Quezon City won several local and international awards in March for its innovative programs, the local government announced on Saturday, April 8. "It was a week of recognition for the Quezon City government as it received various international and local awards for its efficient service to its...
BUTUAN CITY – The Police Regional Office-13 led by Police Brig. Gen. Pablo G. Labra II joined the annual observance of Panaad 2023 in Barangay Anticala here on Good Friday. People were on the side streets and highways in downtown Butuan to join Panaad as early as 2 a.m. Police officers, family...
CEBU CITY – At least P31-million worth of suspected shabu were seized from two women who were arrested in separate buy-bust operations in the cities of Lapu-Lapu and Mandaue on Black Saturday, April 8. In Lapu-Lapu, Pamila Legaspo, 43, was arrested in Barangay Mactan and more than three kilos of...
DAVAO CITY – Two persons were killed and two others were injured after they were electrocuted by a fallen power line in Purok 15, Panacan Relocation, Barangay Panacan, here on Good Friday. The Police Regional Office (PRO)-11 (Davao region) identified the fatalities as Renante Alcontin, a resident...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A record-breaking crowd trooped to the Abong Abong Park in this city to observe the Holy Week. A BIRD’S eye view of the crowd at Abong Abong Park in Zamboanga City on Maundy Thursday taken by a drone of the mobile command center. (City Hall PIO) Police reported no untoward...
CEBU CITY – Police seized suspected shabu worth P7.4 million from an ex-convict in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Bulacao, Talisay City, Cebu on Black Saturday. AN ex-convict, Patrick Abing Igoy (left), yielded a kilo of suspected shabu worth P7.4 million in a buy-bust operation in Talisay...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Thousands of people joined the Holy Burial procession locally known as the “Santo Entierro” on Good Friday here. Zamboanga Archdiocese Auxiliary Bishop Moises Cuevas led the Santo Entierro that started from the Metropolitan Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. The...
As it further strengthens its aim of implementing a people-centered form of governance in Pasig, the local government began the first of a series of meetings to integrate civil society organizations (CSOs) in the development of the city’s programs and projects. A total of 380 persons, including...
CAVITE – A seven-year-old girl was raped and killed allegedly by her godfather in Barangay Cabuco, Trece Martires City, on Holy Thursday, April 6. A statement from Trece Martires City Police Station (CPS) says the victim, identified as alias Nene, was found on the riverbanks without clothing...
Three individuals selling pre-registered SIM cards were arrested by members of the Makati City Police in a buy-bust operation Thursday, April 6, the Southern Police District (SPD) said. The suspects were identified as Frankeinstein David Santiago, Elvies Basilio, and Jomar Colinares. According to...
A suspected motorcycle thief was killed while his live-in partner was arrested during an entrapment operation conducted by personnel of Quezon City Police District (QCPD) Galas Police Station (PS 11) in Quezon City on Thursday, April 6. Station 11 commander Lt. Col. Richard Ian Ang said the...
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga (AFP) – Catholic zealots were nailed to wooden crosses while others whipped their backs bloody and raw in gruesome displays of religious devotion on Good Friday in the Philippines. DEVOTEE Ruben Enaje (center) performs his 34th re-enactment of the crucifixion of...
