Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano on Friday defended the lakeshore development in Taguig City amid criticism from fellow Senator Panfilo Lacson, as he said the project was intended to protect Laguna Lake and benefit the public. In a Facebook livestream, Cayetano said the development was...
A 25-year-old man was arrested after trespassing inside a house in Barangay Pinagbuhatan, Pasig City, where he inappropriately touched a child before stealing a mobile phone. Authorities said the incident occurred on the night of Aug. 5. The suspect, identified as “Yekyek,” touched the...
A 38-year-old man linked to the April 28 fatal shooting of businessman “Perry” and his driver in Quezon City was arrested during a drug buy-bust operation in Kapatagan, Lanao del Norte, on Aug. 6. Alias “Kidong,” a resident of Barangay Poblacion, Kapatagan, was nabbed at around 1:45 p.m....
BACOLOD CITY – The Bacolod City Police Office has formed a Special Investigation Task Group (SITG) to probe the killing of an Indian national in Barangay Villamonte here on Tuesday night, Aug. 4. Police Col. Eugene Rebadomia, Bacolod police director, in a press briefing, said they are conducting...
The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) has identified the driver and vehicle allegedly used to unload one of the abandoned caskets in Quezon City, providing authorities with a key lead in the investigation into the caskets found in five areas across Metro Manila on Friday, Aug. 7. The QCPD earlier...
BACOLOD CITY – A 40-year-old policeman drowned while saving his companions on a river in Sitio Bisang, Barangay Luna, Cadiz City, Negros Occidental on Friday, Aug. 7. The victim was identified as Police Master Sgt. Fernando Marfa, assigned to the Cadiz City Police Station. Police Lt. Daleen Grace...
BACOLOD CITY – Smuggled cigarettes valued at P14.6 million were recovered in Purok Narra, Barangay Malingin, Bago City, Negros Occidental on Thursday, Aug. 6. The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region said a checkpoint was conducted following reports that untaxed cigarettes will be...
CEBU CITY – A man was arrested for his alleged involvement in a multi-million fuel scam. Agents of the National Bureau Investigation-Central Visayas (NBI-7) arrested the suspect in an entrapment operation inside a mall in Mandaue City, Cebu on Monday afternoon, Aug. 3. The suspect is a resident...
NEW CLARK CITY — The Philippines stands to generate an additional $200 billion in export revenue from the proposed Pax Silica artificial intelligence (AI) hub in New Clark City within 30 years from the start of development, or as early as 2058. Based on estimates from state-run Bases Conversion...
The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) turned over one Patient Transport Vehicle (PTV) to the City Government of Pasig under its Medical Transport Vehicle Donation Program during a ceremony held at the PCSO Conservatory Building on Wednesday, July 22, 2026. Leading the turnover ceremony...
The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) turned over wheelchairs to Third District of Quezon City on July 29,2026, at the PCSO Main Office in Mandaluyong City. PCSO General Manager Melquiades Robles formally handed over the donation to Quezon City 3rd District Representative Franz...
NEW CLARK CITY — State-run Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) has dispelled assumptions that hyperscale data centers, whose energy requirements are enough to power as many as 100,000 households, would be constructed under the proposed Pax Silica artificial intelligence (AI)...
