CEBU CITY – The city government of Danao formally opened its state-of-the-art skate park on Saturday, June 3. The P11.4-million skateboarding facility was designed to meet international standards and “is free and open to everyone.” SKATERS try the Danao City Skatepark which formally opened to...
CANDELARIA, Quezon -- A 57-year-old welder died on the spot after his motorcycle was hit by a sports utility vehicle at dawn Sunday, June 4, along Candelaria by-pass road in Barangay Pahinga Norte in this town. The Candelaria police report identified the victim as Zosimo de La Cruz, a resident of...
LUCENA CITY, Quezon – The primary suspect in the rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl here was found dead in the bathroom of the old custodial facility of the Lucena City police in Barangay Mayao Crossing, this city, after midnight on Sunday, June 4. Police said the body of the suspect,...
TAGKAWAYAN, Quezon -- A truck driver and his helper were injured after the wing van truck they were riding fell into a ravine in Quirino highway in Barangay San Vicente here on Saturday afternoon, June 3. The wing van, which was loaded with construction materials and heading for Bicol, fell into a...
CEBU CITY – The city government of Danao on Thursday, June 1, started the re-implementation of an ordinance banning establishments from using plastics. AN establishment uses paper and recyclable bags during the first day of the re-implementation of an ordinance that bans the use of plastics in...
CAMP FLORENDO, La Union – Four persons were rescued from a rampaging river in Sudipen, this province, on Tuesday afternoon, May 30. AMBURAYAN River (Wikipedia) Police identified them as Sudipen residents Mariano Mostoles, 65; Mark Marquez, 29; Domingo Ramos, 47; and Luie Piaoan, 33. Mostoles was...
CEBU CITY – Boxes of fake cigarettes worth P700,000 were seized in a buy-bust operation in Danao City, northern Cebu on Tuesday, May 30. BOXES of fake cigarettes were seized from a house in Barangay Looc, Danao City, northern Cebu on Tuesday night, May 30. (Contributed photo) The fake...
ABANG LINGKOD Party-list Rep. Joseph Stephen "Caraps" Paduano (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) ABANG LINGKOD Party-list Rep. Joseph Stephen "Caraps" Paduano says he won't hesitate to cite Cagayan Governor Manuel Mamba in contempt if the latter keeps on defying the summons of the House Committee...
PAGBILAO, Quezon – Team Energy Corp. and the Quezon Electric Cooperative II (Quezelco II) have signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for a trust account where the power company will deposit funds for Quezelco II's electrification projects. Froilan Gregory Romualdez, head of the Corporate...
LUCENA CITY, Quezon – A lawmaker from Quezon on Monday, May 29, proposed the creation of a Department of Water (DOW) after hearing the problems plaguing water service providers in the province. Quezon Provincial Board member Julius Luces said the DOW will supervise the supply, management, and...
LUCENA CITY, Quezon – The Philippine Coast Guard suspended sea trips from here to the southern part of Quezon on Monday, May 29, due to typhoon “Betty.” The PCG, which barred all watercraft with 250 gross tons and below from sailing, said the suspension was based on the weather forecast issued...
SARIAYA, Quezon – Sen. Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go, chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, renewed his call on residents here, especially the elderly and those suffering from illness, to get vaccinated though Covid-19 is no longer alarming. Go made the call during his visit here on...