified the suspect as Rey Cabahug Batiller. A MAN was apprehended for allegedly shooting a couple who refused to lend money to...
SAN FRANCISCO, Quezon - A 62-year-old fisherman was hacked to death by three farmers while watching a basketball game in Sitio Centro, Barangay Don Juan Vercelos, this town, on Tuesday evening, Dec. 10. Police identified the victim as Eufemio Picoro Buquil, married. Buquil was watching a...
