The Office of the Vice President (OVP) did not waste time in going back to work after the holidays as its Disaster Operations Center (DOC) distributed relief goods to victims of the Davao del Norte flooding earlier this month. (OVP photo) In a statement, the OVP said it delivered 203 food packs and...
Police arrested two wanted persons in Camiling, Tarlac and Tarlac City recently. Lt. Col. Fritz Tabula, officer-in-charge, Camiling police, said businesswoman Melda Cruz, 50, was arrested in Barangay Cacamilingan Norte, Camiling on a warrant issued by Judge Elmira S. Cruz-Caisado of the Regional...
By DIANN IVY CALUCIN The body of the 12-year-old boy who went missing after he allegedly drowned in a creek in Barangay Sto. Domingo, Quezon City on Friday, Jan. 6, was recovered by rescuers on the said waterway on Sunday, Jan. 8. The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) La Loma Police Station said...
FIREMEN and policemen respond to an explosion at the headquarters of the Iloilo City Police Office on Sunday, Jan. 8. (ICPO) ILOILO CITY – Three persons – a police officer and two civilians – were injured in an explosion that rocked the headquarters of the Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) on...
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte led the inauguration of four modern facilities at the Amoranto Sports Complex on Roces Avenue, in the city on Saturday, Jan. 7. The four facilities include the Amoranto Sports Arena which has a 3,500 seating capacity, a 10-lane Olympic-size swimming pool, a...
The Caloocan City government announced on Sunday, Jan. 8, that it was able to provide 43,892 job opportunities to the city residents from July to December 2022, the first six months of Caloocan City Mayor Dale Gonzalo “Along” Malapitan’s term as the city’s chief executive. The city...
Two bettors from Calamba City, Laguna and Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental won the jackpot prize for Grand Lotto 6/55 worth P142,580,483.20. Courtesy of Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office The winning numbers, drawn by the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) on Saturday, Jan. 7,...
A Quezon City congressman is pursuing the enactment of a measure that would grant a fully paid, week-long bereavement leave to all employees in the event of an immediate family member’s death. (Jarl Schmidt/ Unsplash) For this purpose, Rep. Marvin Rillo of the city's 4th district penned and filed...
The Pasig City local government is intensifying its efforts in apprehending drivers who are using motor vehicles without license plates or conduction stickers in the city. Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto, issued on Jan. 3 Executive Order No. PCG-01 series of 2023, "reiterating the mandatory use of...
ZAMBOANGA CITY (PNA) – Col. Alexander Lorenzo, police chief here, tendered his courtesy resignation on Thursday, Jan. 5, supporting the Department of the Interior and Local Government’s (DILG) effort to weed the Philippine National Police (PNP) of scalawags. LORENZO (seated). (FB) Lorenzo said...
A NEW People’s Army fighter was killed in an encounter in Butuan City on Friday, Jan. 6. (65th IB photo) BUTUAN CITY (PNA) – A New People’s Army (NPA) fighter was killed while another was wounded in an armed encounter with troopers of the 65th Infantry Battalion (IB) at the boundary of...
CEBU CITY – Reaching out to the needy continues for a Cebu City-based foundation. PEOPLE avail of free eye check-up and wheelchairs in a charity drive of the Semi Di Speranza Foundation Inc. last year. (Calvin D. Cordova) The Semi Di Speranza Foundation Inc. (SDSFI) kicked off its two-day...
