BACOLOD CITY – Cadiz City, Negros Occidental Mayor Salvador Escalante Jr. condemned the recent rape and murder of a 17-year-old girl in Cadiz City. READ: https://mb.com.ph/2024/1/8/teen-raped-killed-in-cadiz-city “It is sad to note that such brutal crime happened beyond our control. We never...
ILOILO CITY – The city government led by Mayor Jerry Treñas is willing to join the proposed class-action lawsuit stemming from the New Year blackout. “(We are) standing united for justice and accountability,” Treñas said in a statement. THE city of Iloilo is willing to join a class action...
A 64-year-old man and a 46-year-old woman were arrested by the police in a buy-bust operation in Taguig on Jan. 15. The operation was conducted by the Southern Police District (SPD) Drug Enforcement Unit together with the District Intelligence Division, District Mobile Force Battalion, Taguig...
BACOLOD CITY – Two New People’s Army (NPA) rebels have surrendered to the police and turned over firearms and explosives in Negros Occidental. AN elderly communist rebel receives assistance from the police after he surrendered in Talisay City, Negros Occidental on January 14. (Photo via Glazyl...
BACOLOD CITY – Police arrested a 17-year-old girl in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Zone 6, Talisay City, Negros Occidental on Sunday, January 14. POLICE seized P32,500 worth of suspected shabu from a 17-year-old girl in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Zone 6, Talisay City, Negros...
BACOLOD CITY – An Indian businessman was shot and wounded by two gunmen in Barangay Poblacion 1, Sagay City, Negros Occidental on Friday, January 12. Police withheld the name of the 44-year-old victim. AN Indian businessman was shot and wounded in Sagay City, Negros Occidental on Friday,...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Pay up, please! A prestigious university here has reminded the city government of its over P7.8-million debt for using two of its dormitories as isolation units in this city during the pandemic, particularly from March 2020 to April 2022. THE executive building of...
CEBU CITY – Thousands of spectators watched the street dancing and grand ritual dance showdown of the Sinulog sa Lalawigan here on Sunday, January 14. CEBU Gov. Gwen Garcia dances as part of a guest contingent during the grand ritual showdown of the Sinulog sa Lalawigan at the Cebu City Sports...
DAVAO CITY – Rep. Paolo Z. Duterte here released on Saturday, January 13, a report on his achievements in Congress, with an interactive infographic of accomplishments throughout his leadership. Duterte presented the “Mobile Kitchen” through Pulong Pulong ni Pulong (PPP) program as among his...
CEBU CITY – The Armed Forces Visayas Command (Viscom) has deployed close to 1,000 personnel to help secure the 459th celebration of Fiesta Señor here. Lt. Gen. Benedict M. Arevalo, Viscom commander, said 865 troops will help ensure a safe, orderly, and solemn conduct of the Fiesta Señor...
The Department of Health (DOH) said on Monday, Jan. 15, that the outbreak of diarrhea in Baguio City has been “contained” with the decline of reported cases. Manila Bulletin File Photo "Biglang bumaba 'yung mga bilang ng mga nag-report na mayroon silang diarrhea or gastroenteritis, kaya...
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan – Authorities nabbed two suspected drug pushers in a buy-bust operation here on Sunday, January 14. Suspects Girlie and Dindo were apprehended after they sold two heat-sealed transparent plastic sachets with suspected shabu to a poseur-buyer. Seized from them were 70...
