An employee of the Muntinlupa City government placed in the top 5 of the Basic Competency on Local Treasury Examination (BCLTE). Niña Alviar, a certified public accountant who works in the Office of the City Treasurer, scored 91.38 percent to place fifth among 5,626 examinees in the...
San Jose del Monte City lone district Rep. Florida "Rida" Robes (Facebook) San Jose del Monte City (SJDM) lone district Rep. Florida "Rida" Robes underscored on Saturday, Sept. 9 the importance of the city’s anticipated conversion into a “Highly...
BACOLOD CITY – A senior citizen was struck and killed by an e-trike on Circumferential Road, Barangay Montevista here on Thursday, September 7. Police Capt. Francis Depasucat, head of Police Station 4, identified the victim as Noli Chan, 72, of Barangay Villamonte, this city. Depasucat said...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Mayor John Dalipe here led a program commemorating the tenth anniversary of the infamous Zamboanga City siege on Saturday, September 9. Ten years ago on September 9, 2013, extremist rebels forced their way and held six barangays here hostage. The memorial ceremony involved a...
BACOLOD CITY – Suspected shabu valued at P183,000 was seized from a 20-year-old drug pusher in a buy-bust operation in Purok Bolinao, Barangay 1 here on Friday, September 8. Police Capt. Joven Mogato, City Drug Enforcement Unit head, identified the suspect as Jomar Biñas of Barangay 1....
A South Korean national, who disguised himself as a Filipino by presenting a 'fake' birth certificate, was arrested by operatives of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) in Davao City. In a statement, the BI identified the arrested foreigner as Kim Jinkoon, 58, a fugitive from South Korea whose passport...
The Marikina City government partnered with McDonald's Philippines for its first "ReClassified" project in the country, wherein chairs that were previously used in the fast food restaurant were repurposed as armchairs for classrooms. MARIKINA PIO / MANILA BULLETIN Marikina City Mayor...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte underscored the importance of ensuring the youth stay in schools, describing education as a “great equalizer” and one that would provide a path from poverty. Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte in Digos City to attend its 23rd...
The Pasig City local government distributed new laptops and tablets to first and second year students of the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Pasig (PLP) for this school year. Photo from Mayor Vico Sotto FB / MANILA BULLETIN According to the city's Public Information Office (PIO), 490 laptops were...
A fire gutted a warehouse in Barangay 139, Bagong Barrio, Caloocan City, on Friday night, Sept. 8. (Photo credit from San Isidro Galas Fire & Rescue Brigade/MANILA BULLETIN) The said warehouse is where Paramount Vinyl operates its business in chemicals and rubber products. The Bureau of Fire...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Padul-ong Festival in Borongan City, Eastern Samar, which celebrates the nativity of patron saint the Blessed Virgin Mary on September 8, attracted tourists from various parts of the world. Highlight of the event was a dance competition and the parade of flotillas with the...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – More than 600,000 devotees attended this year’s traditional Traslacion (transfer of image) procession of the Our Lady of Peñafrancia in Naga City on Friday, September 8, the Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The procession which started at Basilica Minore...
