Malacañang announced that Aug. 30 will be a special non-working holiday in San Juan City to commemorate the Battle of Pinaglabanan. San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora (File Photo/MANILA BULLETIN) Proclamation No. 649 was signed by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin with the authority...
Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito on Friday, June 28 rejected Mayor Francis Zamora’s allegations of sabotage during the recent “Wattah Wattah” Festival in San Juan. Ejercito said the current mayor should stop looking for others to blame to cover up his lapses in the course...
CAMP PRESIDENT QUIRINO, Bantay, Ilocos Sur – Two fishermen found 24 packs of suspected shabu floating on the West Philippine Sea west of Barangay Solotsolot, San Juan, Ilocos Sur on Monday, June 24. Police Major Benjamin Raquedan, town chief of police, said the fishermen noticed packs of...
SAN JUAN, Batangas – The police chief and eight anti-narcotics operatives of this town have been relieved from their posts following the death of a drug suspect during an operation on May 28 in Barangay Lipahan here. Police Lt. Col. Jesus Lintag was relieved and replaced by Police Lt. Col. Rommel...
SAN JUAN, Batangas – A suspected drug pusher was killed in a shootout during a buy-bust operation in Barangay Lipahan here on Tuesday night, May 28. Police here set up the operation against the suspect, Balut. However, Balut realized that he was dealing with police officers and drew a gun...
San Juan shared the lead, Pampanga extended its hot streak, while South Cotabato gained traction on Monday, May 27, in the MPBL (Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League) Sixth Season at the Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center in San Fernando, Pampanga. Rence Alcoriza delivers for Pampanga. (MPBL...
SAN JUAN, Ilocos Sur – A 58-year-old e-bike driver died in a vehicular accident on the national highway in Barangay Labnig here on Wednesday, May 15. Police identified as the victim as Antonio D. Valle, a resident of Barangay Labnig. The victim was crossing the road on a e-bike when he was...
SAN JUAN, Batangas – Two laborers died after they were buried alive while working in a construction site in a private residential and beach resort community on Saturday, May 11, in Barangay Laiya Ibabao here. Police identified the victims as Mark and Anthony. MAP of Batangas with the town...
Athena employees and partners launch Athena ‘Pawi-CAN’ trash bins during Earth Day 2024. Plastic pollution — from land to deep sea or oceans — has become a pressing issue in the Philippines. Even the World Bank has described the plastic pollution situation in the country as "staggering,"...
Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito on Thursday, February 29 said some residents of San Juan City are terrorized by Mayor Francis Zamora’s “vindictive” leadership. “People are being terrorized, especially those super political…because he’s very deceiving,” Ejercito said in...
SAN JUAN, Batangas – The body of a private tutor with multiple stab wounds was found in this town on Friday, February 23. THE body of an LGBTQ member was found in Sitio Tipaz Sulok, Barangay Tipaz, San Juan, Batangas on February 23. (Photo via Danny Estacio) Police identified the victim...
Mayors from Metro Manila are now in Los Angeles, California for a study tour facilitated by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA). Muntinlupa Mayor Ruffy Biazon, in a Facebook post on Jan. 31, said they visited the Los Angeles Emergency Operations Center where they were given a...
