ZAMBOANGA CITY – Forty families composed of 185 individuals lost their homes in a fire in Barangay Sangali here on Monday, January 22. RESIDENTS return to their homes destroyed in a fire in Barangay Sangali, Zamboanga City on Monday. (City Government of Zamboanga page) Barangay Sangali...
ILOILO CITY – Suspected shabu valued at P3.4 million was seized from three drug pushers in a buy-bust operation here on Sunday, January 22, days before the highlight of this year’s Dinagyang Festival. SUSPECTED shabu worth P3.4 million was seized from three drug pushers on January 22 in Iloilo...
State-owned Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) is optimistic that the Maharlika Investment Corp. (MIC) would consider New Clark City in Tarlac as one of its first investment opportunities. As one of the major players in the government's Build, Build, More initiative, Joshua Bingcang,...
BACOLOD CITY – The city government will build more than 5,000 housing units in Barangays Banago and Estefania here starting next month. MAYOR Alfredo Abelardo ‘Albee’ Benitez (right) and Secretary Jose Rizalino Acuzar of the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) sign a...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Councilor James Judith II was axed from his post as city council minority floor leader through a resolution on Monday, January 22. COUNCILORS James Judith II and Malvern Esparcia attend a committee hearing led by the committee on public utilities, energy, and transportation....
Senior citizens, persons with disabilities (PWDs) and members of the LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer) community joined a job fair organized by the Muntinlupa City government. The city government’s regular Job Fair offered 2,850 job opportunities from 55 companies, with a...
ILOILO CITY – Two artists using two different mediums have come together for an artistic rendezvous of this city. The art exhibit “Rendezvous: Past Meets Present” brings the interpretation of the cityscape from upcycling artist Cristhom “Dodoy” Setubal and panoramic painter Mark Vincent...
A man from Muntinlupa who is facing a criminal case for illegal drugs was arrested in Laguna on Jan. 22. The Muntinlupa Police identified the man as Ricardo Ortega, who had a pending warrant of arrest. The suspect (2nd from left, in white shirt) (Photo from the Muntinlupa Police /SPD)...
BACOLOD CITY – A 49-year-old driver tagged as the No. 1 drug personality in Talisay City, Negros Occidental was arrested by the police on Saturday, January 20. TALISAY City’s No. 1 drug personality was nabbed in Barangay Zone 10, Talisay City, on Saturday, January 20. (Photo courtesy of Talisay...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The vast majority of congressional staff secretariat members are against the proposal to transfer the offices of the House of Representatives from Batasan in Quezon City to Bonifacio Global...
A businessman, who is facing a case of carnapping, was arrested by the police in Taguig on Jan. 22. The suspect, identified only alias June, 57, was arrested by the Makati and Parañaque Police operatives in Barangay East Rembo, Taguig. June is listed as Makati Police’s No. 5 most wanted...
A woman, ranked as the No. 9 most wanted person by the Taguig Police, was arrested on Jan. 21. Police identified the suspect as Imelda Olguera, 36, who is the Taguig Police’s No. 9 most wanted person for January 2024. The suspect (Photo from Taguig police / SPD) She was nabbed...