CEBU CITY – Trouble is brewing between Mayor Michael Rama here and Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia. RAMA (FB) Saying he had enough, Rama on Thursday, February 29, called out the governor for ordering to stop the construction of the Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) in province-owned lots on Osmeña...
ILOILO CITY – An estafa suspect bolted the detention facility of the Iloilo City Police Office-Jaro Police Station here on Wednesday afternoon, February 28. POLICE Col. Joeresty Coronica shows a mugshot of estafa suspect Gabriel Carlo Paclibare Tabon who escaped from the detention facility of the...
The arrested suspect for qualified theft and forgery (Photo from Pasay City police) A cashier of a recruitment agency was arrested over the company's missing money amounting to P3.7 million in Pasay City on Feb. 28. Col. Mario Mayames, Pasay City police chief, identified the suspect as alias...
Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano at the spoken word poetry contest of Sangguniang Kabataan Federation (Photo courtesy of Pasay PIO) Pasay City's Sangguniang Kabataan Federation launched a “spoken word poetry” contest participated in by members of the “Kabataang Makata” on Feb....
Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito on Thursday, February 29 said some residents of San Juan City are terrorized by Mayor Francis Zamora’s “vindictive” leadership. “People are being terrorized, especially those super political…because he’s very deceiving,” Ejercito said in...
The 10 EMBO (enlisted men’s barrio) transferred to Taguig were given new ZIP (zone improvement plan) codes. The Philippine Postal Corporation (PhilPost) announced new ZIP code assignments for the 10 EMBO barangays in Taguig. Barangay Post Proper Northside is now part of Taguig (Photo...
Mayor Eric Olivarez with Congressman Edwin Olivarez and Councilor Paolo Olivarez during the distribution of assistance to fire victims. (Photo from Parañaque PIO) The Parañaque City government distributed assistance to 217 families who were victims of a fire that broke out on Tuesday...
The Taguig City government will now charge fees and will require permits for special events in the city including concerts, fan meetings, bazaars, and mall sales. This is based on a new special events permit ordinance that the Taguig City Council passed. Thai star Mew Suppasit holding...
Muntinlupa will celebrate the 29th year of cityhood on March 1, Friday, with different activities and events. March 1 is a special non-working day in the city based on Republic Act No. 9191, approved on Feb. 21, 2003, which declared “the First Day of March of every year as a Special...
Makati City Mayor Abby Binay on Wednesday, February 28, emphasized the importance of the city's preparedness in dealing with natural calamities, specifically the effects of the El Niño phenomenon. Makati City Mayor Abby Binay "In facing these environmental challenges head-on, Makati is not just...
BACOLOD CITY – A total of 149 families or 372 individuals were displaced in the latest encounter between the military and the New People’s Army in Barangay Pinapugasan, Escalante City, Negros Occidental on Tuesday, February 27. TROOPS recovered high-powered New People’s Army firearms in...
BACOLOD CITY – Himamaylan City in Negros Occidental will soon have its own standard two-story Philippine National Police (PNP) building. City officials headed by Mayor Raymund Tongson and Vice Mayor Justin Gatuslao, Police Brig. Gen. Jack Wanky, Police Regional Office (PRO)-Western Visayas chief;...
