SANTA ROSA CITY, Laguna – A construction worker and his companion were arrested and suspected shabu worth P3.4 million was seized in a buy-bust operation in the open parking lot of a mall in Barangay Tagapomon here on May 20. TWO suspected drug pushers were caught in a buy-bust operation in...
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – A flight instructor and a student pilot were injured when a Cessna 172 training aircraft with tail number RP-C6923 crashed in the sea of Barangay Canaoay here on Tuesday morning, May 21. A CESSNA plane turns upside down after it crashed in San Fernando City, La...
Cotabato Archbishop Emeritus Orlando Cardinal Quevedo on Tuesday, May 21, condemned the weekend grenade attack at a village chapel in the southern city of Cotabato. (The grenade attack at the Sto. Niño Chapel in Barangay Rosary Heights 3 in Cotabato City on Pentecost Sunday, May 19 / Photos from...
CEBU CITY – Acting Mayor Raymond Garcia here has ordered the suspension of procurement orders for the city’s hosting of the Palarong Pambansa in July. GARCIA (seated center). (FB) Garcia said the suspension will pave the way for the review of the procurement orders that were made before Mayor...
ILOILO CITY – A newspaper editor here has raised concerns over threats made by Mayor Jerry Treñas of this city to file libel cases against journalists for reporting on the controversial demolition of Iloilo Central Market, a presumed important cultural property (ICP). MAYOR Jerry Treñas of...
East zone concessionaire Manila Water Co. Inc. assured Quezon City residents the safety of its wastewater facilities through its sewer replacement projects. The Kalayaan Sewer Replacement Packages 2 and 3 will have an allocation budget of P113 million and P158 million, respectively, with an overall...
For lack of jurisdiction, the Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has denied the petition filed by the National Food Authority (NFA) which sought to suspend the collection of the P143 million real property tax (RPT) levied against it by the Cabanatuan City government in Nueva Ecija. The NFA filed its...
The Muntinlupa City government and the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) signed a memorandum of agreement to protect and preserve five cultural and historical landmarks located inside the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) Reservation. Mayor Ruffy Biazon and BuCor Acting Director Gen. Gregorio Catapang Jr....
A man was arrested after he allegedly threatened to kill a "sari-sari" (variety) store owner he suspected of being a “tsismosa” (gossip) in Muntinlupa on May 20. The incident happened on San Guillermo Street in Barangay Putatan, Muntinlupa at about 11:55 p.m. The suspect, alias...
Authorities conduct an investigation at the Chapel of Senior Sto. Nino in Cotabato City after a grenade went off on May 19, 2024. The blast injured two churchgoers. (Photo courtesy of Public Safety Office Cotabato City) The Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity...
A transgender woman was arrested on Monday, May 20, in Zamboanga City for allegedly being the leader of a criminal gang victimizing foreigners using dating applications to meet possible partners. EBOL (Photo via Liza Jocson) The Criminal Intelligence Detection Group (CIDG), in coordination...
Two men were arrested by the police after they were caught in possession of suspected shabu in Taguig on May 20. The Taguig Police identified the suspects as alias Pao-pao, 20, and alias Renz, 23, who were nabbed in a buy-bust operation at about 7:30 p.m. in Barangay...
