BACOLOD CITY – A total of 2,949 security forces were deployed to the 44th edition of the MassKara Festival at the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) headquarters on Thursday, October 5, a day before the official kick-off of the festival on Friday, October 6. Police Col. Noel Aliño, Bacolod police...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A man was killed and two others were injured in a collision between two motorcycles here on Thursday, October 4. A MAN died and two others were injured in a collision between two motorcycles in Zamboanga City on Thursday, October 5. (PNP photo) Police identified the fatality as...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Seven-hundred policemen will be deployed to secure the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections here on October 30. LORENZO (Photo via Liza Jocson) City police director Police Col. Alexander Lorenzo said the number represents half of the total number of policemen in the 11...
ILOILO CITY – The world’s biggest book sale is coming to this city for the first time. Big Bad Wolf will hold a book sale at SM City Iloilo from October 13 to 22. ANDREW Yap, co-founder and managing editor of Big Bad Wolf book sale. Big Bad Wolf will hold a nine-day book sale in Iloilo...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The city government has set aside P21 million to fund this year’s Zamboanga Hermosa Festival. CITY Tourism Officer Sarita Sebastian (at rostrum). (Photo via Liza Jocson) City Tourism Officer Sarita Sebastian said the money will fund 62 events and activities organized by the...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte on Thursday, Oct. 5, said that a Personal Accident Insurance policy is now active for all teachers and personnel of the Department of Education (DepEd) as she works in her concurrent capacity as Education chief to address the challenges faced by...
CEBU CITY – Bouncing back from the ill-effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, the property market is demonstrating a strong performance this year, an industry leader said. LEUTERIO (FB) Anthony Gerard Leuterio, founder of Filipino Homes, said the strong showing of the real estate industry is driven by...
Photo from Las Piñas PIO The Las Piñas Public Employment Service Office (PESO) conducted free orientation for residents seeking employment opportunities in South Korea. Mayor Imelda Aguilar said 200 residents attended the free orientation held at the Verdant covered court on Tuesday,...
A mother, her two daughters, and a nephew died when a fire razed their house in Taguig on Oct. 5. According to the Taguig City Fire Station, the blaze started at about 3:54 a.m. in a house at No. 324 Gumamela Street, Katipunan Village in Barangay Western Bicutan. The fire in Barangay...
A man who took a five-year-old child hostage in Barangay Pinagbuhatan in Pasig City surrendered after a peaceful negotiation with the local police early Thursday morning, Oct. 5. Col. Celerino Sacro Jr., Pasig Police chief, identified the suspect as "Luigie," 34. Investigation showed...
LUCENA CITY, Quezon – The National Commission on Senior Citizens (NCSC) and SM City-Lucena conducted a medical mission for senior citizens in line with National Elderly Week on Thursday, October 5, at the SM City-Lucena Event Center here. THE National Commission on Senior Citizens hold a medical...
All in-person classes in Muntinlupa public elementary and secondary schools will shift to blended learning modalities on three dates in October and November. This is based on a memorandum issued by the Department of Education (DepEd), which mandated the implementation of blended learning...