VIGAN CITY, Ilocos Sur – Twenty-one houses were partially damaged by a tornado that struck San Vicente and San Ildefonso, this province, on Thursday. Reygee Rocero, Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO) of San Vicente, said 18 houses were partially damaged in...
The San Agustin Church celebrates the solemn novena in honor of Our Lady of Consolation and Cincture enshrined at the Archdiocesan in San Agustin Church, Intramuros, Manila, on Thursday, Aug. 31, and will continue until Sept. 9. (Photo credit to Archdiocesan Shrine of Nuestra Señora de la...
BACOLOD CITY – Police arrested two drug pushers and seized about two kilos of suspected shabu worth P13.7 million in a buy-bust operation in Hacienda Santa Ana, Barangay Palampas, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, August 30. Police identified the suspects as John Valentin Remegio,...
The San Juan City local government commemorated on Wednesday, Aug. 30, the 127th Araw ng Pinaglabanan or the Battle of San Juan del Monte, which is considered as the very first major battle of the Philippine Revolution which sought the country's independence from Spain. (Photo from Mayor Francis...
Chairman Raymond Lising of Barangay San Antonio (BSA), Pasig assured his constituents on Tuesday, Aug. 29, that the barangay administration will launch more timely and innovative programs for their welfare. “My constituents can expect more community engagements, more collaborations with the...
San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora announced on Tuesday, Aug. 29, Malacañang's decision to declare Aug. 30 as a special non-working holiday in the city in commemoration of the Battle of Pinaglabanan. (Photo from Mayor Francis Zamora) According to Zamora, by virtue of Presidential Proclamation No....
BACOLOD CITY – A sugarcane field worker or “sacada” died while two others were injured after they were allegedly hacked by their distant relative inside their barracks in Hacienda Candelaria, Barangay Baliwagan, San Enrique, Negros Occidental on Sunday, August 27. Police identified the...
Roman Catholics observe Monday, Aug. 28, the feast of Saint Augustine (San Agustin), one of the Roman Catholic Church’s most popular saints and the revered founder of the Augustinian Order. San Agustin (Photo courtesy of Catholic Online) Pasig Bishop Mylo Hubert Vergara will...
BACOLOD CITY – A man sitting on a pedicab was shot dead in Barangay 5, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental on Saturday, August 26. The victim was identified as Johnryl Calunsag, 34, of Barangay 3, San Carlos City. Police Lt. Col. Jesus Mesahon, San Carlos police chief, said the victim had...
BACOLOD CITY – Police arrested four persons, including three relatives, in Barangay Palampas, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental on Thursday, August 24, for allegedly robbing a woman the day before in Barangay 5, San Carlos City. Charges for robbery with force and intimidation were filed...
WORD ALIVE This Sunday we celebrate the feast of the two greatest saints —Saints Peter and Paul. In the beginning, the two were far from perfect. Paul was never a God-fearing, gentle person. Harsh and cruel, he relentlessly oppressed the early Christians, imprisoning them and even...
EXCITED FOR THE HOLIDAYS As September nears, Christmas decorations are already being sold Social media tells me that Christmas decors are already being sold at malls and establishments like Dapitan Arcade in Quezon City. I remember Dapitan when it consisted of makeshift stalls by the streets, where...
