CEBU CITY – Three persons were injured in a hit-and-run incident involving a priest who was reportedly drunk when the accident happened on Thursday night, Nov. 7, in Santa Fe town, Bantayan Island, northern Cebu. POLICE intercept a car driven by priest after a hit-and-run incident in Santa...
CEBU CITY – The Office of the Ombudsman upheld its previous decision suspending Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes for one year without pay. CORTES (FB) Junking the motions of reconsideration filed by Cortes, the Ombudsman affirmed its previous decision that found the mayor guilty of grave...
ILOILO CITY – Batchoy, the noodle-based soup that is Iloilo’s most popular dish, has been named as the world’s best offal soup by online food travel guide TasteAtlas. NOODLE-based soup batchoy that originated in Iloilo City was named by TasteAtlas as the best offal soup in the world....
CANDELARIA, Quezon – Police seized shabu valued at P1.6 million and arrested a suspected drug pusher during a search warrant operation in Barangay Mangilag Sur here on Wednesday, Nov. 6. POLICE arrested a suspected drug pusher and confiscated P1.6-million shabu and marijuana in Barangay...
CEBU CITY – Undocumented pigs from Camotes Island were intercepted in Carmen town, northern Cebu early Tuesday morning, Nov. 5. POLICE inspect undocumented hogs on board a motor banca from Camotes Island that tried to dock in Carmen town, northern Cebu on Tuesday, Nov. 5. (Contributed photo) The...
Senator Manuel “Lito” Lapid is now pushing for the measure seeking to declare the province of Pampanga as the “Culinary Capital of the Philippines.” Lapid, former governor and a native of Pampanga, said the province deserves the recognition and title following Conde Nast Traveler‘s...
ILOILO CITY – The provincial government is eyeing Iloilo to become a forest province within the next 20 years. “We want Iloilo to be a forest province, not only by declaration but in the most concrete and practical results and targets together with our partners and stakeholders,” said Gov....
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – A man was shot dead in a street food stand in Purok 2, Barangay Lingga, this city, on Tuesday evening, Nov. 5. Police identified the fatality as Carlo L. Belarmino. Investigation said the victim was about to buy street food when an unidentified man appeared and shot...
Drug suspects alias Rom, alias Zi, and Alias Adi yield P217,600 worth of suspected shabu in a sting operation in Dasmariñas City on November 5 (Photo from Cavite PPO/MANILA BULLETIN) CAVITE – Authorities collared three suspects in a drug buy-bust operation in Dasmariñas City on...
SAN PEDRO CITY, Laguna – A suspected kidnapper was apprehended by the police on Monday afternoon, Nov. 4, in Barangay Nueva, this city. Police identified the suspect as Bulok. He was arrested on a warrant for kidnapping for ransom dated April 12, 2024 issued by Judge Beryl Vergara, assisting...
ATIMONAN, Quezon – An eight-year-old boy was electrocuted in Barangay Caridad Ibaba here on Monday afternoon, Nov. 4. Atimonan police chief Police Major Marnie Abellanida identified the victim as Athan, student, of Barangay Caridad Ibaba. Abellanida said the victim was on his way home after...
CAVITE – A man was found dead with his head wrapped in packing tape in Tanza on Sunday, November 3. A report from the Police Regional Office 4A stated that the body was found along Governor's Drive in Barangay Tanauan. Authorities believe the victim may have been killed elsewhere and then...
