DAVAO CITY – Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) Chairman Secretary Leo Magno has debunked sweeping claims labeling Mindanao anew as terrorism hotspot amid reports that the father-and-son duo behind the Bondi Beach shooting rampage in Sydney, Australia briefly stayed here last November. Magno...
BACOLOD CITY – A 32-year-old man and an eight-year-old girl were injured in a fire that damaged four houses in Purok Magsungay, Barangay Singcang-Airport here on Thursday, Dec. 18. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)-Bacolod said that the man sustained an abrasion on the left foot and the child...
BACOLOD CITY – The Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office in Barangay Estefania in this highly-urbanized city formally unveiled its newly-renovated administrative building and grandstand on Wednesday, Dec. 17, five decades since the original facility was inaugurated in 1975. The inauguration...
CEBU CITY – Why destroy roads that are still in good condition? Danao City Mayor Nito Durano pointed this out when he rejected several infrastructure projects proposed by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) for implementation in 2026. Vice Mayor Ivy Durano said the projects that...
DAVAO CITY – Authorities are investigating the movements of Sajid Akram, 50, and Naveed Akram, 24, the father-and-son Bondi Beach gunmen who visited this city prior to the recent shootings in Sydney, Australia. The Bureau of Immigration (BI) confirmed on Tuesday that they were in the Philippines,...
Residents of Barangay Tumana in Marikina City have lost their water services on Thursday, Dec. 18, after water concessionaire Manila Water disconnected their water supply due to the alleged failure of both the current and previous barangay captains to settle outstanding payments. According to the...
The Makati City Police has arrested a 38-year-old man for raping a 15-year-old girl in Makati City on Wednesday, Dec. 17. Based on the police report, the suspect, identified as "Bonifacio," a resident of Taguig City, purposely separated the child from her friends during a social gathering in...
Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso announced on Wednesday, Dec. 17, the arrest of the pickpocket caught on video stealing from a passenger at the LRT Central Station. Domagoso identified the suspect as "Jerwin," a resident of Parañaque City. According to the mayor, Jerwin was arrested...
DAVAO CITY – The police and military vehemently denied on Wednesday reports that the two Bondi Beach terrorists trained in Davao or Mindanao during their visit to the Philippines last month. Speaking at the Davao Peace and Security Press Corps briefing at The Royal Mandaya Hotel Davao here,...
TACLOBAN CITY – Mayor Alfred Romualdez announced that vehicles weighing no more than 30 tons will be allowed to cross the San Juanico Bridge from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. daily starting Wednesday, Dec. 17. Romualdez said that vehicles will be weighed strictly before being allowed to pass the bridge....
DAVAO CITY – The Department of Public Works and Highways-11 postponed the inauguration of the Davao Coastal Road Segment B, just a day after acting Davao City Mayor Sebastian Duterte criticized the planned opening as “premature” due to safety concerns. DPWH-11, in a public advisory on...
DAVAO CITY – Davao City first district Rep. Paolo Duterte raised concerns over the inclusion of new discretionary funds in the proposed national budget, citing the lack of accountability over what he described as nearly P1-trillion worth of unresolved corruption. His remarks on Wednesday, Dec....
