ILOILO CITY – Traffic here worsened as road closures were implemented in the downtown area a few days before the Dinagyang Festival this weekend. Traffic congestion began during rush hour on Monday, January 22. TRAFFIC is heavy on Gen. Luna St. in Iloilo City as the highlight of the...
TACLOBAN CITY – A ticket checker was shot dead near a police station in Barangay Combado, Maasin City, Southern Leyte, on Tuesday, January 23. MAP of Maasin City in Southern Leyte. Police identified the victim as Marlon Gaviola, 49, of Barangay Maria Clara, Maasin City. Initial investigation...
BACOLOD CITY – The Northern Negros State College of Science and Technology (NONESCOST) in Sagay City, Negros Occidental has officially become the State University of Northern Negros (SUNN) after the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) en banc approved its conversion from a state college to a...
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – Two sexagenarians were stabbed dead by their friend in Sitio Aludig, Barangay Poblacion, Burgos, Pangasinan on Monday, January 22. Police Major Conrado Norial, Burgos chief of police, identified the victims as Renato Nacional Nagal, 62, and Pedro Meneses Ritoya...
ILOILO CITY – MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power) vowed uninterrupted power for the weekend highlight of the 2024 Dinagyang Festival that honors the Santo Niño or Child Jesus, following the New Year blackout from January 2 to 5 that caused massive inconvenience here. MORE Power vows...
Three persons, including a junk shop helper and a construction worker, were arrested in a buy-bust operation in Taguig on Jan. 22. The police identified the suspects as alias Nicky, 37, an alleged high value individual-pusher, junkshop helper; alias Allan, 51, construction worker; and...
Vice President Sara Duterte declared that she will run again in the next elections, though she did not mention the position she plans to seek. Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte (Photo from Inday Sara Duterte Facebook page) The official made the statement in a speech during...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – An authorized agent corporation of the Small Town Lottery (STL) here and the province of Misamis Oriental is helping 14 sales representatives obtain freedom after they were arrested and detained by the police over the weekend due to their alleged involvement in illegal...
BACOLOD CITY – Fifty-three sea turtle hatchlings were released to the sea in Saka-Saka Beach Resort, Barangay Nauhang, Sipalay City, Negros Occidental on Monday, January 22. FIFTY-THREE sea turtle hatchlings were released back to the sea in a beach resort in Barangay Nauhang, Sipalay City,...
CABANATUAN CITY, Nueva Ecija – Police confiscated suspected shabu worth P500,000 from a drug pusher in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Caalibangbangan here on January 22. The suspect Mark, 42, a high-value individual (HVI), was nabbed after he sold one gram of shabu worth P2,000 to a police...
CEBU CITY – An ex-convict was arrested in a buy-operation in Barangay Mabolo here on Monday night, January 22. The suspect was identified as Harold Domen Yu, 41, a native of La Carlota City, Negros Occidental but living in Barangay Mabolo. The Drug Enforcement Unit of the Police Regional...
Zamboanga City is currently experiencing the effects of the El Niño phenomenon based on data from the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). PAGASA Zamboanga City PAGASA weatherman Rodel Inclan said they are studying two models that might have a...
