CEBU CITY – The robbery incident where the suspects and the victim were all Koreans was an isolated case, police said. Police Major Romeo Caacoy, chief of the Mabolo Police Station, said that while they are still investigating the background of the three suspects, they believed that there is no...
ILOILO CITY – Police seized suspected shabu valued at P2.4 million from two drug pushers in a buy-bust operation in this city on Thursday, April 4. TWO suspected drug pushers were arrested and shabu valued at P2.4 million was seized in a buy-bust operation in Iloilo City on Thursday, April...
Traffic rerouting will be enforced in the city proper of Antipolo on Saturday, April 6, as street activities related to the city’s 26th cityhood anniversary will result in some road closures. The office of Mayor Casimiro “Junjun” Ynares, III, in an advisory posted on the city’s social...
The Las Pi ñas City government advised parents to bring their children aged three months old and below to visit their nearest health centers to have them vaccinated against pertussis. Dra. Julie Gonzalez, City Health Office (CHO) head, said they conduct routine immunization of infants...
The local government of Caloocan City announced on Thursday, April 4, that they will conduct a one-stop-shop "Hand Holding Caravan" for small and micro cooperatives on Friday, April 5. (Photo from Caloocan Government/Manila Bulletin) The caravan will be held at the Amparo Nature Park, North...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Thursday, April 4 renewed her call for lawmakers to pass a bill she filed back in 2022 that seeks to increase the punishment for hospital detention. Hontiveros made the appeal in light of the reported complaints from family members of deceased patients who were...
ILOILO CITY – Seventy micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in this city and province of Iloilo have been trained on digital marketing using TikTok. A TIKTOK training – Be a TikTok Famous Brand – was conducted for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Iloilo. (PLDT and...
BAGUIO CITY – The Department of Tourism reported that 1.6 million tourists visited the Cordillera region in 2023, up 31.55 percent compared to 2022 with 1.2 million. TOURISM stakeholders in the Cordillera region attend the Cordillera Regional Tourism Investment Forum 2024 in Baguio City....
URDANETA CITY, Pangasinan – This city cancelled face-to-face classes on Thursday, April 4, due to extreme heat. Eleven other areas in this province also suspended face-to-face classes on Thursday because of hot weather. These are: • Aguilar – All levels...
Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano authorized the heads of public and private schools in the city to decide on the suspension of face-to-face classes (F2F) due to extreme heat. Rubiano issued Executive Order (EO) No. 42 on April 2 on the suspension of F2F classes on April 3, both in public...
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – A 48-year-old lineman of the La Union Electric Co. died after he was electrocuted while repairing a transformer here on Wednesday, April 3. Police identified the victim as Guillermo Laconsay from Barangay Ili Sur, San Juan, La Union. Laconsay was securing his...
TACLOBAN CITY – Mayor Nacional Mercado suspended classes from preschool to elementary in public and private schools in Maasin City, Leyte on Thursday, April 4, due to extreme heat forecast by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration. MAYOR Mercado (FB)...