The Parañaque City government has designated firecracker zones in the city’s 16 barangays for a safer celebration of New Year’s Eve. Lawyer Voltaire dela Cruz, city administrator, said identifying firecracker zones in the city is in compliance with the resolution of the Metro Manila Council...
Two lucky bettors from Davao City, Davao del Sur and Tacloban City, Leyte were able to hit the jackpot prize for Ultra Lotto 6/58 worth P521,275,111.60 in the evening draw of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) on Friday, Dec. 30. Courtesy of Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office The...
San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora announced that the city will not hold a community fireworks display to usher in the New Year on Saturday, Dec. 31. Zamora made the announcement after the Metro Manila Council (MMC) passed the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Resolution No. 22-22,...
By DIANN IBY CALUCIN The local government of Caloocan City distributed rice livelihood packages to 80 beneficiaries from the informal sector at Buena Park, Caloocan City on Thursday, Dec. 29. The distribution, held in partnership with the Public Employment Service Office (PESO), aims to help the...
A 50-year-old father died in the latest fire incident that hit Iloilo City this holiday season. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)-Iloilo City identified the victim as Arvin Angkay of Barangay Quezon. Fire Officer 3 John Anthony Triveles said that Angkay was found lifeless outside a room of his...
Two men yielded a total of P3,400,000 worth of suspected shabu in a buy-bust operation conducted by the Quezon City Police District (QCPDO) in Barangay Gulod, Novaliches, in the city on Thursday, Dec. 29. Lt. Col. Jerry Castillo, QCPD Novaliches Station 9 (PS 4) commander, identified the suspects...
Photo: Shutterstock NEW YORK, United States – New York's first legal recreational marijuana dispensary opened on Thursday in the heart of Manhattan. More than 100 people crowded into the dispensary in New York City's East Village, run by the nonprofit Housing Works, a group dedicated to...
DAVAO CITY (PNA) – Vice President Sara Z. Duterte has called on the youth to emulate how national hero Dr. Jose Rizal lived his life in the service of the Filipino. VICE President Sara Z. Duterte leads the commemoration of Rizal Day in Davao City. (Davao City government FB) Duterte exhorted the...
Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano has issued an executive order regulating the use of firecrackers in the city during the New Year celebrations. Rubiano issued the EO following President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.'s directive to all local government units to reduce cases of...
The Parañaque city government distributed Noche Buena food packs to 3,873 families with malnourished children in their households. According to the City Nutrition Office officer-in-charge Dr. Mercy Bunao, the distribution of Noche Buena food packs to malnourished children is an initiative of the...
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Mayor John Dalipe led this city in commemorating the 126th death anniversary of Dr. Jose Rizal through a program on Friday morning, Dec. 30, at the Rizal Monument in front of the Zamboanga City Hall. THE Zamboanga city government led by Mayor John Dalipe (fourth from right)...
The suspect in the killing of the chairman of Barangay Tonsuya, Malabon City last May surrendered to the members of the Malabon City Police Station (MCPS) on Wednesday, Dec. 28. Col. Amante Daro, MCPS chief, identified the suspect as Jennifer Loquez, 45, the current barangay captain of Tonsuya....
