LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte – The provincial government awarded P25,000 and food packs each to five fishermen who surrendered packs of shabu they recovered on the West Philippine Sea in this province last month. GOV. Manotoc (center) They were Johny Zamora of Burgos town, Fragante Felix Patoc...
ILOILO CITY – The University of the Philippines-Visayas is embarking on a comprehensive study of the noodle-based soup “batchoy,” arguably Iloilo’s most popular dish. ‘BATCHOY,’ a noodle-based soup, is believed to be the most popular dish of Iloilo City. (Tara Yap) UP-Visayas inked...
4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino “Nonoy” Libanan (Facebook) House Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino "Nonoy" Libanan lauded the Philippine Airlines (PAL) for launching its third weekly Cebu-Borongan-Cebu flight, which is...
The Taguig City government's “Ating Dibdibin Program” about breast cancer control has been selected as one of the 18 finalists for the Galing Pook Awards. Launched in 1993, the Galing Pook Awards is “a pioneering program that searches and recognizes innovative practices by local...
BACOLOD CITY – A total of 144 families or 431 individuals have been evacuated from five barangays in Canlaon City, Negros Oriental due to Kanlaon Volcano as of Friday, September 13. NEGROS Oriental Gov. Manuel Sagarbarria (center) and Canlaon City Mayor Jose Chubasco Cardenas (to the governor's...
BACOLOD CITY – Nine out of 61 barangays here were flooded since Friday night, September 13, due to heavy rains from the intensified southwest monsoon or “habagat.” BARANGAY Pahanocoy was among the areas flooded by heavy rain from the southwest monsoon in Bacolod City on Saturday, September...
BACOLOD CITY – A 37-year-old fisherman was rescued after his boat capsized due to bad weather caused by the southwest monsoon or “habagat” enhanced by tropical storm “Ferdie” in the sea of Barangay Bulanon, Sagay City, Negros Occidental on Saturday, September 14. A 37-year-old...
CEBU CITY – A man was killed and two others were injured when their pick-up truck rammed a parked trailer truck on the national highway in the City of Naga, southern Cebu early Saturday morning, September 14. The fatality was identified as Robert Jimenez, legal age. Injured were John Reggie...
The Muntinlupa City government suspended face-to-face classes in all levels in public schools for Sept. 14 due to the forecast of heavy rains. “Attention! Following consultations with Muntinlupa DDRM [Department of Disaster Resilience and Management] and Deped Division Office, ...
BACOLOD CITY – Two men were murdered here on Thursday, September 12. Police identified the victims as 31-year-old Reman Quiñanola of Barangay Bantayan, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental, and Mark, 39, of Barangay Bata, this city. Quiñanola was found with head injuries in a sugarcane field in...
SAN PABLO CITY, Laguna – A fraternity member was shot dead in Purok 2, Barangay San Pedro, this city, on Thursday afternoon, September 12. Police identified the victim as Zeus Javier Magnaye, a member of Scouts Royale Brotherhood (SRB) fraternity and a resident of Barangay San Lorenzo here....
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – More than 900,000 devotees flocked to Naga City on Friday, September 13, to attend the Traslacion procession or the transfer of the image of Divino Rostro and Our Lady of Peñafrancia from the Basilica Minore to the Naga Metropolitan Cathedral. OUR Lady of...
