BACOLOD CITY – The Bureau of Fire Protection said that police have held two brothers in connection with the fire that gutted at least 80 houses in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental on Friday night, September 6. Fire Officer 3 Joseph Earl Solivio, chief arson investigator of the...
ILOILO CITY – Former Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog here wants to return home and clear his name from former President Rodrigo Duterte’s accusations that he was a major drug protector. “Simple lang po ang gusto ko: Gusto ko lang po umuwi, gusto lang namin ng peace (What I want is simple: I...
Kingdom of Jesus Christ leader Pastor Apollo Quiboloy (File photo) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has assisted the Philippine National Police (PNP) in its operations to apprehend embattled Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) leader Pastor Apollo Quiboloy. Amid conflicting statements whether...
BACOLOD CITY – Officials of this city and Negros Occidental mourned the death of former Gov. Daniel “Bitay” Lacson Jr. Lacson peacefully passed away in his home surrounded by his family on Friday night, September 6, at the age of 77. Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson remembered him as a devoted public...
DAVAO CITY – Police Lt. Gen. Michael John Dubria, a former Davao City Police Office chief, was tapped as officer-in-charge of the Philippine National Police (PNP) effective Sunday, September 8. A memorandum from the chief of directorial staff (TCDS) said Dubria would remain in the position until...
DAVAO CITY – Ferdinand Topacio, Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) founder Pastor Apollo Quiboloy legal counsel, said on Sunday night, September 9, that his client surrendered to the Armed Forces of the Philippines and was not arrested by the Philippine National Police. TOPACIO “Based on reliable...
Units under the Southern Police District (SPD), headed by Brig. Gen. Leon Victor Rosete, arrested 67 persons in one day on Sept. 6. The persons were nabbed during the conduct of SPD’s 31st Warrant Day operations. They consisted of 22 top most wanted persons, 22 most wanted persons and 23...
BAGUIO CITY – The Baguio City Health Services Office reported that 15 persons have died from the mosquito-borne disease dengue here and 6,718 cases were recorded from January 1 to September 15 this year. Among the fatalities were four children aged 1, 4, 6, and 9. The CHSO said the downtrend...
BACOLOD CITY – The city government has proposed a P4.4-billion annual budget for 2025. MAYOR Albee Benitez leads the deliberation of Bacolod City’s proposed P4.4-billion annual budget for 2025 with department heads and councilors in Bangkok, Thailand last week. (Screengrab from Mayor...
SANTIAGO CITY, Isabela – A fishpond caretaker was allegedly shot dead by a former communist rebel in Barangay Abra here on Friday night, September 6. Police Capt. Jeffrey Viloria, deputy chief of the Santiago City Police Station 2, identified the victim as Joseph Domingo, a resident of Cordon,...
CAMP VICENTE LIM, Laguna – A New People’s Army rebel surrendered to the police on Saturday, September 7, in Santo Tomas City, Batangas. The Philippine National Police-Regional Mobile Force Battalion 4-A identified the surrenderer as Lito Malaque, 51, alias Ebarra and Renel. He was a...
Senator Maria Lourdes Nancy Binay now seems to be gearing up for a mayoral bid in Makati City, as indicated by her latest social media post. Image from Facebook Binay took to Facebook and Twitter, earlier today sharing a message that read: “Ready to serve,” accompanied by the hashtag...
