CEBU CITY – Packs of suspected shabu amounting to P68 million were seized from two siblings in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Carreta here on Monday morning, March 4. SUSPECTED shabu worth P68 million were seized from two brothers in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Carreta, Cebu City on Monday...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Police Col. Rainer Diaz was appointed as the new Zamboanga City Police Office (ZCPO) chief on Monday, March 4. He replaced Police Col. Alexander Lorenzo. OUTGOING ZCPO chief Police Col. Alexander Lorenzo and incoming head Police Col. Rainier Diaz salute PRO-9 Director Brig Gen....
SAN CARLOS CITY, Pangasinan – A 43-year-old housewife was gunned down in Barangay Balite Sur here on Sunday, March 3. Police identified the victim as Liezel Quimson Martin. Barangay Balite Captain Leonardo B. de Vera reported the incident to the police. Police said Martin was cleaning her...
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – The floating library MV Doulus Hope will again dock at the San Fernando International Seaport, Poro Point, this city, from March 7 to 24. LA Union Gov. Raphaelle Veronica ‘Rafy’ Ortega-David (right) meets representatives of GBA Ships as rolling library MV Doulos...
CAMP GEN. PACIANO RIZAL, Santa Cruz, Laguna – Police arrested two suspected drug pushers in a buy-bust operation in Calamba City, this province, on Saturday, March 2. The suspects were identified as Nora and Khara, residents of Dasmariñas City, Cavite. Seized from them were 113 grams of...
Muntinlupa Mayor Ruffy Biazon asked the City Council to pass an ordinance regulating the use of e-trikes (electric tricycles) in the city, saying “the road is a dangerous place.” During the flag-raising ceremony at the Muntinlupa City hall on March 4, Biazon said a local measure is needed...
BUTUAN CITY – Police seized suspected shabu worth P2.3 million in a buy-bust operation in Surigao City on Friday, March 1. The 51-year-old suspect, a high-value individual and a top priority target in the illegal drugs trade, yielded seized 21 sachets of shabu weighing a total of 352 grams....
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – Ten families displaced by a fire here on Friday, March 1, received cash assistance from the Ako Bicol party-list on Saturday, March 2. FIRE victims in Legazpi City received aid from Ako Bicol party-list through executive director lawyer Alfredo Garbin Jr. (seated...
ILOILO CITY – Mayor Jerry Treñas here said this city’s Paraw Regatta Festival showcases the maritime ingenuity of Ilonggos. TWO colorful native sailboats race on the Iloilo Strait, the body of water separating Iloilo City and the island-province of Guimaras, during the 51st Paraw Regatta...
TACLOBAN CITY – A suspected drug pusher who had ties to self-confessed drug lord Kerwin Espinosa was shot dead in a buy-bust operation in Ormoc City, Leyte on Sunday, March 3. THE body of a suspected drug pusher lies on the kitchen of his house following a buy-bust operation in Ormoc City, Leyte....
BAGUIO CITY – The Baguio Flower Festival Foundation Inc. honored the Baguio City Police Office on Sunday, March 3, for successfully securing this year’s Panagbenga Festival. MAYOR Benjamin Magalong (right) and Mauricio Domogan (left), Panagbenga Festival chairman emeritus, awards a plaque...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – An infant was reported missing and 48 persons were rescued when their boat capsized in the sea of Santa Cruz Island in Zamboanga City on Saturday afternoon, March 2. RESCUED passengers from a jungkung which capsized in waters off Santa Cruz Island in Zamboanga City. (2nd...