Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto reminded the public on Friday, Sept. 23, of the environmental perils of land grabbing in the Masungi Georeserve, citing its impact in worsening floods. “If land grabbers succeed, flooding will worsen as the years go by. No flood control will be enough if we do not...
CEBU CITY – Anti-narcotics agents dismantled two drug dens and arrested seven individuals in separate operations here and Pangalo, Bohol on Thursday, Sept. 22. In Barangay Sambag I, Cebu City, Alex Lanuza was arrested in a suspected drug den that he allegedly maintained. Caught in the drug den...
More than 1,000 job-seeking residents in Malabon City applied for different jobs during the Mega Job Fair held by the local government at the Oreta Sports Complex on Thursday, Sept. 22. Malabon City Mayor Jeannie Sandoval graced the event spearheaded by the Public Employment Service Office (PESO)...
The Pasig City local government, together with the Department of Education (DepEd), distributed bicycles and safety gears to public school students and teachers as part of the celebration of World Car-Free Day on Thursday, Sept. 22. Photo from PNA Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto and DepEd...
The Pasig City Council approved, on its third and final reading, a resolution granting P1,000 each to all teachers and non-teaching personnel of the city’s public schools as a financial incentive during Teachers Month. Photo from Councilor Corie Raymundo FB During the council’s regular session...
The University of Sto. Tomas (UST) will soon be home to 163 science teachers from Pasig City after the local government and USTsigned on Tuesday, Sept. 20, a memorandum of agreement (MOA) for a “Certificate in Science Teaching Program.” Photo from Mayor Vico Sotto's FB The program offers...
The powerful Commission on Appointments (CA) confirmed today the appointment of Mylene Garcia-Albano, a three-term Davao city congresswoman, as the first Philippine woman ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to Japan. The CA, during its plenary session presided by Senate President Juan...
By ANTONIO L. COLINA IV DAVAO CITY – A total of 2,541 vacancies are available to job applicants during the two-day Tourism Job Fair from Sept. 22 to 23 at the Abreeza Mall, an official of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)-Davao said Wednesday, Sept. 21. Paul Cruz, chief of...
By CALVIN D. CORDOVA CEBU CITY – Suspected shabu valued at more P14 million was seized in separate buy-bust operations here on Tuesday night, Sept. 20. In Barangay Sawang Calero, police seized packs of shabu worth P7.6 million from John Mark Cuizon, 26. Police Major Francis Renz Talosig, chief of...
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto said on Monday, Sept. 19, that the city government has “moved away from mega sites towards caravan vaccinations (CaraVacc) in schools and barangays to make it easier for those who have not yet been vaccinated” to protect themselves and their families against...
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto vouched for a “unified policy in the region” as the local government adhered to the presidential executive order (EO) allowing the voluntary wearing of face masks in outdoor settings. Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto. (Photo from Pasig PIO) “Our Sangguniang Panlungsod...
DAVAO CITY (PNA) – A 19-year-old criminology student of the University of Mindanao (UM) died after reportedly undergoing hazing in Buhangin District here, authorities said Tuesday, Sept. 20. In a statement, the Police Regional Office in Davao Region (PRO-11) said the hazing on Sept. 18 resulted...
