CEBU CITY -- An 18-year-old biker drew heavy backlash for performing a stunt that saw him nearly colliding with a truck on a highway in Barangay Marigondon, Lapu-Lapu City. In a bid to identify the biker, an irate Lapu-Lapu Mayor Junard Ahong Chan posted the video of the incident on Facebook. The...
The implementation of the EDSA upgrade may be moved to after the rainy season as the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) reviewed a revised rehabilitation plan aimed at adopting faster and more cost-efficient construction methods. “We are testing the structural bearing capacity of the...
ILOILO CITY – A teacher has apologized for maligning lawmen stationed in Barotac Nuevo town, Iloilo province online. “I would like to extend my sincerest public apology to all the policemen I mentioned earlier in my post. I admit that I made a false accusation against them,” said John Rey...
ILOILO CITY – A vlogger in Aklan province known as “Boy Kayak” had his own kryptonite when he was banned for life from driving any vehicle after his recent outrageous Superman stunt. The Land Transportation Office-Region 6 (Western Visayas) penalized vlogger Jimmy Lagunday Catarata by...
Every May, National Heritage Month reminds us that culture lives not just in books or museums, but in the walls that have seen history unfold. One of them is the Manila Central Post Office, a neoclassical landmark gutted by fire in May 2023. Two years on, while full restoration is just beginning, a...
BUTUAN CITY – Two content creators in Cabadbaran City are facing alarm and scandal charges after staging a disruptive public stunt that authorities said compromised public safety and negatively impacted the city's reputation. In a statement released on Monday, the Cabadbaran City Police Station...
ILOILO CITY — The Department of Education (DepEd) is investigating a high school principal in Antique province for ranting during an April 15 graduation ceremony and ordering the removal of the student's togas. A SCREENSHOT from the viral video of a high school principal in Laua-an town, Antique...
BACOLOD CITY – Another dangerous stunt posted online caught the attention of the Highway Patrol Group (HPG) in Negros Oriental, prompting a motorcycle rider to surface and apologized for his actions. A teacher-rider recently went viral for doing a Superman stunt while driving a motorcycle on the...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has ordered the Philippine Postal Corporation (PhilPost) to pay Filmetrics Corporation P47.2 million for the delivery and set up of the Biometric Data Service Facility (BDSF) in 2010. Filmetrics filed a petition for money claim against PhilPost due to the reported...
CEBU CITY – A vlogger is in hot water for performing a stunt that caused heavy traffic in Consolacion town, northern Cebu. TRAFFIC slows down on a highway in Consolacion town, Cebu as a man mimicking a snail crawls in the middle of the road. (Facebook screengrab) The stunt, which was...
The ties between Philippines and Thailand in terms of pandemic recovery, economic policies, and diplomatic engagements have brought significant progress in various areas, President Marcos said. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. meets outgoing Thailand Ambassador to the Philippines Tull...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Albee Benitez has ordered the City Legal Office to reassign the community service vehicle linked to his office tagged in a recent viral post to a barangay for proper use. Benitez, in a statement, said that he was aware of the viral post showing a driver committing a traffic...