SANTA, Ilocos Sur – Two construction workers died in a motorcycle accident on the national highway in Barangay Rizal here on New Year’s Eve. Police identified the victims as Ernel Custodia Jr., 25, driver of the motorcycle, and his back rider, Arnold Saraos, 22, both residents of Barangay Basug...
TACLOBAN CITY – A 62-year-old man was arrested for allegedly attempting to smuggle a pack of suspected shabu for his detained son in Ormoc City on New Year’s Eve. Police identified the suspect as Aurelio Basete. Basete arrived at the Ormoc City Jail Male Dormitory in Barangay Altavista to bring...
Two weather systems are currently affecting the county, particularly Northern and Central Luzon, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Monday, Jan. 1. (MB Visual Content Group) Weather specialist Obet Badrina, in PAGASA’s latest...
The government’s aid and assistance programs are not meant to make Filipinos dependent on them, but are implemented to enable the impoverished “to graduate from poverty,” President Marcos said in his New Year message to Filipinos. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong Marcos Jr. delivers his New...
President Marcos promised that his administration will “build better and more” as the Philippines usher in the new year. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. delivers his New Year's message to Filipinos in a video posted on his Facebook page. In his videotaped New Year’s...
NEW YORK (AFP) -- The New York Knicks have signed British-born guard-forward O.G. Anunoby from the Toronto Raptors in a multi-player deal the club announced on Saturday, Dec. 30. OG Anunoby (AFP) Precious Achiuwa and Malachi Flynn also head to the Knicks as part of the deal which sees Immanuel...
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – Five persons, including three children, were injured in five firecracker-related incidents in Central Luzon before New Year’s Eve, the Police Regional Office-3 reported on Sunday, December 31. In Bulakan, Bulacan, a man sustained burns on his legs, chest, and...
President Marcos has urged Filipinos to embody the spirit of kindness and compassion while reminding them that they could become catalysts of the country's meaningful transformation this coming New Year. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Malacañang photo) Marcos said this as Filipinos...
CAMP FLORENDO, La Union – The Police Regional Office-1 has stepped up security measures for a safe observance of New Year’s Eve in Ilocos provinces. Police Brig. Gen. Lou F. Evangelista inspected bus terminals, transport hubs, fireworks stalls, and popular gathering places across the region on...
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – Police Brig. Gen. David Peredo Jr., Police Regional Office-Cordillera chief, deployed 1,355 policemen to ensure the safety of the people welcoming the New Year in the Cordillera. Peredo said police personnel were strategically deployed in bus terminals, malls, markets,...
Vice President Sara Duterte hopes Filipinos will have renewed hope in the coming year as she vowed her "continued honest service" to the public in 2024. Vice President Sara Duterte (Inday Sara Duterte/Facebook) Duterte said this as Filipinos spend the last hours of 2023 on Sunday, Dec. 31. In her...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL Happy New Year! And here’s to a brighter, better year ahead. It’s good to be optimistic, and I won’t argue with those who say it’s rewarding to think positive with the ‘good news’; but I only hope that we recognize how context, truth,...
