An unidentified motorcycle-riding man died in a shoot-out with operatives from the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) early morning on Sunday, Jan. 22. The QCPD said that the armed encounter happened at around 12:55 a.m. on Sunday when members of the Galas Station (PS 11) who were conducting...
Valenzuela City Mayor Weslie “Wes” Gatchalian has extended the deadline of business permit renewal for entrepreneurs in the city until Jan. 31. “Due to public demand, marami pong nakikiusap ho pahabol pa no sa pagbabayad ng kanilang mga requirements at permits, kaya po nadesisiyunan po ng...
GARCIA (FB) CEBU CITY – The Sinulog sa Carmen in Carmen town, northern Cebu should not be treated as a competition of the Sinulog Festival here. Gov. Gwen Garcia pointed this out amid insinuations that the Sinulog sa Carmen is being pitted against the Sinulog Festival. Garcia also clarified that...
ZAMBOANGA CITY (PNA) – A 30-year-old man was arrested while securing police clearance for employment here on Friday, Jan. 20. Lt. Col. Felix Martinez, 1st Zamboanga City Mobile Force Company (1ZCMFC) commander, said Argal Kasim Amirul was arrested at around 2:32 p.m. at the clearance section...
DUTERTE Davao City Rep. Paolo “Pulong” Z. Duterte vowed to file charges against fixers using the name of First Congressional District Office for their nefarious activities. Duterte recently received information that a woman claiming to be an employee of his office had been recruiting people...
CABANATUAN CITY, Nueva Ecija – Police arrested a suspected drug pusher and shabu valued at P1 million was seized in a buy-bust operation in Barangay San Josef Sur here on Friday night, Jan. 20. Col. Richard V. Caballero, acting police provincial director, said the 58-year-old suspect from...
A woman and her companion were arrested by members of the Southern Police District (SPD) Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) and Parañaque Police Station in a buy-bust operation that resulted in the confiscation of over P3 million worth of shabu in Parañaque City on Friday, Jan. 20. SPD director...
ILOILO CITY – Ilonggos were irked by the mobile phone signal shutdown for the Dinagyang Festival 2023 this weekend that affected the entire city as well as neighboring towns. A MAN mimicking an Ati warrior entertains locals in downtown Iloilo City as Ilonggos celebrate the return of the Dinagyang...
BACOLOD CITY – The number of dengue cases here last year went up by 190 percent, the City Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (CESU) said. THE Aedes Aegypti mosquito that transmits dengue. Dr. Grace Tan, CESU head, said they recorded a total of 1,020 cases, including 14 deaths, in 2022, 189.8...
The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) conducted on Saturday, Jan. 21, an on-site voter registration for more than 300 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) at the Manila City Jail-Male Dormitory in preparation for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE). BJMP chief Jail...
A ticket bought in Iloilo City won the jackpot prize for Ultra Lotto 6/58 worth P49,500,000 in the evening draw of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) on Friday, Jan. 20. Courtesy of Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office The lucky numbers were 24-39-31-19-42-13. This was the third time...
Good news to business owners in Pasig City! The local government announced on Friday, Jan. 20, that the deadline for the assessment and payment of business taxes is extended until Friday, Jan. 27. The Pasig City Council passed on Thursday, Jan. 19, Resolution No. 153, series of 2023, which extends...