CEBU CITY – Authorities have started mapping out security preparations for next year’s Fiesta Señor, the religious aspect of the Sinulog Festival. CHURCH leaders and officials from various law enforcement agencies discuss preparations for Fiesta Señor in 2024. (Calvin D. Cordova) The...
BACOLOD CITY – Nine establishments in Barangay Mansilingan here were ordered closed on Thursday, November 16, for failure to secure business permits. THE City Legal Enforcement Team closes an establishment operating without a business permit in Barangay Mansilingan, Bacolod City on Thursday,...
DAVAO CITY – Presidential Assistant for Eastern Mindanao Leo Tereso Magno said that his office and cacao farmers are collaborating on strategies to enable the industry to meet the heightened demand for cacao beans. PRESIDENTIAL Assistant for Eastern Mindanao Leo Tereso Magno (second from...
CEBU CITY – Police will leave no stone unturned to ensure the arrest of the two drug suspects who killed a policeman in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Kinasang-an here on Wednesday, November 15. BACULI Police Brig. Gen. Anthony Aberin, Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7) chief,...
ILOILO CITY – The city government budget for fiscal year 2024 has been increased to P3.6 billion. THE Iloilo City Hall at night. (Tara Yap) The Iloilo City Council unanimously approved the budget in a session on Wednesday, November 15. The budget of the city government under Mayor...
Former senator Leila de Lima said her homecoming to Iriga City will be the best Christmas gift for her 91-year-old ailing mother who she has not seen for more than four years. De Lima flew to Iriga City in Camarines Sur on Nov. 15 to be with her mom, Norma Magistrado de Lima, who is now...
The Pasig City Council has approved the local government’s P17.2 billion budget for 2024, making it the largest budget allocated in the city’s history. Ordinance No. 140, Series of 2023, authored by Councilor Maro Martires and co-sponsored by the entire council, passed its third and final...
BAUANG, La Union – A 65-year-barangay councilor was found dead in a motel in Barangay Pagdalagan Sur here on Monday, November 13. Police identified the victim as Barangay Tanguigan Sur, San Fernando City, La Union Councilor Oscar Guzman Balicha. Balicha was found lying on the floor inside Room C...
CAVITE – A man was arrested for rape in Tanza on Wednesday, Nov. 15. Cavite Police Provincial Office identified the suspect as alias Albert, one of Cavite City’s most wanted persons. After close monitoring and surveillance, the accused was collared by virtue of an arrest warrant issued by...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – Former Sen. Leila de Lima visited her home city of Iriga in Camarines Sur on Wednesday afternoon, November 15, and was reunited with her 90-year old mother following her release from detention early this week. FORMER Sen. Leila de Lima arrives at the Bicol...
In a bid to improve the city’s waste management capacities, the Pasig local government recently opened the new Pasig Eco Hub in partnership with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Photo from Dodot Jaworski FB Page / MANILA BULLETIN The Pasig Eco Hub,...
A man who works as a clown and magician for a living thanked the Muntinlupa City government and police after he was able to recover his stolen costumes and puppet. Johnver Enrique lost his things he used for his profession in front of a convenience store in Muntinlupa on Nov. 12. ...
