A robbery suspect was injured after falling from the roof of an old warehouse following a nearly one-hour chase with police officers he had threatened with a fake gun in Barangay Malanday, Valenzuela City, on Sunday, June 14. The suspect, identified only as alias “Rolly,” was pursued after...
BACOLOD CITY – Unidentified armed men killed a couple in their house in Barangay Trinidad, Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental on Friday, June 12. Police Capt. Stephen Polinar, Negros Oriental police spokesperson, identified the victims as Efren, 32, and his wife Jean, 27. Initial information...
LEGAZPI CITY – The city government announced Monday that it will return to the regular five-day work week starting in July. During the morning convocation, Mayor Hisham Ismail said the change would give employees ample time to prepare for the resumption of the regular work week during the first...
BACOLOD CITY – An argument over money triggered a college student to allegedly poison a public high school teacher to death in his residence in Barangay Alijis here on June 12. Police Capt. Jay-r Reyes, head of Police Station 7, said the 24-year-old suspect, who was initially reported as a senior...
President Marcos has once again flown to Mindanao to visit areas heavily affected by the magnitude 7.8 earthquake. Marcos visited evacuation centers in Glan, Sarangani, on Monday, June 15. He also oversaw the distribution of relief assistance to affected families and led the assessment of several...
Quezon City earned international recognition after its IRISE UP (Intelligent, Resilient, and Integrated Systems for the Urban Population) platform won the Frontline Protection Award at the Planet Aqua City Awards in Italy during Venice Climate Week. Developed by the Quezon City Disaster Risk...
TAYABAS CITY, Quezon – A group that cares for rescued dogs here plans to close down the shelter due to a long-standing reliable water supply problem. The Aspin Academy Corp. has been suffering for years from the problem that is critical for the daily care of more than 70 dogs rescued from various...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has given Davao City Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte five days to explain recent waste-dumping incidents outside its Region XI office, while separately filing a criminal complaint against the owner of a vehicle allegedly used to dump...
ILOILO CITY – A bomb threat rocked the Iloilo Provincial Capitol and Iloilo City Hall on Sunday, June 14. Police said that the person behind these will face appropriate criminal charges. “Kakasuhan ang dapat kakasuhan at ipapakulong ang dapat ikulong (Charges will be filed and those responsible...
The Valenzuela City government has deployed a 25-man Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) team to Sarangani Province to assist residents affected by the recent earthquake. The city’s HADR Team, led by Mayor WES Gatchalian, was reported to be within the vicinity of Sarangani as of...
DAVAO CITY – Lawyer Israelito Torreon confirmed he and several companions were denied entry to the final night of the wake for Ateneo de Manila University Blue Eagle Rene Clert N. Baterbonia at Ateneo de Davao University on Sunday, June 14, despite many mourners being allowed into the venue. In a...
A 27-year-old man flagged for a helmet violation was arrested in Quezon City after police discovered that the motorcycle he was riding had been reported stolen. The suspect was intercepted along Central Avenue, Barangay New Era, at around 3 a.m. on Saturday, June 13, during an “Oplan Kandado”...
