Barangay Ginebra is quickly licking its wounds after a sorry loss to NLEX as it turns its focus against the struggling Converge in the PBA Season 50 Commissioner’s Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Sunday, March 29. The Kings are coming off a tough 118-113 loss to the NLEX Road Warriors and...
A residential fire affected 43 families in Barangay Cembo, Taguig on March 26. The Taguig City Fire Station reported that the fire started at about 11:41 p.m. from a house owned by a 70-year-old man on Taguile Street in the barangay. Firefighters raised the first alarm at 11:48 p.m. followed by...
Fire razed 30 houses, affecting 46 families in Barangay Western, Taguig on March 24. The Taguig City Fire Station reported that the blaze started at about 7:23 p.m. from a house in the National Housing Authority Garage, Sampaguita Street in the barangay. Firefighters raised the first alarm at...
CEBU CITY – A former barangay councilor who was once arrested for illegal drug charges was killed in a shootout with police in San Fernando town, Cebu on Saturday, March 21. Police identified the suspect as Jay Castañares. Lawmen went the suspect 's house in Barangay Sangat after he was...
BACOLOD CITY – A 29-year-old village councilor was arrested in a buy-bust operation in Sitio Nagbagang, Barangay Poblacion, Santa Catalina, Negros Oriental on Friday, March 20. Melvin Estoque, director of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Negros Island Region, said they had been monitoring...
Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson on Friday said that the financial assistance program for barangays in the province will be temporarily put on hold because of the current situation in the Middle East. Lacson made the announcement during the annual distribution of financial aid to several...
BAGUIO CITY – One-hundred jeepney drivers received free gasoline from a barangay here to help ease the impact of the oil price increase due to the conflict in the Middle East. Barangay AZCKO (Abanao, Zandueta, Chugum, Kayang, and Otek), where the largest jeepney terminal in this city is located,...
CAMP MARCELO A. ADDURU, Tuguegarao City, Cagayan – Police have arrested two suspects in the murder of Barangay Chairman Bernardo Sibal Gacuan of Barangay Dos, Enrile, Cagayan on May 9, 2025. Police Brig. Gen. Antonio P. Marallag Jr., Police Regional Office-2 chief, identified the suspects as...
ILOILO CITY – A special investigation team (SIT) has been created by the Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) to probe the murder of a barangay captain in San Joaquin town, Iloilo. IPPO director Police Col. Bayani Razalan is supervising the SIT on Richard Sapalo, barangay captain of Barangay...
BANGUED, Abra – A barangay chairman and his relative were killed and their companions were wounded in an ambush on the Calaba Bridge here on Tuesday night, Feb. 24. Police identified the fatalities as Ezequiel Castañeda Parado, 35, chairman of Barangay Collago, Lagayan, Abra, and Arlene Dorias,...
ILOILO CITY—Another barangay captain in northern Iloilo province was caught in an anti-drug operation over the weekend with nearly P1.5-million worth of suspected shabu from his possession. Authorities identified the suspect as Kap Redan of Barangay Bondulan in San Dionisio town. Recovered from...
DAVAO CITY – The chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP) has expressed optimism that the investigation into the killing of a Digos City barangay captain last November would soon be resolved. During a command visit to Police Regional Office-11 (PRO-11) here Monday, Police Gen. Jose Melencio...
