BACOLOD CITY – Police confiscated 77 reams of illicit cigarettes valued at P51,000 from a vendor in a buy-bust operation in a public market in Barangay 1, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental on Saturday, Feb. 1. A 20-year-old man and illicit cigarettes valued at P50,700 were seized in a...
ILOILO CITY – Pope Francis has appointed Cebu Auxiliary Bishop Midyphil Bermejo Billones as the new archbishop of the Archdiocese of Jaro here on Sunday, Feb. 2. CEBU Auxiliary Bishop Midyphil Bermejo Billones during the Feast of Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria (Our Lady of Candles) in Iloilo...
Valenzuela City 2nd district Rep. Eric Martinez (Facebook) Senatorial aspirant Valenzuela City 2nd district Rep. Eric Martinez put his best foot forward during the "Tanong ng Bayan: The GMA Senatorial Face-Off 2025" on Saturday, Feb. 1...
CAUAYAN CITY, Isabela – A truck driver was shot and killed in Barangay Minante Dos, this city, on Saturday, Feb. 1. Police identified the victim as Ariel Lorenzo, a resident of Barangay Villa Luna here. Investigation said the victim was on his way home from work when a man wearing a bullcap,...
BAGUIO CITY – The Baguio City Police Office reported that the grand opening parade of the Panagbenga Festival 2025 here on Saturday, Feb. 1, was generally peaceful and recorded zero theft incidents for the first time. TIGHT security contributed to the peaceful Panagbenga grand opening parade on...
Police killed three gunmen during an encounter in Tagum City, Davao del Norte on Friday, Jan. 31. Two of the suspects were identified as Norman Saquin and Rozendel Arsellias Cañete. Police have yet to disclose the identity of the third suspect. Lawmen were out to serve warrants of arrest against...
A fugitive woman, tagged as the No. 10 most wanted person by the police, was arrested in Muntinlupa on Feb. 1. The Muntinlupa Police Warrant and Subpoena Unit arrested the suspect, identified as alias Evelyn, 55, a vendor, in Barangay Alabang for a drug case. Evelyn was listed as the...
Dr. Stuart Bennett While Filipinos are known for their resilience, the healthcare system often puts this trait to the test. Long waits and high costs for quality care reveal a system struggling with inefficiencies. This reality is starkly evident in the frustratingly long lines snaking...
DAVAO CITY – More than 700 residents benefitted from a medical mission led by Derm Edge, organized by the Manic Nightnings Events Production, in collaboration with the office of Davao City Rep. Paolo Duterte in Barangay 76-A Bucana on Thursday, Jan. 30. FREE ice cream was distributed to residents...
BACOLOD CITY – Four more dolphins were found dead in the sea of Barangay Canlargo, Bais City, Negros Oriental following a mass stranding on Jan. 26. FIVE dolphins were found dead in Barangay Canlargo, Bais City, Negros Occidental. (Photo via PCG District Southern Visayas) The Coast Guard...
CEBU CITY – There will be no Valentine’s Day date for a young couple after they were arrested in a buy-bust operation here on Thursday, Jan. 30. A COUPLE was arrested in a buy-bust operation in Cebu City. (Contributed photo) The suspects, identified as Nash and Precious, both 18-years-old,...
BAGUIO CITY – Bishop Rafael T. Cruz of the Our Lady of Atonement (Baguio Cathedral) inaugurated the 44th mural project of the Sin-Agi Artists in front of the Bishop House in Barangay Kabayanihan here on Friday, Jan. 31. BISHOP Rafael T. Cruz of Our Lady of Atonement (Baguio Cathedral), Councilor...
