BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Salvador Escalante Jr. is optimistic that the proposed 100-megawatt (MW) floating solar farm in Cadiz City, Negros Occidental will further cement the city as the renewable energy (RE) capital of the province. AMHI President Ramon Montelibano and ZRC President Jabez Alvarez...
BACOLOD CITY – Police destroyed at least 250 motorcycle open pipe mufflers in Barangay Granada here on Tuesday, September 5, due to the disturbance it caused to some residents especially during night time. Police Major Joery Puerto, head of Police Station 5, said that these mufflers were...
Muntinlupa Mayor Ruffy Biazon met with rice retailers, distributors, grocery owners and public market representatives on Sept. 5 to discuss President Marcos' order imposing a price ceiling on regular-milled and well-milled rice. Marcos issued Executive Order No. 39 on Aug. 31 imposing a...
Muntinlupa City has achieved a zero active Covid-19 status, a major feat since the pandemic started in 2020, the local government said. It announced that as of Sept. 4, there's no more active Covid-19 cases in Muntinlupa as confirmed by its City Health Office. “Magandang balita,...
Officials from the local governments of Valenzuela and Quezon Cities on Tuesday, Sept. 5, went to different public markets in their respective areas to check if vendors/retailers comply with the new price ceiling on rice as mandated by the national government. In line with the national...
CEBU CITY – A couple allegedly operating a drug den was arrested in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Duljo Fatima here on Monday afternoon, September 4. Joey Abellana, 41, and his 43-year-old wife Josephine were cornered by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Central Visayas (PDEA-7) and...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has granted the petition for review filed by 13 former and incumbent officials of Baguio City against the Notice of Disallowance (ND) on the payment of P60.863 million Productivity Enhancement Incentive (PEI) to city officials and employees in 2014. The petition for...
The Light Rail Manila Corporation (LRMC) on Monday, Sept. 4, apologized following the incident at the Light Rail Transit 1 (LRT 1) - Monumento Station in Caloocan City where a finger of a man got stuck between the doors of a train last Aug. 23. “We sincerely apologize for the unfortunate incident...
The San Juan City local government on Tuesday, Sept. 5, inspected the prices of rice being sold in Agora Market as part of its efforts in ensuring the strict compliance of rice sellers and retailers with the national government's rice price ceiling order. Department of Agriculture (DA) Senior...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has cleared former Lipa City accountant Ma. Belen M. Villanueva of any liability in the P293 million notice of disallowance (ND) it issued in 2017 over the construction of Lipa Public Market Parking Building (LPMPB). The case stemmed from the contract entered into by...
The Muntinlupa City government has started distributing its free Balik Eskwela Packages to public school students. The Balik Eskwela Package will benefit 90,007 students from day care level to senior high school. Muntinlupa Mayor Ruffy Biazon, councilors and department heads distributed...
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan – Three Public Utility Vehicle drivers tested positive for illegal drugs during the conduct of surprise drug tests in line with "Oplan: Balik Eskwela" in several bus terminals here on September 1. The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)-Region 2 Interdiction...
