DAVAO CITY – Philippine Eagle Viggo featured on the polymer P1,000 bill turned 15-years-old on March 7. VIGGO (PH Eagle) Hatched in 2010, Viggo was the 23rd Philippine Eagle born in captivity at the Philippine Eagle Center in Barangay Malagos here. “He stands as the proud face of...
CEBU CITY – There is no stopping the construction of the 12-kilometer Lapu-Lapu Expressway (LLEX) in Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu. METRO Pacific Tollways Corp. Chairman Manuel V. Pangilinan (fourth from right) leads the signing of the memorandum of understanding for the construction of the 12-kilometer...
BACOLOD CITY – A 59-year-old businessman was allegedly shot dead by his younger brother on Friday morning, March 7, in Barangay Bubog, Talisay City, Negros Occidental. A BUSINESSMAN was allegedly gunned down by his brother in Barangay Bubog, Talisay City, Negros Occidental on Friday, March 7....
DAVAO CITY – Davao City Police Office chief Police Col. Hansel Marantan is on a mission to apprehend and lock up the suspects in the broad daylight pawnshop robbery here on Feb. 26, an incident allegedly staged to tarnish the image of this city. MARANTAN (Keith Bacongco) Marantan is...
ILOILO CITY – Despite a petition before the Supreme Court for nullification, former Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog here expressed confidence on the legality of the presidential pardon granted to him. MABILOG (Tara Yap) “I trust in the integrity and wisdom of the officials who reviewed my case,”...
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto announced on Friday, March 7, that select public lying-in clinics in the city will offer free vaccinations for children every weekend and holiday to ensure that they get to receive their preventive shots against diseases. Sotto explained that the initiative aims to...
I Iloilo City, the fast rising city in Western Visayas (Photo from Iloilo Local Govenment Facebook page) In 2023, Iloilo City’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 10.5 percent with a value of P160.28 billion, compared to P145.07 billion in 2022, positioning the city as the fastest-growing...
DAVAO CITY – Police are preparing charges against the suspect in the killing of a 17-year-old aspiring model in 2020 in Tagum City, Davao del Norte. TAGUM City Police Office chief Police Lt. Col. Wildemar Tiu (right) inspects the skeletal remains believed to be of Quinnie Grace Arong....
Ken the cat (Photo from CARA Welfare Philippines) A community cat died after it was kicked violently by a foreign national at a park in Ayala Avenue in Makati City, animal welfare group Compassion and Responsibility for Animals (CARA) Welfare Philippines said. According to the group, a foreign...
Mayor Francis Zamora The San Juan City local government kicked off its celebration of National Women’s Month on Friday, March 7, to reaffirm its commitment to women's empowerment. Organized by the City Social Welfare and Development Department and led by San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora,...
Former Taguig mayor and congressional candidate Lino Cayetano said he will appeal a decision by a Regional Trial Court that ordered the removal of his name from the list of voters in a barangay. Cayetano is running for congressman in the 1st District of Taguig-Pateros in the May 12 national...
A 33-year-old ride-hailing service rider died after being run over by a dump truck when he lost control of his motorcycle after hitting a car in Ermita, Manila, on Thursday, March 6. A dump truck runs over a ride-hailing service rider in Ermita, Manila. (Photo from MPD) The Manila Police District...
