TACLOBAN CITY – A 72-year-old woman died in a fire that razed four houses in Barangay 2, Catbalogan City, Samar on Tuesday, February 20. The victim was identified as Jovita Norombaba Lapara. Lapara went back to get her money and other important belongings from the second floor of her house....
Mayor Eric Olivarez at the opening of Botika ng ng Parañaque (Photo courtesy of Parañaque PIO) The local government of Parañaque City opened the Botika ng Parañaque on Monday, Feb. 19, to provide the city residents with free medicines and vitamins. According to Mayor Eric Olivarez, the...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) found out in a recent inspection at city hall that not all external services of city government offices were reflected in their Citizen’s Charters. Jutchel Nayra, regional chief of ARTA-Northern Mindanao, said on Tuesday, February 20,...
The arrested suspects in possession of 107 grams of marijuana leaves. (Photo from Pasay City police) Two alleged marijuana peddlers were arrested by members of the Pasay City police substation after they yielded 107 grams of dried marijuana leaves on Monday, February 19. The city police...
ILOILO CITY – The agricultural and fisheries sectors in Iloilo recently received P909.68 million in assistance from the Department of Agriculture (DA). AGRICULTURE Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. (center) distributes aid to a farmer’s group in Iloilo. (DA-6) DA Secretary...
All telecommunication companies and service providers that use overhead wires and cables are required to relocate and install their facilities underground starting this year in Muntinlupa. This is mandated by Muntinlupa City Ordinance 2021-256 which was passed by the Muntinlupa City Council...
ILIGAN CITY – Shabu worth P3.4 million was seized and a suspected drug pusher was arrested in a buy-bust operation on Sinsuat Ave., Barangay Poblacion 5, Cotabato City on Monday, February 19. AUTHORITIES seized suspected shabu worth P3.4 million in a buy-bust operation in Cotabato City...
Malacañang's Proclamation 471 declaring March 27, 2024 a special non-working day in Las Piñas. (Photo courtesy of Las Piñas PIO) The Las Piñas City government has announced that March 27 has been declared by Malacanang as a special non-working day in the city in celebration of its 117 th...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) office in Taguig has asked people not to line up overnight in order to have a slot for the voter registration. The voter registration is being held for the May 12, 2025 national and local elections. The registration started on Feb. 12 and will be held...
The Nigerian suspect arrested in a drug buy-bust operation. (Photo from Las Piñas police) A Nigerian was arrested in a buy-bust operation conducted by members of the Las Piñas police Drug Enforcement Unit (SDEU) on Monday, Feb. 19. The Southern Police District (SPD) said...
ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo (Facebook) House Deputy Majority Leader ACT-CIS Party-list Erwin Tulfo and the rest of the solons who took part in the Committee on Public Order and Safety hearing on Monday, Feb. 19 once again showed erring...
Five families were affected in two fire incidents in the cities of Taguig and Muntinlupa on Feb. 18 and 19. At about 9:44 a.m. on Feb. 18, a fire hit a house on Katihan Street near the Muntinlupa Elementary School in Barangay Poblacion. According to the Muntinlupa City Fire Station, the fire...
