SANTA ANA, Cagayan – The Philippine Coast Guard rescued four crew of a distressed motor banca struck by a dolphin in the sea off Palaui Island here on Monday, March 20. The M/B Kiray was traversing the vicinity waters 20 nautical miles north of Palaui Island enroute to Babuyan Claro when its...
SANTA ANA, Cagayan – The Philippine Coast Guard Station Cagayan, Coast Guard Sub-Station (CGSS) Santa Ana, and other agencies conducted a Recreational Safety Enforcement Inspection (RSEI) of various beach resorts here recently. The main goal of RSEI is to monitor and ensure the safety,...
LAGUNA - Authorities arrested eight employees of Ramloid Corporation, a small-town lottery (STL) agent corporation, for allegedly stealing the pot money on Wednesday, Feb. 8. The Laguna Police Provincial Office (PPO) identified the suspects as alias Jonathan, alias Rodmark, alias Albert, alias...
SANTA FE, Nueva Ecija – A 47-year-old truck driver was arrested for transporting undocumented narra lumber worth P1.4 million here on Sunday, Feb. 5. Police identified the suspect as Ronaldo Demate, a resident of San Agustin, San Miguel, Bulacan. The cargo with a total volume of 2,975.333...
CAMP DANGWA, Benguet – A former Militia ng Bayan member operating with the New People’s Army surrendered in Santa Marcela, Apayao on Thursday, Jan. 19. Brig. Gen. Mafelino Bazar, Police Regional Office-Cordillera director, said the 50-year-old rebel surrendered after a series of negotiations...
KAMPO HENERAL PACIANO RIZAL, Santa Cruz, Laguna – Police arrested two suspected drug pushers and seized shabu valued at P1 million in a buy-bust operation on Thursday, Jan. 12, in Biñan City, this province. Laguna police provincial director Col. Randy Glenn Silvio identified the suspects as...
THE Western Visayas Sanitarium and General Hospital (WVSGH) in Santa Barbara town, Iloilo province is a 300-bed general hospital. (Tara Yap) ILOILO CITY -- The Department of Health (DOH) has been urged to probe the alleged delay of salaries and Covid-19 benefits of health workers at the Western...
CEBU CITY – Four fishermen went missing while fishing in the sea of Kinatarcan Island in Sta. Fe town, northern Cebu province on Friday, Dec. 23. They were identified as Gilbert Pepito, 37; Gaspar Yassi, 45; Louie Lubitos, 34, and Redol Yassi, 42. The Philippine Coast Guard-Central Visayas...
ESCTACY tablets Authorities seized suspected Ecstacy valued at P8.5 million in a controlled delivery operation in Santa Rosa City, Laguna on Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 21. Police said the recipient of the illegal party drug, "Aira Almonte," was arrested after she received the package in a gas...
Christmas in the Philippines this year will be a first for United States (US) Ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay Carlson, who’s quite excited to welcome her daughters in the country to spend the festivities with them. US Ambassador to Manila MaryKay Carlson stands beside the “Alliance...
Where are you this time on his ‘naughty or nice’ list? MONTEREY, MEXICO Julio Cesar Aguilar Lockdown’s over, even for Santa Claus. And he’s out looking for those on his “nice” list. Are you one of them? But life’s been tough and, as Morrisey in one of The Smiths’ songs “Please,...
PINTURA Catmon art group and their students during the free art workshop in Santa Barbara town, Iloilo province. (Pintura Catmon) ILOILO CITY — In the spirit of Christmas, a group of artists from Santa Barbara town, Iloilo province conducted a free art workshop for children recently. “We wanted...
