DAVAO CITY – A 28-year-old architect-engineer was raped and killed and her body dumped in a banana plantation in this city on Wednesday, May 17. BRAGAS (FB) Police Major Catherine dela Rey, Davao City Police Office spokesperson, identified the victim as Vlanche Marie L. Bragas. The body of Bragas...
A man who was caught in the act of stealing a motorcycle was arrested by the police on Wednesday, May 17, in Barangay Kalawaan, Pasig City. Pasig City Police Station (CPS) Chief Col. Celerino Sacro Jr. identified the suspect as "Rico," 30, a resident of Barangay Pinagbuhatan, Pasig City. Based on...
Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano urged residents to be cautious and continue to observe the E.M.I (Ensure to always wash your hand, Mask is a must, and Implement physical distancing) habit after the City Health Office (CHO) recorded 54 cases of Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, May 17. Rubiano said...
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan – The rehabilitation of the oldest bridge in Cagayan Valley, the Buntun Bridge, has started. The improvement of the structure will guarantee the safety and convenience of residents and travelers going to and from Tuguegarao City proper. The Department of Public Works...
The Pasig City local government announced that dialysis services at the Pasig City General Hospital (PCGH) will not be available from Saturday, May 20, to Sunday, May 21, due to quarterly preventive maintenance activities. According to the city’s Public Information Office (PIO), these include...
ILOILO CITY – Mayor Jerry Treñas will represent the Iloilo City government in the upcoming United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) climate forum in Austria in September. TRENAS (FB) “This is an opportunity to promote the city’s best practices as well as the metro’s...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Office of the City Agriculturist has prepared contingency plans for the El Niño phenomenon which is expected to come by the third quarter of this year. SANCHEZ City Agriculturist Carmencita Sanchez said the programs include the provision of credit policies and crop...
Metro Manila Council (MMC) President and San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora said on Wednesday, May 17, that the council is not yet considering the mandatory wearing of face masks in the National Capital Region (NCR) despite the rising number of active Covid-19 cases. During the latest MMC meeting,...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The city government is planning to maintain a mega isolation facility for Covid-19 patients due to a directive of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) to maintain one such structure in this city. THE Covid-19 mega isolation facility in Zamboanga City (City...
BATANGAS CITY – Two drug pushers, one of them a high-value target, were arrested after selling P88,000 worth of shabu during a buy-bust operation in Barangay Balagtas in this city at dawn on Wednesday, May 17. In his report to Calabarzon police director Police Brig. Gen. Carlito Gaces, Batangas...
BAGUIO CITY – A laborer allegedly involved in an explosion incident in 2006 was arrested in his hideout in Barangay Maligaya, Tarlac City on Tuesday, May 16. The suspect was identified as Sherwin Rosal Ocsona, 40, and a resident of Zone B, San Miguel, Tarlac City. Ocsona was tagged as Baguio...
By Henrylito D. Tacio If there’s one fruit that commands attention, it’s the strawberry (*Fragaria ananassa*). Strawberries are one of the healthiest fruits around. It is a temperate crop, and so in a tropical country like the Philippines it is hard to come by. It is grown mostly in cooler...
