ILOILO CITY – Five Ilonggo artists joined a charity exhibit held by hotel chain Marriott here. Melvin Guirhem, Kristoffer Brasileño, Tyrone Dave Espinosa, Orland Espinosa, and Jeanroll Ejar have works for a cause at Courtyard by Marriott Iloilo. ARTISTS Kristoffer Brasileño and Orland Espinosa...
CEBU CITY – A barangay captain in the City of Naga, southern Cebu was arrested for allegedly using a fake certificate authorizing registration (CAR), a document issued by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to transfer a property. Edden Gera Nocon of Barangay Tinaan was arrested in a hot pursuit...
BACOLOD CITY – The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) seized shabu and marijuana valued at more than P20 million from January to June this year. Almost three kilos of shabu worth P20,033,833.60 and 2.779 grams of marijuana valued at P416.85 were confiscated. THE BCPO headquarters in Bacolod...
ILOILO CITY – Police have stepped up the manhunt against individuals who looted a grocery here of P1.3 million by digging through a drainage system on Tuesday, August 27. A GROCERY in Iloilo City was robbed on August 27 and the suspects dug a hole to gain access to the establishment....
ILOILO CITY – This city is under a state of calamity due to a dengue outbreak. The Iloilo City Council approved the recommendation of the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council during a session on Wednesday, August 28. THE Iloilo City Hall seen from Plaza Libertad....
BACOLOD CITY – A missing 15-year-old girl from this city was tortured before her death, autopsy result released on Tuesday, August 27, said. Police Capt. Rosinie Cabuena, deputy chief of the La Carlota City Police Station in Negros Occidental, said the 15-year-old victim suffered blunt trauma to...
Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benhur Abalos maintained that Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) leader Apollo Quiboloy, who is facing child sexual abuse and qualified human trafficking charges, is still inside his Davao City compound, which the police has been searching...
Commuters in Cebu and Mandaue City can now use their Visa cards to pay for rides on modern jeepneys. Visa announced its collaboration with Good Transport Solutions Inc. (GTSI) and GHL to facilitate card payments on these modern jeepneys in the region, the second largest city in Cebu. GTSI, a...
BAGUIO CITY – A 61-year-old man died and 11 families or 53 individuals were displaced in a fire that hit seven houses on Gaerlan St. in Barangay Campo Filipino here on Tuesday morning, August 27. A FIRE hit Gaerlan St., Barangay Campo Filipino, Baguio City, on Tuesday, August 27. Baguio fire...
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto reminded Pasigueños, especially parents, of the existing guidelines in the city regarding the automatic cancellation or suspension of classes and work in schools during disasters or natural calamities. On Tuesday, August 27, Sotto mentioned Executive Order No. PCG-43,...
The local governments of Muntinlupa, Taguig, and Pateros announced the suspension of classes on Aug. 28 due to bad weather. Classes in all levels in public and private schools on Aug. 28 were suspended in Muntinlupa, Taguig and Pateros. “Dahil sa masamang lagay ng panahon,...
CEBU CITY – A police officer is facing criminal charges for allegedly assaulting members of a contingent that participated in the Pasigarbo sa Sugbo festival last Sunday, August 26, at the Cebu City Sports Center. The suspect with the rank of police corporal was detained at the Guadalupe Police...
