DAVAO CITY – Despite the death of a Moro athlete during the swimming course of the Ironman 70.3 triathlon race here, City Sports Development Division head Mikey Aportadera maintained that there were no lapses in the safety measures enforced during the event on Sunday, March 26. PARTICIPANTS swim...
The Las Piñas City government celebrated its 26th cityhood and 116th founding anniversary on Sunday, March 26. Mayor Imelda Aguilar said the activities for the cityhood and founding anniversary commenced on March 27 from 8:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. The City Health Office (CHO) conducted health and...
CEBU CITY – Officials of Dapitan City led by Mayor Seth Frederick “Bullet” Jalosjos had a fruitful three-day visit in Davao City where they observed the conduct of the Ironman 70.3 Davao on Sunday, March 26. DAPITAN City Mayor Seth Frederick ‘Bullet’ Jalosjos (center) was among those who...
DAVAO CITY – The urban heat index here is already above normal, Davao City-based environmental group Interfacing Development Interventions for Sustainability (IDIS) Inc. said. Lemuel Lloyd Manalo, IDIS program coordinator, said that the recent heat index over 40 degrees Celsius was already above...
The search is on for the next Pasigueña beauty queen as the Pasig City local government opened applications for entries to the “Mutya ng Pasig” pageant in line with its year-long 450th founding anniversary celebration. The “Mutya ng Pasig” was previously held annually as a local beauty...
SAN PABLO CITY, Laguna – A mall worker was shot dead on his way home on Sunday night, March 26, in Barangay San Jose, this city. The San Pablo City police identified the victim as John Paul Reyes Manuel. Manuel was taken to a hospital here where he expired due to bullet wounds in the body....
Kimi Brodeth scored an expected sweep of the girls’ two top crowns but brother Kenzo upended top seed Cyd Villamar in 16-U play to likewise complete a two-title romp in the Mayor Lucy Torres-Gomez National Junior Tennis Championships at the Ormoc Midtown Tennis Club over the weekend. *Kimi (left)...
Three individuals were arrested by elements of the Mandaluyong City Police in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Highway Hills, Mandaluyong City on March 25, the Eastern Police District (EPD) announced. The police identified the suspects as Lenber Garais, 19; John Ivan Datu, 30; and Ryan Christian...
The government is studying the option of possibly using other vacant lands it owns in order to build more housing projects. President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. made the announcement at the groundbreaking ceremony of the 4th Disiplina Village Phase 1 in Arkong Bato, Valenzuela City on...
A fire volunteer and nine other individuals were injured in two separate fire incidents that occurred in Parañaque City on Sunday, March 26, and Monday, March 27. In the first fire incident, a fire volunteer, identified as Eduardo Reyes, 28, of Seaside Square Tambo, suffered a first degree burn...
A man who went into hiding for eight years for rape charges was arrested by the combined team of the Nueva Ecija Provincial Police Office (PPO), Gapan Municipal Police station, and the Las Pi ñas police Warrant and Subpoena Section (WSS) on Sunday, March 26.  The suspect, identified...
The Antipolo City Veterinary Office (CVO) on Monday, March 27, held a blood collection program on the goats owned by the city's livestock farmers as part of its efforts in boosting its defense against diseases and viruses such as brucella and caprine arthritis encephalitis (CAE). According to the...
