ZAMBOANGA CITY – A massive blackout affected 11 power feeders of the Zamboanga City Electric Cooperative (Zamcelco) covering a big portion of this city’s east coast due to a scheduled power interruption requested by the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) on Friday, January 19. The...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Cagayan de Oro City Water District has considered the call of consumers and local officials to defer its proposed 60 percent water rate adjustment for three years, understanding the added problems it might bring to residents. Instead of adjusting the rate, the COWD asked...
DAVAO CITY – Two persons were killed in landslides here triggered by non-stop heavy rain from the shearline on Thursday, January 18, the Davao City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO) reported. EVACUEES in Davao City are treated to pancit for dinner on Thursday, January 18....
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A 58-year-old man on his way home from a cockpit was shot dead by motorcycle-riding gunmen in Barangay Cabatangan, this city, on Thursday, January 18. MOTOCYCLE-RIDING gunmen shot dead a 58-year-old man in Zamboanga City on Thursday, January 18. (Photo via Liza Jocson) ...
CEBU CITY – An estimated 250,000 devotees joined the “Walk with Mary,” a dawn foot procession, on Friday, January 19, one of the highlights of the 459th Fiesta Señor here. The religious procession started at 2:30 a.m. at the Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Barangay Guadalupe then proceeded...
CABANATUAN CITY, Nueva Ecija – A former communist rebel surrendered to the police on Thursday, January 18, in San Jose City, Nueva Ecija. KA Allan, the NPA surrenderer. Police and the 84th Infantry Battalion of the 7th Infantry Division conducted a special intelligence operation that resulted in...
Imagine this: Waking up to the breathtaking cityscape right outside the window, with the promise of endless stories to make, waiting just a few steps away. However, finding a comforting yet thrilling place to experience such a sojourn adventure in the city is not a piece of cake. Thankfully, an...
CEBU CITY – A lawman was shot and wounded by an ex-convict in a police operation in Barangay Inayawan here on Thursday night, Jan. 18. Police Staff Sgt. Santos Catipay was hit in the chest but did not sustain severe injuries due to the bullet-proof vest he was wearing. The suspect, Vince Winard...
The Caloocan Northern District Anti-Cybercrime Team (NDACT) announced on Friday, Jan. 19, that it resolved 574 out of 600 cybercrime incidents reported to them in the year 2023. NDACT said that aside from investigations, it also conducted entrapment operations against 18 people and charged them for...
Members of different parishes in Rizal province participate in the series of religious activities lined-up prior to the solemn declaration of the Antipolo Cathedral as an international shrine on January 26. Fr. Reynante Tolentino, shrine rector and administrator of the Antipolo Cathedral, said...
ILOILO CITY – A new Capiz provincial capitol is rising. Construction commenced following the groundbreaking ceremony on January 18. THE new Capiz provincial capitol will rise in the Pueblo de Panay in Roxas City. (Capiz provincial government Communications Group) Capiz Gov. Fredenil Castro led...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- The Minnesota Timberwolves poured it on in the fourth quarter, surging to a 118-103 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Thursday, Jan. 18, to maintain their NBA Western Conference lead over Oklahoma City, who beat the Utah Jazz 134-129. Anthony Edwards of the Minnesota...
