GENERAL SANTOS CITY – A police intelligence officer responsible for the arrest and neutralization of high-profile members of the Dawlah Islamiyah terrorist group in North Cotabato was gunned down in Barangay Sinawal here on Sunday night, March 10. GOMEZ'S body lies on the road after he was...
BACOLOD CITY – The city government is planning to allocate P50 million for the construction of pipe-laying facilities as a prompt intervention to address the water shortage here amid the El Niño phenomenon. MAYOR Alfredo Abelardo ‘Albee’ Benitez meets Bacolod City Water District...
ILOILO CITY – Mayor Jerry Treñas said nobody from the immediate family of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is running for an elective post in the 2025 midterm elections here. FIRST Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos attends the Dinagyang Festival in Iloilo City in January 2023 with Mayor Jerry Treñas...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Alfredo Abelardo “Albee” Benitez suspended classes on the elementary and secondary levels here for two days due to extreme heat. BENITEZ speaks in a press briefing at the Bacolod City Government Center on Monday, March 11. (Glazyl Masculino) Benitez said that face-to-face...
The Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) has partnered with four Australian companies to attract foreign investment and create more jobs in the Philippines. The BCDA said on Monday, Mar. 11, that the agreements were part of the P86 billion signed investments during the Philippine...
The Taguig Police, headed by Col. Robert Baesa, issued a statement on the armed encounter with a Chinese fugitive in Bonifacio Global City. Chinese fugitive Zhao Yuri was arrested in BGC on March 4 during an operation by the Philippine National Police Anti-Kidnapping Group (PNP-AKG) in...
BACOLOD CITY – The body of a suspected "salvage" or summary execution victim was found in a ravine in Purok Cobra, Barangay Igmaya-an, Don Salvador Benedicto, Negros Occidental on Saturday, March 9. THE body of a man was dumped in a ravine in Barangay Igmaya-an, Don Salvador Benedicto,...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Ulama Council of Zamboanga Peninsula declared on Sunday, March 10, the start of the Ramadan on March 12, Tuesday. “After thorough communication with Ulama around the Philippines unanimously reported that the moon was not sighted,” the Ulama Council posted on their...
LUCENA CITY, Quezon – Police arrested a suspected drug pusher and seized shabu worth P2 million in a buy-bust operation in this city on Saturday night, March 9. A LADY pusher was arrested in a buy-bust operation in Lucena City, Quezon on Saturday night, March 9. (Photo via Danny Estacio)...
Sales and marketing teams teams of Chroma Hospitality, Crimson, Quest, and Timberland. (Photos courtesy of Chroma Hospitality) Chroma Hospitality recently hosted its Travel Revelations 2024 event at Crimson Hotel Filinvest City in Muntinlupa. The gathering celebrated the achievements of 2023 and...
LIPA CITY, Batangas – A 51-year-old barangay councilor was shot dead on Saturday afternoon, March 9, in Barangay Pag-olingin West here. Police identified the victim as Marilyn Escartin from San Juan, Batangas. Investigation said the victim was walking when the suspect, alias Joey, a...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – An Abu Sayyaf Group member designated as a Person with Significant Role (PSR) surrendered to the police here on Friday, March 8. SAJIRIN (Photo via Liza Jocson) Police identified the surrenderer as Wanhar A. Sajirin, alias Wanhar, an associate of ASG sub-leader Mujir U....
