DAVAO CITY – A Davao City councilor confirmed that his committee is expediting approval of the city’s shelter plan, which lays out measures to ease the backlog in socialized housing and widen access to affordable homes for the people of Davao. Speaking at the Pulong-Pulong sa Dabawenyos media...
DAVAO CITY – A Davao City councilor is reviewing the status of government-owned properties amid findings that no committee hearings had previously addressed the matter. Committee on City-Owned Real Properties chairperson Councilor J. Melchor Quitain Jr., during the Pulong-Pulong sa Dabawenyos...
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Two suspected drug pushers were gunned down by police in what was claimed to be an incident of self-defense here on Monday, Sept. 22. Police launched a surveillance operation under the Special Anti-Crime Law Enforcement Operations (SACLEO) at the Sagrada Familia Village in...
BACOLOD CITY – Eighty-one houses were destroyed by a fire in Greenville Bato, Barangay Rizal, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental on Monday, Sept. 22. A report from the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)-San Carlos said 77 houses were totally and four were partially damaged. A concerned resident...
The Malabon City government distributed food packs to 14 families and 40 individuals in Barangay Dampalit who were affected by Typhoon Nando on Tuesday, Sept. 23. Mayor Jeannie Sandoval led the distribution at the Dampalit Integrated Schools where food packs and non-food pack essentials were given...
Authorities arrested a woman after she attempted to bribe Taguig police officers with P10,000 in exchange for the release of her detained cousin. The Taguig police identified the suspect as PBG, 31, a resident of Virginia Extension, Barangay 130 in Pasay. The alleged bribery happened at about...
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon has ordered the preventive suspension and filing of administrative charges against Baguio City District Engineer Rene Zarate for allegedly tampering with project records and refusing to submit documents to the Independent...
The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) reported a fire in Sta. Cruz, Manila, on Monday night, Sept. 22. According to the BFP, the blaze that hit Eng Hong Building along San Vicente corner Tomas Pinpin Street started at 9:07 p.m. The second alarm was quickly raised at 9:09 p.m., the third alarm at...
CEBU CITY – At least 700 people participated in protest rallies here on Sunday, Sept. 21. The Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) reported that these protest rallies ended without any violence. One protest rally was held in the morning and another took place in the afternoon. Students,...
BACOLOD CITY - Mayor Greg Gasataya said on Monday, Sept. 22, that the motion for reconsideration (MR) filed by a Bacolod City College (BCC) instructor dismissed over allegations of sexual harassment has been denied for lack of merit. The ruling, dated July 22, 2025, was signed by Gasataya, as...
BACOLOD CITY – This highly-urbanized city is seeking the assistance of the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) to facilitate the city’s plan to secure the ownership of a 7,787-square-meter property in Barangay 27 ravaged by fire earlier this month. Mayor Greg Gasataya...
BAGUIO CITY – Nine people were injured by landslides triggered by tropical cyclone ' 'Nando ' ' in Sitio Begis, Barangay Poblacion, Tuba, Benguet on Monday afternoon. Several vehicles, including a fuel tanker, a commuter van, and a car, were destroyed. Rescue teams evacuated...
