Iloilo City Rep. Julienne “Jam-Jam” Baronda urged riding app companies to slash their commissions for drivers to ease the impact of the fuel crisis from the Middle East conflict. “Slashing commission during this critical period is not merely a financial adjustment; it is a vital lifeline,”...
The Northern Police District (NPD) said eight wanted persons, including a most wanted individual, were arrested in simultaneous “Warrant Day” operations across Northern Metro Manila on Thursday, April 9. One of the arrests was carried out inside the Caloocan City Jail in Barangay...
BAGUIO CITY – Mayor Benjamin Magalong has signed Resolution No. 257-2026 of the City Council declaring this city under a state of calamity due to the oil crisis that has severely affected various sectors here. Magalong stated that the tourism industry has suffered a 40 percent to 50 percent drop...
BACOLOD CITY – A police anti-drug operative was shot dead by a 32-year-old drug pusher in a buy-bust operation in front of a lodging house in Barangay Singcang-Airport here on Thursday night, April 9. The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) condemned the senseless act of...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A Lebanese and his Filipino wife were shot dead inside their printing shop and internet cafe here on Friday morning, April 10. The victims were identified as Fahed Hamdan and his wife, Anora. Investigation showed that the victims were inside their business establishment when a...
As part of the continued effort to strengthen peace and order in public places under the Department of the Interior and Local Government’s (DILG) Safer Cities initiative, violators apprehended in San Juan City may be fined between P500 and P2,000. Mayor Francis Zamora said that those caught...
NEW YORK (AP) — The Tony Awards have turned to a singer with a reputation for a high-energy, physical live show to be the next telecast host — Pink. The three-time Grammy Award winner will make her debut as MC for the awards on June 7 at its familiar home of Radio City Music Hall. “It is the...
DAVAO CITY – The Davao Light and Power Co. assured people on Wednesday, April 8, that power supply in Mindanao remains stable. Speaking at the Davao Peace and Security Press Corps media briefing at The Royal Mandaya Hotel, DLPC reputation management manager Fermin Edillon said Mindanao has...
BACOLOD CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development released P137.295 million in cash relief assistance to 27,549 tricycle drivers on the first day of the payout in Negros Island Region on Wednesday. Negros Occidental, including this highly-urbanized city, disbursed a total of...
DAVAO CITY – Vice President Sara Duterte expressed concern over foreign policy, insurgency, and the status of the Bangsamoro peace process in Mindanao on Araw ng Kagitingan on Thursday, April 9. The Vice President, speaking during a wreath-laying ceremony at the Veterans Memorial Monument here...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – This city commemorated the 84th Araw ng Kagitingan on Thursday, April 9, with a program honoring World War II heroes at the Freedom Fighters Memorial Shrine Plaza. Mayor Khymer Olaso led this year’s observance with the theme “Giting ng Bayani, Pamana sa Salinlahi.” Local...
CEBU CITY – A cease-and-desist order against a controversial hillside development here is not warranted. This was the contain of a resolution approved by the Cebu City Council and defending the Monterrazas de Cebu development from complaints that it has caused massive flooding in surrounding...
