ILOILO CITY — The ash fall from the Monday eruption of Mount Kanlaon in Negros Occidental province reached Iloilo, Guimaras, and Antique provinces. THE huge plume from the Dec. 9 eruption of Mount Kanlaon is seen from the Iloilo City Hall. (Photo courtesy of...
Marikina City 2nd district Rep. Stella Quimbo is using the House Committee on Public Accounts to launch a full inquiry into the Land Bank of the Philippines' (LBP) lending practices. This, as Quimbo expressed concerns over the supposed lack of transparency regarding loans contracted by local...
CEBU CITY – A former policeman was arrested in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Sambag 1 here on Sunday night, Dec. 8. FORMER policeman Kenneth Bacalso Yaquit is arrested after several packs of suspected shabu were seized in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Sambag 1, Cebu City...
CAUAYAN CITY, Isabela – A tricycle driver was killed and his body was charred in a head-on collision in Barangay San Pablo here on Saturday. Police identified the victim as Manolito Taylan, 46. Investigation said Taylan’s tricycle encountered a pile of soil on a newly constructed road and...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Jose Chubasco Cardenas ordered residents living on the foot of Kanlaon Volcano in Canlaon City, Negros Oriental to evacuate from their homes following an explosive eruption on Monday, Dec. 9. READ: https://mb.com.ph/2024/12/9/kanlaon-volcano-s-alert-level-raised In a...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Finance has elevated Roxas City, the capital of Capiz province, into a second-class city. A NIGHT view of the Roxas City Hall in Roxas City, the capital of Capiz province. (Tara Yap) Mayor Ronnie Dadivas said that Roxas City was classified as a second-class...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Three family members died in a fire which gutted their house and store in Isabela City, Basilan at dawn on Monday, Dec. 9. A FIRE killed three family members in Basilan on Monday, Dec. 9. (Contributed photo by Ely Dumaboc) The victims were identified as Hji Hadjira...
CAVITE – A handcuffed man was found dead at AA Drive, Brgy. Pasong Buaya 1, Imus City on Sunday, Dec. 8. Imus Component City Police Station (CCPS) told the Manila Bulletin that the area where the body was found is a parcel of land being developed into a residential area. A report from the...
A fire damaged four homes in Barangay Alabang in Muntinlupa on Dec. 8. In a report by the Muntinlupa City Fire Station, the fire started from a house on Molina Street in Purok 5 in Alabang at about 11 p.m. The first alarm was raised at 11:07 p.m. before the fire was put under control at...
The Muntinlupa City government reminded people of the ban on the use of firecrackers, and modified mufflers and pipes that emit excessive noise during the Christmas season. The city government is ramping up its campaign against these during the Christmas season. Muntinlupa City...
The Tree events stage The holidays in the South have never been brighter, as Filinvest City marked the start of its Christmas festivities with the grand unveiling of The Tree, its newest architectural gem and event stage, during a magical tree lighting ceremony at Central Park on November 28, 2024....
FSL for Inclusive PH (FSL4IPH), a non-profit student organization from the British School Manila (BSM) in Taguig, partnered with Hearlife-Verein for a series of events to promote Deaf inclusion and Filipino Sign Language (FSL). The three events were an FSL learning exhibit at BSM, an...