GENERAL TRIAS CITY, Cavite – Instead of receiving a gift on his birthday, a man almost lost his cell phone after falling victim to a "salisi" theft incident on Sunday, Dec. 11. Initial investigation showed that the victim, Jerry A. Viniegra, was holding a party in Barangay Bacao I, attended...
What do four women leaders ask from the media industry in terms of mainstreaming women’s rights and human rights? Amplify the stories of women, LGBTQ+, and other marginalized communities. This is the core of the responses to the question posed by Manila Bulletin for the four prominent women...
CEBU City-based company Uprise will open its first branch in Luzon in January. (Photo via Calvin D. Cordova) CEBU CITY – In its bid to provide more livelihood, a Cebu City-based networking company with rice as its primary product is expanding its operations in Luzon. Justhon Ang, chief executive...
Local government units (LGUs) have begun preparing for possible flooding and landslides on Sunday, Dec. 11, due to Tropical Depression “Rosal.” Tropical Depression Rosal (Courtesy of DOST-Pagasa / Facebook) The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said pre-emptive...
DAGUPAN CITY – A group of students here emerged as overall champions in the recently-concluded Youth Friendship Festival 2022 held December 1-3 at the Victoria Theatre in Singapore. Dagupan City Information Office said that the participants who represented the Philippines in the three-day event...
The Mandaluyong City government distributed a total of 350,000 Pamaskong Handog boxes to residents as part of its efforts in spreading the spirit of Christmas amid the social and economic issues the country is going through. Mandaluyong City Mayor Ben Abalos, along with Vice Mayor Mechie Abalos and...
ILOILO CITY – Councilor Johnny Young wants to penalize excessive public display of affection (PDA) after a viral video of a boy and girl passionately kissing in public in this city surfaced recently. YOUNG (FB) “We want to regulate that and avoid that type of incident in public,” Young told...
CAMP FRANCISCO S. Macabulos, Tarlac City – Police arrested a suspected illegal recruiter tagged as the seventh most wanted person in Central Luzon in Barangay San Saturnino, Borongan City, Eastern Samar on Thursday, Dec. 8. The suspect, Arnel Norombaba, 44, married and a resident of Barangay...
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto and Vice Mayor Robert "Dodot" Jaworski Jr. urged the nursing board passers of the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Pasig (PLP) to lend their expertise and services to the local government amid the in-demand offers for Filipino nurses abroad. In a testimonial ceremony for the...
Makati City Mayor Abby Binay voiced her support for the creation of programs and reforms aimed at ensuring the protection of women and children against discrimination and violence. Binay made the statement during the #RightsforAll: Rights for Equality Forum on Women's Rights organized by SPARK...
CAMP OLIVAS, City of San Fernando, Pampanga – Two former and one active New People’s Army guerrilla have surrendered to authorities in Central Luzon. The former communist rebels – “Ka Moises” and “Ka Nario” – yielded in Olongapo City and turned over three rifle grenades and a...
Agents of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) seized more than P25 million worth of cigarettes believed to have been smuggled into the country via the porous borders of Mindanao. The contraband, according to the Bureau of Customs-Port of Zamboanga (BOC-POZ) Water Patrol Division (WPD), was intercepted off...
