ILOILO CITY – Former Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog here wants to return home and clear his name from former President Rodrigo Duterte’s accusations that he was a major drug protector. “Simple lang po ang gusto ko: Gusto ko lang po umuwi, gusto lang namin ng peace (What I want is simple: I...
BACOLOD CITY – The city government has proposed a P4.4-billion annual budget for 2025. MAYOR Albee Benitez leads the deliberation of Bacolod City’s proposed P4.4-billion annual budget for 2025 with department heads and councilors in Bangkok, Thailand last week. (Screengrab from Mayor...
MATAG-OB, Leyte – The third Himorasak Festival here will be bigger and brighter this year and highlights the municipality's bountiful harvest and growing tourism industry. NATIVE dancers are expected to perform in the third Himorasak Festival in Matag-ob, Leyte this year. Mayor...
Makati Mayor Abby Binay said on Sunday, September 8, that the city government has invested over P8 billion to provide free maintenance medicines, which have already benefited a total of 241,604 patients from January to July this year. More than that, the program, which began in 2017 (Binay's first...
DAVAO CITY – Mayor Sebastian Duterte has joined the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Laban party, a move seen as a prelude to a Senate candidacy in next year’s midterm elections. Sebastian took his oath before his father, former President Rodrigo R. Duterte, PDP chairman, in a private ceremony at...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Albee Benitez has said that he will let the Supreme Court decide on a petition filed by a group opposing the creation of the Negros Island Region under Republic Act (RA) 12000. BENITEZ (Glazyl Masculino) “It’s up to the court to make the decision on the merits of the...
TACLOBAN CITY – Borongan City Mayor Jose Ivan Dayan Agda announced on Wednesday, September 4, that flag carrier Philippine Airlines will add a third flight to their Borongan-Cebu route. Agda said the Wednesday flight will be added to the existing Monday and Friday schedule, with the expansion set...
BAGUIO CITY – Forty-three Filipino World War II veterans were awarded the United States Congressional Gold Medal, the oldest and highest civilian award of the United States, on Tuesday, September 3, at the Baguio Convention and Cultural Center here. WORLD war II veteran Sgt. Eumellia D....
BACOLOD CITY – A new tourist destination will be up in the upland part of this city for nature and outdoor enthusiasts soon. The city government held the groundbreaking of the P47-million Bacolod Tree Park in Barangay Alangilan on Wednesday, September 4, that also signals the start of the...
The Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) has ordered the dismissal of former Albay governor Noel E. Rosal and the one-year suspension of Legazpi City Mayor Carmen Geraldine B. Rosal after they were found guilty of administrative charges involving the reassignment of several department heads in 2022. The...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – This city reaped citations in the recent Department of Trade and Industry Creative Cities and Municipalities Awards 2024. DTI Secretary Cristina Aldeguer-Roque said Calapan City was No. 1 Most Competitive in Resiliency, Top 5 Most Competitive in Infrastructure,...
ILOILO CITY – Mayor Jerry Treñas here is under fire for flip-flopping statements on cancellation of classes due to rainy weather enhanced by tropical storm “Enteng” on Monday, September 2. MAYOR Jerry Treñas of Iloilo City during a September 2 press conference. (Arnold Almacen/CMO)...
