BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Albee Benitez said that he is open to reconsidering the renovation of the Burgos Public Market here if groups of vendors and consumers can prove that majority of them are in favor of the project. VENDORS of the Burgos Public Market in Bacolod City attend a dialogue with Mayor...
CEBU CITY – No guts, no cash. Such was the case for a 26-year-old man in Lapu-Lapu City who received P10,000 for being the oldest individual who was circumcised during the “Operasyon Libreng Tuli” (Operation Free Circumcision) in Lapu-Lapu City on Friday, June 21. Lapu-Lapu Mayor Junard...
DAVAO CITY – Mayor Sebastian Duterte, son of former President Rodrigo R. Duterte, slammed Sen. Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go over his penchant for selfies. SEN. Bong Go (FB) “You always take selfies during your aid distribution, and if not selfies, my father’s image gets used for your...
ILOILO CITY – Mayor Jerry Treñas here is not backing down and will not revoke the persona non grata declaration against Department of Public Works and Highways-Iloilo City officer-in-charge Engineer Roy Pacanan. MAYOR Jerry Treñas (left) meets Engineer Roy Pacanan, officer-in-charge of the...
A global report published by the United Nations in 2024 reveals electronic waste generation is rising five times faster than it’s being recycled, highlighting the need for humans to adopt sustainability with a heightened sense of urgency. In 2022, the Philippines produced 537 million kg of...
BACOLOD CITY – A 58-year-old janitor is facing arson charges for the blaze that gutted the house of Mayor Renato Gustilo and his family’s ancestral home in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental on June 14. READ: https://mb.com.ph/2024/6/16/fire-destroys-san-carlos-city-mayor-s-ancestral-home THE...
BAGUIO CITY – A group of media men here marked its 52nd anniversary on June 19 with socio-civic activities. The Baguio City Correspondents and Broadcasters Club Inc. held an eco-walk and tree-planting at the Busol Watershed to promote environmental awareness in this city. MAYOR Benjamin Magalong...
Senator Loren Legarda said on Thursday, June 20, that she's 100 percent convinced that Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo "is not who she says she is." "She is not a simple person who grew up in a farm," she said in an interview. "But then how many more Alice Guos are there? Whether in political...
CEBU CITY – Fuel allocations for all Cebu City and barangay-owned vehicles were suspended due to allegations of pilferage. Acting Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia ordered the suspension on Tuesday, June 18, after former and current employees of Cebu City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office...
BACOLOD CITY – The public, especially the people here, have been warned against a poser of Mayor Albee Benitez on Facebook. “It has come to our attention that there is a fake page impersonating Mayor Albee Benitez. Please help us report this page to Facebook,” said the Public Information...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Today, we join the rest of the nation in honoring our national hero, Dr. Jose P. Rizal, as the country marks his 128th birthday. In last week’s column – which was published as we celebrated our 126th Independence Day anniversary – we reflected on Dr. Rizal’s call for the...
A new revelation regarding Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo's possible true identity has been unvieled through a document released by Senator Sherwin Gatchalian. Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian said on Tuesday, June 18, that Alice Guo might be Guo Hua Ping who entered the Philippines on January 12,...
