A husband and wife and their male companion were shot dead by two unidentified gunmen in Pasay City early Thursday morning, Feb. 2. Col. Frolian Uy, city police chief, identified the victims as couple Philip Jay Tan and Lilian Tan of Tabon-Tabon, Bacao, Oriental, Mindoro; and Richard Kevin delos of...
ILOILO CITY – Devotees of the patron saint of Western Visayas, Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria (Our Lady of Candles), were urged to open their hearts to their fellow human beings. DEVOTEES honor the Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria or Our Lady of Candles, the patroness saint of Western Visayas...
UNITED States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III troops the line during arrival honors at the Western Mindanao Command headquarters in Zamboanga City on Thursday, Feb. 2. (Wesmincom FB) ZAMBOANGA CITY (PNA) – The United States (US) government has reaffirmed its commitment to support its allies,...
The Makati City Police arrested two high-value drug suspects in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Guadalupe Viejo in Makati City on Thursday, Feb. 2. Police identified the suspects as Lory Gamboa, 45; and Melvin Pablo, 34. Gamboa and Pablo were arrested in a buy-bust operation led by the Station...
by Marikina Mayor Marcy Teodoro A pioneer in solid waste management in the Philippines, Marikina City has come a long way—from being the country's model city to gaining international wins in sustainability. In this special article for the 123rd anniversary of The Manila Bulletin, I would like to...
By Muntinlupa Mayor Ruffy Biazon Muntilupa Mayor Ruffy Biazon The City of Muntinlupa is in the era of rapid urbanization and revitalization, where commercial and residential areas continue to grow, and people strive to sustain the gains of progress. These gains however are seriously threatened by...
BAGUIO CITY – The grand opening of the Panagbenga Festival here on Wednesday, Feb. 1, was generally peaceful, police said. POLICE line up on Session Road in Baguio City to secure the grand opening parade of the Panagbenga Festival on Feb. 1. (Photo via Zaldy Comanda) City police chief Col....
Navotas City Mayor John Reynald “John Rey” Tiangco said on Thursday, Feb. 2, that the city government supports the single ticketing system for traffic or road violations that will soon be implemented in all the local government units (LGU) in the National Capital Region (NCR). On Wednesday,...
A total of 72 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) were released from the Zamboanga City Jail Reformatory Center in January through intensified paralegal support service, Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) jail warden Supt. Xavier Solda said on Thursday, Feb. 2. “We are hoping that more...
Armed with a firm belief that a sustainable future is a better future, City of Dreams Manila steps up its strategies to meet sustainability targets by 2030 aligned with the goal of its parent company Melco Resorts & Entertainment (Melco). Despite the challenges brought by the pandemic, the...
CANDELARIA, Quezon – Police arrested two suspected drug pushers and seized shabu worth P312,000 in a buy-bust operation at dawn on Wednesday, Feb. 1, in Sitio Sampaloc Lakers, Barangay Pahinga Norte, here. Suspects Romnick Pasahol, 32, alias ‘’Salbakuta,’’ and Joseph Montenegro, 35,...
ALCALA (SIlliman University FB) DUMAGUETE CITY (PNA) – National Scientist Dr. Angel C. Alcala passed away on Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 1, in a hospital in this capital city at the age of 94. Alcala, considered the “father” of marine protected areas (MPAs), was the vice chairperson of the...
