BACOLOD CITY – This highly-urbanized city distributed five kilos of rice to 1,193 modernized and traditional jeepney drivers on Easter Sunday, April 5, affected by successive fuel price hikes. The city government deployed pickup trucks to distribute the staple to various Public Utility Jeepney...
BAGUIO CITY – Mayor Benjamin Magalong has expressed concern about the impact of the energy crisis on the local Gross Domestic Product (GDP). This city recorded a 40 percent to 50 percent drop in tourist arrivals during the Holy Week compared to last year. Magalong said hotels in Camp John Hay...
Amid soaring fuel prices, the Marikina local government is set to offer more than just "Libreng sakay" (Free rides) to commuters, as it will use eco-friendly, solar-powered e-jeeps to make daily travel easier for residents. “Para makatulong sa araw-araw na biyahe ng ating mga kababayan,...
Malabon City Administrator Dr. Alexander T. Rosete showcased the city’s best practices in digital governance at the 17th International Conference on E-Education, E-Business, E-Management and E-Learning held in Fukuoka, Japan, from April 1 to 4, 2026. During the conference, Dr. Rosete delivered...
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – The tourism office of Alaminos City, Pangasinan recorded 18,538 visitors to the Hundred Islands National Park during the Holy Week this year, 24 percent lower than the 24,464 visitors in the same period last year. Assistant tourism officer Rosalie Aruelo said the decline...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Chet Holmgren scored 21 points, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander added 20 and the Oklahoma City Thunder had a season-high point total to rout the Utah Jazz, 146-111, on Sunday night, April 5. Gilgeous-Alexander sat out the fourth quarter with the Thunder in firm control. He extended...
From drinking sessions along the street to loud and late videoke, police forces will now be strict in enforcing “social order”—first in Metro Manila and later across the country— as the government seeks to make people feel the statistics on crime rate decline . Department of the Interior...
The Pasig City government clarified on Sunday, April 5, that Mayor Vico Sotto will never endorse any investment or platform, countering the Artificial Intelligence (AI) or deepfake videos circulating online that use his voice and image. “Hindi kailanman mag-eendorso nang anumang investment o...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) reopened the southbound lane of the EDSA Magallanes Flyover in Makati City early Monday, Apr. 6, after days of safety repairs carried out during the Holy Week break. DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon led a pre-dawn inspection at around 3:30 a.m. on Apr....
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Police arrested a man accused of a near fatal beating of his four-year-old stepson inside their residence here on Thursday, April 2. The suspect, Jay-Ar Habibon, was arrested after being pinpointed by neighbors as the only person who was with the victim that day. Neighbors...
A 53-year-old driver was injured after losing control of his vehicle, a tractor head with a trailer, and crashing it into a tunnel wall at the Katipunan Avenue Tunnel (southbound) in Barangay Bayanihan, Quezon City, allegedly due to a slippery road. The Quezon City Police District (QCPD), led by...
BACOLOD CITY – Four persons, including two suspected gun-for-hire, were arrested in Purok Gonzaga, Barangay Taculing here on Friday, April 3, for allegedly killing a police asset on Thursday, April 2. Police identified the suspects as Tony, 42, of Barangay Bata here, and Win, 39, of Barangay...
