The Caloocan City government announced on Monday, Jan. 30, that 970 residents benefitted from the week-long medical mission in the city last Jan. 23 to 27, as part of the city’s 61st founding anniversary celebration. The medical mission, in collaboration with the Caloocan City Medical Center...
ILOILO CITY – Col. Joeresthy Coronica, newly appointed chief of the Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO), on Monday, Jan. 30, warned policemen here with ties to the illegal drugs trade. COL. Joeresthy Coronica, newly appointed chief of the Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO), addresses local police...
Around 20,000 to 30,000 liters of diesel were seized from a cargo vessel and three boats that were caught in an alleged case of fuel pilferage at the Navotas Fish Port, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) disclosed Monday, Jan. 30. Photo: Philippine Coast Guard / PCG The PCG said that its personnel...
A police intelligence officer was shot in Barangay Antipolo del Sur in Lipa City, Batangas, on Sunday night, Jan. 29. Police said the victim had the rank of master sergeant and assigned to the intelligence section of the Lipa City Police Station. Investigation said the victim stopped by the...
The Malabon City Police Station (MCS) confiscated P427,380 worth of alleged shabu and collared two men and a woman in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Tonsuya in the city on Sunday evening, Jan. 29. Col. Amante Daro, MCPS chief, identified the suspects as Roselyn Alegado, 39; Eduardo Elizalde, 41;...
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto said he is eyeing the use of simpler methods and approaches in planning and implementing future long-term projects and programs in the city. During the flag raising ceremony on Monday, Jan. 30, Sotto said that one of the things he truly learned during his official visit...
Eastern Police District (EPD) operatives seized a total of P788,120 worth of illegal drugs from a high value individual (HVI) and her cohort in a buy-bust on Jan. 27 in Barangay Manggahan, Pasig City. The report submitted to EPD director Brig. Gen. Wilson Asueta identified the suspects as Leah...
His glory days are already way behind him and Father time has certainly caught up but Efren ‘Bata” Reyes’ old and wrinkled hands continued to weave magic and never lost its magnificent touch. Alex Pagulayan (left) and Billiards living legend Efren 'Bata' Reyes (Photo from Alex Pagulayan...
PUBLIC utility vehicle drivers in Zamboanga City undergo a surprise random drug test from the Land Transportation Office and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency. (PDEA photo) ZAMBOANGA CITY – Five public utility vehicle drivers tested positive for illegal drugs in a random drug test...
Operatives of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) arrested on Sunday night, Jan. 30, three ranking officials of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) in a raid in General Santos City. Nabbed were Ruben Abenir Saluta, identified as the secretary of the...
Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano said it was a blessing that the grand procession of the Nuestra Señora de Sto. Niño was held in the city for the first time. Rubiano said 300 different images of Sto. Niño coming from nearby cities and provinces were displayed during the procession on board...
ILOILO CITY -- The Western Visayas regional office of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD-6) extended aid to fire victims in two barangays here. No less than DSWD-6 Regional Director Atty. Carmelo Nochete led the distribution of almost P448,000 worth of relief goods to fire...
