CEBU CITY — Key political figures in Cebu are leaving the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) one after the other. Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard "Ahong" Chan has made a “difficult decision” to resign from PDP-Laban, becoming the third chief local executive in Cebu to bolt...
The Muntinlupa City government earned P4.63 in revenues in 2023 to rank ninth among local government units in the National Capital Region (NCR). The Bureau of Local Government Finance under the Department of Finance released the revenue data for NCR. Mayor Ruffy Biazon (Photo from...
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- A Philippine Coast Guard personnel was arrested for allegedly extorting money from an applicant on Thursday, May 30. Police identified the suspect as Coast Guard Petty Officer 3 Ibrahim Harad Banota, 33, a resident of Barangay San Jose Gusu and assigned to Tawi-Tawi....
TAYABAS CITY, Quezon -- A-19-year-old man drowned on the Malagonlong River in Barangay Lakawan here on Thursday morning, May 30. A 19-year-old man drowned on the Malagonlong River in Barangay Lakawan in Tayabas City, Quezon on May 30. (Photo via Danny Estacio) Police identified the victim as...
The Taguig Police arrested a man, tagged as a high-value individual (HVI), in a buy-bust operation on May 31. The suspect, identified as alias Mac-Mac, 33, was nabbed in a buy-bust operation at 5 a.m. on Cayetano Boulevard in Barangay Ususan, Taguig. The suspected shabu (left) and money...
A driver was arrested by the police for illegal possession of firearm and explosive in Taguig on May 30. The suspect, alias Roger, 47, was arrested by the Taguig Police at about 8:45 p.m. in Barangay Lower Bicutan. The firearm and cartridge ammunition seized by the Taguig police from...
Aside from giving cash incentives to student achievers, the Antipolo City government is also giving recognition to educators for their dedication to their profession. The office of Mayor Casimiro ‘Junjun’ Ynares III said scholarship incentives worth ₱80,000 are being given to educators in...
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- A total of 235 couples were married during a mass wedding in Zamboanga City on Thursday, May 30. MORE than 200 couples were married in a mass wedding in Zamboanga City. All 235 pairs participated in a wedding march as they entered the Tetuan Coliseum, the venue of the...
The father of model Deniece Cornejo firmly believes that his daughter is innocent of the crime of serious illegal detention for ransom and that comedian Ferdinand “Vhong” Navarro had an ulterior motive when he visited her in her condo unit in 2014. Last May 2, the Taguig Regional Trial...
CEBU CITY – The time that Michael Alcoseba had been waiting for came on Tuesday, May 28. ALCOSEBA'S mother holds his photo during his graduation. But the student known for his hard work and perserverance was no longer around after he succumbed to pneumonia more than two weeks before his...
ILOILO CITY – People in this city are still paying the cheapest electricity in Western Visayas despite the increase of P1.02 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) in this month's billing, A LINEMAN of MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power) in Iloilo City. (Tara Yap) Lone power distributor MORE...
ILOILO CITY – Health authorities have intensified surveillance of the “FLiRT” Covid-19 variant here and the province of Iloilo. The Iloilo City Health Office (ICHO) said that 98 Covid-19 cases here were recorded from January 1 to May 27, 2024. The Iloilo Provincial Health Office (IPHO) said...
