DAVAO CITY – The Archdiocese of Davao announced that Archbishop Emeritus Fernando R. Capalla passed away before dawn on Saturday, January 5. He was 89. CAPALLA Capalla, a former president of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines from 2003 to 2005, was one of the most influential...
Taguig Mayor Lani Cayetano held a meeting with barangay officials in the EMBO (enlisted men’s barrio) areas on Jan. 5 amid the ongoing dispute over the closure of health centers and fire stations. The meeting was held to discuss the integration of Taguig’s 10 new barangays and...
CAMP VICENTE LIM, Laguna – Two suspected “salvage” or summary execution victims were found in Laguna and Quezon on Friday morning, January 5. The Police Regional Office 4-A said the first victim was discovered on a creek in Purok 4, Barangay Lawa, Calamba City, Laguna. The victim was 5'4" in...
ILOILO CITY – MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power) led by businessman Enrique Razon has refuted the claim of Rep. France Castro of ACT Teachers party-list that it caused the prolonged blackouts in Panay Island. REP. France Castro has received an earful from MORE Power over her claim on the...
Archbishop Emeritus of Davao Fernando "Nanding" Capalla, a former President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), passed away early morning on Saturday, Jan. 6, at the age of 89. Courtesy of St. Francis Xavier Regional Major Seminary of Mindanao His passing was announced in...
BACOLOD CITY – Three hospital staff and a patient were injured after a pick-up truck rammed a private hospital emergency room in Barangay Mandalagan here on Thursday, January 4. FOUR persons were injured when a pick-up truck rammed an emergency room of a hospital in Barangay Mandalagan,...
CEBU CITY – A newly formed business group in Talisay City, southern Cebu is looking to forge a strong partnership with the local government unit. OFFICIALS and members of the Talisay Chamber of Commerce and Industry (TCCI), led by its president Archie Campo (fourth from left), lead the launching...
CEBU CITY – Two parades were slated for this year’s Sinulog Festival – one organized by the city government of Cebu and the other put up by the provincial government of Cebu. The Cebu province-initiated parade on January 14 will be held at the traditional venue at the Cebu City Sports Center...
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano on Friday, January 5, 2024 expressed his outrage over the City of Makati’s decision to deprive the 10 EMBO (Enlisted Men’s Barrio) barangays of a smooth transition to the City of Taguig. Cayetano expressed his sentiment in a Facebook Live on his official page,...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – A labor group here cited the additional pay for workers, but it still hoped that the government would approve a higher wage increase, as it said that the upcoming implementation of the P33 minimum wage hike in the region this year is “still inadequate.” Lawyer Doris...
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano, the husband of Mayor Lani Cayetano, has joined the ongoing dispute between Taguig and Makati, and blasted the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) for closing fire stations in EMBO (enlisted men’s barrio) barangays. Taguig Mayor Lani Cayetano (left) and her husband,...
BACOLOD CITY – This city recorded a 16.26 percent decrease in the crime rate or 224 cases from 1,377 in 2022 to 1,153 last year. THE Bacolod City police headquarters. (FB) The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) said the number of eight focus crimes also went down by 40.52 percent or 109 cases...
