ILOILO CITY – The Internal Affairs Service (IAS) of the Philippine National Police (PNP) here has a new office. POLICE Lt. Col. Joemarie Occeño of the PNP-Regional IAS (seated right) and Barangay Captain James Conlu ink an agreement for the PNP-IAS office at the Barangay Hall of Barrio Obrero in...
BAGUIO CITY – The Baguio Flower Festival Foundation Inc. has said that this city is all set for the grand celebration of the 29th Panagbenga Festival with the grand street dancing parade and grand floral float parade from Feb. 22 to 23. During the recent Kapihan Media Forum, Vans Payno, chief of...
TACLOBAN CITY – Police neutralized a notorious drug pusher in Calbayog City, Samar on Thursday, Feb. 20. The suspect was identified as Nex, 31, and a construction worker. THE body of Nex in the hospital. Nex had a long rap sheet with authorities. He was No. 1 in the regional priority target list...
Cebu Pacific, the country’s leading budget carrier, is set to launch direct flights between Cebu and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam in April. In a statement on Thursday, Feb. 20, Cebu Pacific said flights will begin on April 7 and shall be available thrice a week—every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday....
(Photo from SPD) Two persons were arrested after they yielded P8,840,000 worth of shabu hidden in a freeze-dried durian pack during a police buy-bust operation in Barangay San Antonio, Makati City on Wednesday, Feb. 19. The Southern Police District (SPD) identified the suspects as "Wewel" and...
The Muntinlupa City government welcomed 15 Korean volunteers who will be working at Child Development Centers in the city. The volunteers under the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) were introduced during the flag-raising ceremony held at the Muntinlupa City hall...
ILOILO CITY — The 5th Philippine Environment Summit is pushing climate neutrality. THE 5th Philippine Environment Summit in Iloilo City ends on Friday, Feb. 21. (MICE Center Iloilo) “Instead of feeling desperate or helpless, we are gathering stories on how different sectors of...
CAMP OLIVAS, City of San Fernando, Pampanga – Police neutralized two suspected snatchers in Barangay Anunas, Angeles City, Pampanga on Tuesday afternoon, Feb.18. A SUSPECTED snatcher was killed by the police in Angeles City, Pampanga during a pursuit operation. His companion was wounded. (Angeles...
DAVAO CITY – The Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan criticized on Wednesday, Feb. 19, the decision of the House of Representatives tri-committee (tri-comm) to summon pro-Duterte vloggers and social media influencers. In a statement on the PDP-Laban official Facebook page, the party...
The Island Garden City of Samal welcomed on Tuesday, Feb. 18, its newest cultural and artistic landmark, Language of Water, at the Samal Shores Residenza in Barangay Limao. INTERNATIONAL artist and visionary sculptor Genesis ‘Jinggoy’ Lascano Buensuceso and the Island Garden City of Samal...
CEBU CITY – Two men, including a retired US Navy personnel, were killed in a gun attack in Barangay Punta Princesa here on Tuesday night, Feb. 18. Nicardo Nombrado, 59, and former US Navy serviceman George Kyle Lucas, 39, succumbed to bullet wounds. The perpetrator, Kevin Asia, was wounded...
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – A police officer was arrested for alleged extortion in Barangay Real, this city, on Tuesday evening, Feb. 18. The Calamba police identified the suspect as Wilmar, with the rank of police master sergeant, assigned to the Tanauan City Police Station and a resident here....
