BIÑAN CITY, Laguna – Authorities seized suspected Ecstasy valued at P1.7 million from an online seller and his companion in a buy-bust operation in Barangay San Francisco, this city, on Tuesday night, September 24. The suspects were identified as high-value drug personalities Mark Marvin...
CEBU CITY – Suspended Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama simply could not catch a break. Rama, still serving a six-month preventive suspension, has found himself in another legal battle after the Office of the Ombudsman found probable cause to charge him with three counts of violating Republic Act 3019...
CEBU CITY – Illegal drugs amounting to more than P1 billion were seized in Central Visayas in the past eight months. During the same period, a total of 206 barangays in the region were declared by the Regional Oversight Committee on Barangay Drug Clearing (ROCBDC) as drug-cleared, the Police...
DAVAO CITY – The Commission on Elections-Davao region is preparing for the start of the filing of Certificates of Candidacy for the May 2025 national and local elections from October 1 to 8. THE Comelec main office in Manila. Speaking during Wednesday's Media Forum at the Habi at Kape, lawyer Gay...
Taguig has been chosen as one of the finalists for the 2024 Most Business-Friendly LGU Awards organized by the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI). “These finalists have been selected based on their exemplary performance in fostering an enabling environment for business...
SANTIAGO CITY, Isabela -- A pawnshop in Barangay Centro East here was robbed of at least P30-million worth of jewelry, gold bars, and cash by suspected members of the Termite Gang on Monday, September 23. Police Lt. Col. Saturnino Soriano, spokesperson of the Santiago City Police Office,...
For its active use of the Filipino language, the local government of Pasig City was recognized and awarded the Seal of Excellence in Public Service 2024-Level 2 by the Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino (KWF). Photos from Pasig PIO The award was received by Elvira Flores, head of the Human Resource...
ILOILO CITY — Five minors were arrested for robbing the Public Order and Safety Management Office of the Iloilo city government over the weekend. According to the Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO), the perpetrators were five boys. The oldest was 15 and his companions were a 13-year-old, an...
ILOILO CITY — The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD)-6 said at least 500,000 housing units are needed in Western Visayas region to address the needs of informal settlers and others who do not own homes. REGIONAL Director Eva Maria Marfil (center) of the Department of...
Two unexploded vintage bombs were found by workers at a house construction site in Taguig on Sept. 23. According to the Taguig Police, they received a call about unexploded ordnance (UXO), or weapons that have not detonated, found in Barangay Ligid-Tipas, Taguig. Personnel from the...
CEBU CITY – An international boxing judge and radio personality on Tuesday, September 24, filed a string of criminal complaints, including plunder and graft, against a congresswoman and her husband in Mandaue City. INTERNATIONAL boxing judge and radio broadcaster Edward Ligas shows voluminous...
LOILO CITY – The Iloilo City Police Office-Drug Enforcement Unit (ICPO-CDEU) seized suspected shabu worth P1.3 million from two drug pushers in a buy-bust operation here on Tuesday, September 24. TWO suspected drug pushers were arrested and P1.3-million worth of shabu was seized in a buy-bust...
