CEBU CITY – Close to 200 houses were razed while over 800 individuals were left homeless in one of the worst fires in Mandaue City on Sunday night, March 23. A FIRE hits Barangay Paknaan, Mandaue City on Sunday night, March 23. (Mandaue DRRMO) The massive fire broke out in a densely...
DAVAO CITY – Thousands of people gathered at dawn on Monday, March 24, outside the house of Davao City Rep. Paolo “Pulong” Duterte as he celebrated his birth anniversary. PEOPLE gather at dawn on Monday, March 24, outside the house of Davao City Rep. Paolo “Pulong” Duterte as he...
photo: CIDG Operatives of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) arrested two Koreans and nine Filipinos after they were caught transporting 500 sacks of suspected copper ore minerals in Butuan City. CIDG director Maj. Gen. Nicolas Torre III said the foreigners and their alleged...
ILOILO CITY – Police in the province of Iloilo and this city are conducting a parallel investigation on the driver who was arrested for transporting suspected shabu valued at P816 million in Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro last week. READ:...
TACLOBAN CITY – A barangay chairman was shot and wounded in Calbayog City, Samar on Sunday, March 23. CALBAYOG City Hall (Wikipedia) Police identified the victim as Romeo Olojan Sr., 50, chairman of Barangay Sinidman Occidental, Oquendo District. Olojan said he was driving his motorcycle on...
The Taguig police arrested a woman, tagged as a high value individual, for the sale and possession of shabu in a buy-bust operation on March 23. The operation was conducted by the Station Drug Enforcement Unit at about 2:20 a.m. in Barangay Maharlika Village, Taguig. Arrested during the...
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto together with the Pasig City Anti-Smoking Task Force. The Pasig City government was recognized by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) on Monday, March 24, for its anti-tobacco use efforts and programs after receiving the highest score in the Index for...
Mayor Francis Zamora San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora announced the suspension of work and classes in all levels in San Juan City on Thursday, March 27, in celebration of "Araw ng San Juan." The mayor said the declaration was pursuant to R.A. 7669, which commemorates the anniversary and...
Firefighters respond to the fire that hit a residential area in Barangay Namayan, Mandaluyong City. A three-year-old boy reportedly died while four others were injured in a huge fire that hit a residential area on J.P. Rizal street in Barangay Namayan, Mandaluyong City on Monday morning,...
The Philippine National Police has designated Police Col. Fidel Bautista Fortaleza Jr. as Zamboanga City Police Office chief. FORTLEZA (ZCPO photo) The designation was contained in a memorandum from the Police Regional Office-9 dated March 20. Fortaleza replaced Police Col. Kimberly Molitas. The...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon inaugurated the new community port of Tigtabon, an island located in the east coast here, on Saturday, March 22. A NEW community port was inaugurated by Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon in Zamboanga City on March 22. The port...
BACOLOD CITY – One-thousand, thirty-five personnel were deployed to secure this year’s Panaad sa Negros Festival here from March 24 to 30. MORE than 1,000 personnel are securing the Panaad sa Negros Festival. (Photo via Capitol PIO) Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson and Police Col....
