A security guard was arrested by the police after allegedly robbing a Vietnamese student in Muntinlupa. The victim, Thi Thanh Tam Hoang, 22, a resident of Garden by the Bay Residences on Roxas Boulevard, Pasay, said the incident happened on Posadas Avenue, Barangay Sucat. The victim at...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Police in this city arrested on Tuesday, October 31, a suspect in the killing of radio commentator Federico "Deng" Gempesaw over a year and four months after he was killed in Phase 1, Sitio Macanhan, Barangay Carmen, this city, on June 29, 2022. FEDERICO ‘Deng’...
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – Three members of a family were killed and six were injured when a Sports Utility Vehicle crashed into two tricycles in Barangay Bucal here on All Saints’ Day. A CALAMBA City rescue team attends to victims of a road accident involving two tricycles and a Sports Utility...
BACOLOD CITY – An alleged member of a drug group was arrested by authorities in a buy-bust operation in Purok Malipayon, Barangay Binicuil, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental on Monday, October 30. A WOMAN alleged to be a member of a drug group was arrested by authorities in a buy-bust...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – A fair elections advocate in this city has urged the government to create a program that would incentivize witnesses to testify against the undying issue of vote-buying in the country during elections. Nestor Banuag Jr., chairperson of the National Citizens’ Movement for...
COTABATO CITY (PNA) – Election officials declared a village chairperson aspirant here as winner via drawing of lots after he and his rival obtained equal number of votes on Monday, October 30. Cotabato City Election Officer Norpaisa Paglala Manduyog administered the “drawing of lots” to...
BACOLOD CITY – One-hundred ninety-seven vendors here have secured permits to sell flowers for All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day from October 29 to November 2. PEOPLE purchase flowers for ‘Undas’ in Bacolod City. (Glazyl Masculino) Pacifico Maghari III, city administrator, said these...
TACLOBAN CITY – Residents in two upland barangays in Calbayog City in Samar encountered a delay in casting their votes after an armed attack against a soldier and Board of Election Inspectors (BEIs) disturbed the scheduled voting on Monday, October 30. MAP of Calbayog City Voting...
Quezon City Mayor Joy was recognized by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) as one of the “Champions of the Earth" for leading the city in implementing initiatives for climate change and the environment. The local government said on Monday, Oct. 30, that Belmonte was among the...
DAVAO CITY – Philtower Consortium Inc. aims to ensure that Mindanao enjoys network speed and availability on par with the rest of the Philippines following the signing of a memorandum of understanding with Globe Telecoms Inc. for the full takeover of cell site operations on the island in a hotel...
DAVAO CITY – A Davao City-based environmental group urged newly elected barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan officials to be more proactive in addressing environmental issues. Mark Peñalver, executive director of the Interfacing Development Interventions for Sustainability (IDIS), said that local...
ILOILO CITY – MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power), the sole power distributor here, said no power interruption disrupted the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections in this city on Monday, October 30. A MORE Power team is deployed at Jalandoni Memorial Elementary School in Iloilo City...
