Around 250 members of a group that formerly supported the Communist Party of the Philippines- New People’s Army -National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) pledged allegiance to the national government in Caloocan City on Monday, Dec. 26. Northern Police District director Brig. Gen. Ponce Rogelio...
Six years after her death, the late former Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago remains a revered and beloved figure, both due to her lofty accomplishments and her brilliance. The late Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago (Wikipedia) That's why three congressmen jointly penned and filed a measure that...
BACOLOD CITY – Eleven New People’s Army rebels in Negros Island surrendered to the Army from Dec. 20 to 23. A COMMUNIST surrenderer in Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental. (Photo courtesy of 62nd IB) Ten of them were members of the Central Negros Front 1 (CN1), Komiteng Rehiyon-Negros Cebu Bohol...
BACOLOD CITY – A tricycle driver was injured after a firecracker exploded in his right hand in Bago City, Negros Occidental on Christmas Day, Dec. 25. A TRICYCLE driver was injured after a firecracker exploded in his right hand in Bago City, Negros Occidental on Christmas Day, Dec. 25. (Photo...
CEBU CITY – Cancellation of sea trips left several passengers spending their Christmas in an evacuation center in Danao City, northern Cebu. Mitch Mondigo, public information officer of the Danao City government, said a total of 99 individuals stayed at the city’s evacuation center after trips...
The local government units of Caloocan and Navotas Cities reminded on Monday, Dec. 26, the residents of the prohibition and regulation on the usage of firecrackers and fireworks for a safe celebration of the New Year. “Para po manatiling ligtas ang pagsalubong ng Bagong Taon, bawal po ang...
KNEE-deep flood in Purok Dao, Barangay Hinaplanon, Iligan City. (Bonita L. Ermac) ILIGAN CITY – Eighty-one families have been affected by flood as a result of heavy rains from a shear line in this city. Seventy-three families were from Barangay Hinaplanon while three were from Barangay Del...
NINETEEN houses were destroyed in a fire that hit Barangay Veterans Village in Iloilo City on Monday. (Contributed photo by Mentchie Rabe) ILOILO CITY – Nineteen houses were damaged and 200 residents were displaced in a fire that hit a densely populated barangay here on Monday, Dec. 26. The...
STAFF Sgt. Fernando Mata is detained after he fatally shot his wife on Christmas Day inside the City of Naga Police Station in Cebu. (Contributed photo by Benjie Talisic) CEBU CITY – A police officer fatally shot his wife inside a police station in the City of Naga, southern Cebu on Christmas...
Around 100 houses were destroyed by a fire that hit a compound in Parañaque City before dawn Monday, Dec. 26, affecting some 160 families. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) reported that the fire started around 2:30 a.m. at the corner of Tramo Uno and Tramo Dos in Barangay San Dionisio. The...
The local government of Valenzuela City announced on Monday, Dec. 26, the updated schedule of the Covid-19 vaccinations at three of the city’s public parks. The city government will be conducting vaccinations against the disease for kids, teens, adults, and senior citizens at the Valenzuela...
Parañaque City Mayor Eric Olivarez announced the city government has set a P11.3-billion budget for 2023, a slight increase from P11.1-billion budget in 2022. “We are happy to announce that, despite the pandemic and the economic difficulties we all encountered, the city government remains in a...
