CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Philippine Army reminded barangay officials of their vital role in the government’s sustainment effort which it said is the hardest part of fighting insurgency in the country. Major Gen. Michele Anayron Jr., commander of the 403rd Brigade, said there is a possibility...
TACLOBAN CITY – A soldier from the 78th Infantry (Warrior) Battalion was conferred with the Wounded Personnel Medal (WPM) on Sunday, January 7. A SOLDIER from the 78th Infantry Battalion was awarded for gallantry in action in an encounter in Borongan City, Eastern Samar. He was wounded-in-action...
BACOLOD CITY – Police seized 180 grams of suspected shabu worth P1.2 million from a 19-year-old man and his stepfather in a buy-bust operation at the Old Airport runway in Barangay Singcang-Airport here on Monday, January 8. POLICE arrested a 19-year-old man and his stepfather and seized...
A 61-year-old man died in a fire in one of the EMBO (enlisted men’s barrio) barangays, which are now part of Taguig. According to the Taguig City Fire Station, the fire hit a house on Lirio Street in Barangay Pembo at 12:40 a.m. on Jan. 8. Firefighters raised the first alarm at 12:45...
BACOLOD CITY – The city government has barred vendors from selling in the public plaza here. In a press briefing on Monday, January 8, Mayor Alfredo Abelardo “Albee” Benitez said a resolution about the matter was discussed during their legislative meeting in Baguio City last week. BENITEZ...
BACOLOD CITY – The city government has allocated P5 million for the Bacolaodiat Festival next month. Mayor Alfredo Abelardo “Albee” Benitez, in a press briefing on Monday, January 8, said that this year’s subsidy increased by P2 million from 2023 because the city has been slowly adjusting...
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – The SM Foundation inaugurated its 107th school building at the South Central Integrated School here on Thursday, January 4. The two-story, four-classroom structure is a welcome addition to the community, alleviating the burden of overcrowding and provides a...
BACOLOD CITY – A 17-year-old girl was raped and killed in Barangay Magsaysay, Cadiz City, Negros Occidental over the weekend. Police withheld the name of the victim, a senior high school student. A SENIOR high school student was raped and killed in Barangay Magsaysay, Cadiz City, Negros...
CEBU CITY – Close to 200 houses were destroyed in two big fires that hit this city on Saturday night, January 6. At least 60 houses were razed and six others were damaged in the fire in Barangay Carreta that broke out at past 9 p.m. A MAN recovers a mattress from his house razed in a fire in...
Police arrested two men for illegal possession of firearms in separate anti-criminality operations on Saturday, Jan. 6, in Caloocan City. Photo from Northern Police District (NPD)/MANILA BULLETIN Police said suspect “Anghelito”, 18, a resident of Barangay Bagong Silangan, Caloocan...
CEBU CITY – A former councilor in Barangay Tangke, Talisay City, southern Cebu was arrested in a buy-bust operation on Saturday night, January 7. Romeo dela Cruz Santillan, 44, was arrested by operatives of the Intelligence Unit and Drug Enforcement Unit of the Cebu Police Provincial Office....
CEBU CITY – A 52-year-old man is facing charges for beating a dog to death in Mandaue City. Alfredo Villarubia Mabesa, a resident of Sitio Kamanggahan, Barangay Labogon, Mandaue, will be charged for violating Republic Act 8485 or the Animal Welfare Act. Animal advocates from the Island Rescue...
