ZAMBOANGA CITY – Officials called off afternoon classes here and other parts of the Zamboanga Peninsula after a magnitude-6.1 earthquake rocked Siocon, Zamboanga del Norte before noon on Thursday, Jan. 23. The earthquake was felt at magnitude-5.4 here and sent students and people out of...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a career-high 54 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Utah Jazz, 123-114, on Wednesday night, Jan. 22. Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (2) shoots over Utah Jazz forward Lauri Markkanen (23) during the first half...
photo: CIDG Operatives of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) seized more than P11.6 million worth of smuggled...
Mayor Abby Binay Makati City Mayor and senatorial aspirant Abby Binay announced on Thursday, Jan. 23, her plan to push for tax exemptions for the 13th month pay and overtime pay of workers working in both private and public sectors saying that this will help alleviate the financial burden of...
The local government of Pasig clarified on Wednesday, Jan. 22, that no announcement has been made yet regarding the schedule of the Katuwang sa Agarang Hanapbuhay (KAAGAPAY) program for this year, contrary to information that is currently circulating. An incident in Barangay Pinagbuhatan where...
ILOILO CITY — More than 7,250 law enforcers were deployed for the Jan. 24 to 26 highlight of the 2025 Dinagyang Festival in this city. MORE than 7,000 law enforcers were deployed to secure the Jan. 24 to 26 highlight of the Dinagyang Festival in Iloilo City. (PNP/ICPO) “It is our...
The Taguig Police scored a major drug haul when they seized P4.8-million worth of shabu on Jan. 22. The buy-bust operation in Barangay South Signal, conducted by the Station Drug Enforcement Unit (SDEU), also led to the arrest of a female suspect identified as alias Sherhana, 32, who was...
BACOLOD CITY – A 50-bed hospital will soon rise in Barangay Tinampaan, Cadiz City, Negros Occidental. GOV. Eugenio Jose Lacson (right) and Mayor Salvador Escalante Jr. lay down a time capsule during the groundbreaking ceremony for the P270-million Cadiz City Medical Center in...
BACOLOD CITY – The Bago City government has built 14 modern nipa huts for Kanlaon Volcano evacuees in a seven-hectare relocation site in Barangay Napoles, Bago City. NIPA huts for Kanlaon Volcano evacuees in Barangay Napoles, Bago City, Negros Occidental. (Photo via the Citybridge)...
BACOLOD CITY – The City Council has approved a P5-million financial assistance to support the staging of the 20th Bacolaodiat Festival this year. BACOLOD City officials headed by Mayor Albee Benitez, Bacolaodiat Festival chairman John Stephen Sy (third from left), and Bob Cordova...
CEBU CITY – Dismissed Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes welcomed the issuance of a Temporary Restraining Order by the Supreme Court that allowed him to seek reelection in May. Cortes denied allegations that a P1-million bribe was involved in the granting of the TRO against the Commission on...
ILOILO CITY – This city had the second highest inflation rate in the country last December but a bank executive sees this as a sign of the growth and development here. EASTWEST CEO Jerry Ngo (right) and Chief Investment Officer Bede Gomez speak during an economic briefing in Iloilo...
