Quezon City Police District (QCPD) director Police Brig. Gen. Nicolas Torre III congratulated his 38 personnel and 10 members of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) who completed the 10-day Special Motorcycle Armed Response Team (SMART) training on Tuesday, Dec. 13. The SMART closing...
BACOLOD CITY -- Policemen arrested three brothers who allegedly yielded 25 grams of shabu worth P170,000 during a buy-bust operation in Barangay Guinhalaran, Silay City, Negros Occidental on Tuesday, Dec. 13. Busted were Catanghal brothers -- Angelito, 56, Jerry, 42, and Edsel, 58 -- all residents...
DAVAO CITY – The national government was urged to transfer the ownership of the dilapidated Santa Ana Port to the city government of Davao which plans to establish a Marina Development and Commercial Complex that will position the facility as a center point of this city’s tourism development....
CABANATUAN City, Nueva Ecija – A couple was arrested and suspected shabu valued at P409,000 was seized in a buy-bust operation here on Tuesday, Dec. 13. A report from Col. Richard V. Caballero, officer-in-charge, Nueva Ecija Police Provincial Office, said the suspects from Barangay Daan...
PANAY Energy Development Corp. (PEDC), a subsidiary of Meralco PowerGen Corp. (MGen), generates 314 megawatts of electricity at its power plant in Iloilo City. (Tara Yap) ILOILO CITY – A major power company is eyeing to construct a solar power plant in Iloilo province as it gears to expand its...
The Makati City government announced several road closures in relation to its Makati Christmas Celebration to be held on Wednesday, Dec. 14. Photo from Makati PIO Photo from Makati PIO According to the city government, the Makati Public Safety Department (PSD) will implement the road closures and...
Operatives of Valenzuela City Police Station (VCPS) seized P1,530,000 worth of alleged shabu and arrested a man in a buy-bust operation in Brgy. Marulas in the city on Tuesday, Dec. 13. Col. Salvador Destura Jr., VCPS chief, identified the suspect as Winrich Quizano, alias “John John,” 38, and...
As a Christmas surprise to teachers in Pasig City, Mayor Vico Sotto announced that all teaching and non-teaching personnel belonging to the Schools Division Office (SDO) will receive an increase in their allowances starting January, 2023. For non-teaching personnel, their allowance per month will...
TACLOBAN CITY -- A police officer was charged for the death of a theft suspect under the custody of the Maasin City police on Tuesday, Dec. 13. Staff Sgt. Ronald Gamayon, assigned to the Provincial Intelligence Unit (PIU) in Southern Leyte, was charged with homicide following the death of Gilbert...
Government anti-narcotics arrested on Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 13, an alleged drug pusher in a buy-bust in Zamboanga City. The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Regional Office IX (PDEA RO IX) said Abdulhan Kallon Burahan was collared at around 3:40 p.m. after selling 50 grams of shabu to an...
BACOOR CITY, Cavite – Authorities collared a suspect allegedly responsible for a series of robberies in Bacoor and Imus on Tuesday, Dec. 13. Bacoor City Police Station (CPS) mobile patrollers caught Chelito C. Gloria, 41 years old, while reportedly robbing a delivery van of tobacco products...
Ten additional free WiFi sites were launched in Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur by the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT). Among DICT’s initiatives, its Free WiFi for All (FW4A) program aims to provide Filipinos the access to "opportunities, education, and...