The Malabon City government announced on Friday, Sept. 5, the opening of nominations for the 40th “Gintong Parangal” awards, which honor outstanding citizens whose achievements have contributed to the city’s progress. According to the city government, the event, “40 Taon: Pagpupugay sa...
Firefighters belonging to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) and Recto Engine Fire Volunteers expressed their disappointment over an AI-generated photo of a burning truck posted on social media on Thursday, Sept. 4. According to Recto Volunteer Fire Chief Samuel Fenix, a follower on their social...
Militant groups on Friday, Sept. 5, gathered outside the St. Gerrard Construction Building in Pasig City, vowing to sustain their peaceful protests as they demanded for an "exorcism" of the national budget of corruption and accountability from construction companies allegedly involved in anomalous...
ILOILO CITY – Lawmen apprehended a man who allegedly robbed the wife of a former police chief of Iloilo province here in 24 hours. The 39-year-old suspect pointed a gun while Dr. Maria Lulu Divinah Salinas, wife of retired Police Col. Cornelio Salinas Jr., was waiting for her husband in a mall...
A man climbed up the wall of a LED screen at the intersection of Mindanao Avenue and Quirino Highway in Quezon City on Friday, September 5, prompting a two-hour rescue operation by authorities. According to the report, the man was first seen walking along the intersection when traffic enforcers and...
Three fires hit parts of Tondo, Manila on Friday morning, Sept. 5, the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) reported. Authorities said the first fire was reported in Solis Street, Jose Abad Santos Avenue at around 5:37 a.m. and was declared fire out at 5:46 a.m. The second blaze occurred on Barrio Menu...
CAMP COL. RAFAEL C. RODRIGUEZ, Butuan City – Police arrested Caraga region’s most wanted person after 10 years of hiding in Bayugan City, Agusan del Sur province on Wednesday. The 38-year-old suspect was a former political instructor of Section Committee 14 of the CPP-NPA Northeastern Mindanao...
Malaysia reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening bilateral ties with the Philippines during a reception marking its 68th National Day at Dusit Thani Residence in Davao City on Wednesday evening, Sept. 3. Consul General Deddy Faisal Bin Ahmad Salleh of Malaysia underscored the “enduring...
CEBU CITY – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Central Visayas (PDEA-7) defended the arrest of a son of barangay captain in a buy-bust operation here on Wednesday, Sept. 3. Leia Alcantara, information officer of PDEA-7, said the arrest of the son of Barangay Carreta Captain Marciano Ando was...
DAVAO CITY – Davao City first district Rep. Paolo Duterte and son, acting Vice Mayor Rodrigo Duterte II, arrived at the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, on Wednesday, Sept. 3, to visit former President Rodrigo Roa Duterte. While Vice Mayor Duterte could not enter the...
Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso reminded protesters who stormed the office of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in Manila earlier today, Sept. 4, of the legal consequences of their actions. In a media briefing, Domagoso said he has ordered the Manila Police District...
ILOILO CITY – Neophyte Mayor Raisa Treñas of this city wants to stop all flood control projects undertaken by the companies of the controversial Discaya family. “Since na revoke, pa untaton ta man ila tanan diri nga ongoing projects (Since it was revoked, we will stop all their ongoing...
