With less than 30 days before Christmas, the Pasig City local government begun distributing Noche Buena gift packs to Pasigueño families on Saturday, Nov. 25, as part of its annual "pamaskong handog" holiday program. The grocery packs for this year include Noche Buena items such as cans of...
DAVAO CITY – Three schoolchildren drowned on the Liloan River in Barangay Mandug here on Friday, November 24. The Davao City Police Office (DCPO) identified the victims as Takeshe Sanico, 13; Kian Carlo Bituin, 12; and Jeric Redulla, 12, pupils of the Buhangin Central Elementary...
Former senator Leila de Lima commended the decision of the Court of Appeals (CA) ordering the Ombudsman to investigate former justice secretaries Vitaliano Aguirre II and Menardo Guevarra in relation to her drug cases. The CA ordered the Ombudsman to probe Aguirre and Guevarra for granting...
The Department of the Interior and Local government (DILG) and the Muntinlupa City government awarded outstanding barangays in anti-drug abuse, and protection of children and women programs. “Kinikilala natin ang mga ganitong award na nagpapatunay na bawat Muntinlupeño is safe and...
The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) is set to build nine 15-storey buildings that will house almost 1,900 informal settlers and low-income earners in Bacoor City in Cavite. DHSUD Secretary Jose Rizalino Acuzar said the buildings for condominium-type units in Barangay...
ILOILO CITY – The Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) and the Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) have said no women or children have been kidnapped here and this province. “Never happened,” Police Colonels Joeresty Coronica and Ronald Palomo of the ICPO and IPPO, respectively, said in...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – A minority legislator here has said that budget deliberations at the city council should be scheduled to enable them to carefully examine the programs and projects of each department and determine if enough money has been earmarked for these. ABBU (FB) “If you see...
TAKING THE LEAD IBF chairperson Pamela Louise Manalo Not a lot of events can get me to willingly leave my bed before 6:30 in the morning but the annual International Bazaar hosted by the International Bazaar Foundation (IBF) is one of the very few that can. Coordinated by the International Bazaar...
ILOILO CITY – This city has bagged its third gold medal in the Mobility Awards for its programs in integrating bicycles as a mode of transportation. BIKERS participate in a fun ride during the National Bike Day celebration in Iloilo City on Saturday, November 25. (Mark Balmores) “This...
Marikina City 2nd Rep. Stella Quimbo (Facebook) Marikina City 2nd district Rep. Stella Quimbo appears mighty impressed with her constituent, Nanay Aurora. But how could she not be, after learning that Nanay Aurora had turned 100 years old. That's already 28...
The Taguig City government is inviting residents to join a 24-km bike ride to celebrate National Bicycle Day on Nov. 26. Under Proclamation No. 1052 signed in 2020, every fourth Sunday of November of every year is designated as National Bicycle Day. The National Bicycle Day celebration...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- Oklahoma City Thunder guard Josh Giddey declined to comment on Friday, Nov. 24, amid reports the NBA was looking into allegations he had an improper relationship with an underage girl. Oklahoma City Thunder guard Josh Giddey (AFP) The Athletic, citing NBA spokesman Mike Bass,...
