The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) announced the closure of three local health insurance offices in Manila and two Express offices within the city on Jan. 9. Photo from PhilHealth The closure of five offices was in response to Proclamation No. 434 declaring Jan. 9 a special...
President Marcos declared Jan. 9 as a special non-working day in the city of Manila for the celebration of the Feast of the Black Nazarene. Through Proclamation No. 434, Marcos made the declaration on Thursday, Jan. 4. “It is but fitting and proper that the people of the City of Manila be given...
CAMP FLORENDO, La Union – Twenty-five persons were injured in a multiple collision on Villa Verde Trail in Barangay Santa Maria East, San Nicolas, Pangasinan on New Year’s Day. The Police Regional Office-1 said a Starex van with 10 people on board driven by Pastor Arnel Marzo Camba, 36, of...
SANTA, Ilocos Sur – A 49-year-old man drowned in the sea in Barangay Quezon District here on New Year’s Day. VIEW of Santa, Ilocos Sur. (Wikipedia) Police identified the victim as Henry Benitez, a resident of Barangay Ampandula, Santa. The victim went to swim in the sea while his family were...
BACOLOD CITY – A five-year-old girl and a senior citizen drowned in Hinoba-an and Manapla in Negros Occidental on New Year’s Day. A SENIOR citizen drowned in a resort in Barangay Tortosa, Manapla, Negros Occidental on New Year’s Day. (Photo courtesy of Negros Occidental police) Police Capt....
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – A 41-year-old construction worker was shot dead in Sitio Ilaya, Purok 7, Barangay Parian, this city, on New Year’s Day. Police said the victim, Christopher Cabales, single, and a resident of Sitio Ilaya, was crossing a bridge on the railroad when a man appeared and shot...
CAMP RAFAEL C. RODRIGUEZ, Butuan City – The Police Regional Office-13 paid tribute to national hero Dr. Jose P. Rizal during the 127th anniversary of his martyrdom on December 30 at the police regional headquarters here. PRO-13 Director Police Brig. Gen. Kirby John B. Kraft lauded the heroism of...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) joins in the flag-raising and wreath-laying ceremony at the Rizal Monument, Rizal Park in Manila on Dec. 30, 2023 to commemorate the 127th death anniversary of Dr. Jose Rizal. (Photo courtesy of AFP) The Department of National Defense (DND) encouraged...
(Courtesy of Department of Transportation) The Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) will provide free rides to passengers on Saturday, Dec. 30, in commemoration of this year's Rizal Day. Department of Transportation (DOTr) Assistant Secretary for Railways and MRT-3 Officer in Charge Jorjette Aquino...
BACOLOD CITY – A seven-year-old boy drowned in a swimming pool in a resort in Barangay Su-ay, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental on Christmas Day. Police withheld the name of the victim, a resident of Kabankalan City. Police Capt. Arturo Margallo, deputy chief of the Himamaylan City Police...
CEBU CITY – A 23-year-old man admitted killing a mother and her son in Barangay Carreta here. Joselito Larriba was arrested on Christmas Day in the barangay. A .38 revolver was recovered from a 23-year-old man who was accused of killing a woman and her son in Barangay Carreta, Cebu City....
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Philippine Army 4th Infantry Division (ID) confirmed on Tuesday, December 26, that 10 New People’s Army (NPA) rebels have been killed in the Christmas Day encounter with soldiers in Sitio Kiito, Barangay Can-ayan, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon. MAJOR Gen. Jose Maria Cuerpo...
