A total of 377 families graduated from the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) in Muntinlupa. 4Ps is the Philippine government’s “national poverty reduction strategy and human capital investment program that provides conditional cash transfer to poor households for a maximum period...
DAVAO CITY – A Indigenous Peoples delegation from the Philippines is set to join the 16th Conference of Parties (COP16) of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in Cali, Colombia next week to share an IP-led plan to help save key biodiversity areas in the country. DELEGATES...
Film, TV workers gather during the Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair (BPSF) at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City on Oct.13. (Speaker’s Office) The Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair (BPSF)—the flagship public service program of the Marcos...
CABUYAO CITY, Laguna – An 84-year-old widow and her housekeeper were found dead with stab wounds in Barangay Niugan, this city, on Saturday morning, October 12. Police identified the victims as Pascualita Caunin and Rhealyn Roqueno, 18. Investigation said Estelita, sister of...
CAMP Olivas, City of San Fernando, Pampanga – Police arrested a suspected human trafficker and rescued five minors in Angeles City, this province, on Thursday afternoon, October 10. Police Regional Office-3 Director Police Brig. Gen. Redrico Maranan identified the suspect as Aira. POLICE rescue...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Thousands of residents heard Mass at the Fort Pilar Shrine here celebrating Fiesta Pilar, the feast day of this city’s patron saint, the Nuestra Señora La Virgen del Pilar, on Saturday, October 12. FORT Pilar Shrine A mañanita (early morning) Mass at 3 a.m. started the day,...
CEBU CITY – Twelve houses were razed and three others were damaged in a fire in Barangay Mambaling here on Saturday, October 12. The fire started at 3:38 a.m. and was put out at 5:17 a.m., said FO3 Fulbert Navarro of the Cebu City Fire Station. A FIRE destroys 12 houses in Barangay Mambaling,...
CEBU CITY – Suspected shabu worth more than P35 million was seized in buy-bust operations here and the province of Bohol. PACKS of suspected shabu worth P34 million were seized from a woman in Barangay Carreta, Cebu City on Friday, October 11. (PDEA 7) The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency...
BACOLOD CITY – A 12-year-old Grade 7 student is under the custody of the City Social Welfare and Development Office in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental for allegedly bringing a firearm inside the premises of the Negros Oriental High School at noon on Friday, October 11. Police Lt. Stephen Polinar,...
BACOLOD CITY – An estimated 45,000 individuals gathered at the Bacolod City Government Center on Friday night, October 11, to witness the grand countdown that officially opened this year’s MassKara Festival here. Mayor Albee Benitez led the opening of this year’s Sapphire edition of the...
ILOILO CITY – The two-day Bagong Pilipinas: Caravan of Services of the Marcos administration kicked off in Capiz province on Saturday, October 12. At least 30 national government agencies are in the provincial capital of Roxas City to provide services for the October 12 to 13 event. PEOPLE attend...
ILOILO CITY – Police seized fake cigarettes valued at P1.1 million from a 57-year-old businessman before dawn here on Saturday, October 12. The Iloilo City Police Office identified the suspect as Rogel from Lapuz District. POLICE recovered fake cigarettes valued at more than P1.1 million in...
