ILOILO CITY — Police seized shabu valued at P15.9 million in this city last month. The Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) said 83 drug suspects yielded more than 2.3 kilos grams of shabu. Thirty-five were classified as high-value targets (HVTs) and 48 were street-level drug peddlers in the Aug. 1...
ILOILO CITY — Militant groups have opposed the 300-percent real property tax (RPT) increase in this city. They called the move “unjust” and “anti-poor” during a rally on Tuesday, Sept. 2, at Plazoleta Gay, at the heart of the old business district here. They claimed that 519 local...
The Discaya family 's legal counsel maintained his clients ' innocence and transparency in purchasing multiple luxury vehicles following the Bureau of Customs ' (BOC) raid on the family 's residence on F. Manalo Street in Pasig City -- which also serves as the headquarters of...
ZAMBOANGA CITY - Police seized P9.4-million worth of smuggled cigarettes in Santa Cruz Island here on Tuesday, Sept. 2. Lawmen were conducting seaborne patrol when they detected a suspicious motorized boat via radar. The vessel marked Under Armor was inspected and found to be loaded with 165 cases...
TABACO CITY, Albay – A tricycle driver and his passenger were killed and three others were injured after a cargo truck reportedly lost its brakes and collided with parked tricycles in Barangay Quinastillo here on Tuesday morning, Sept. 2. Police Lt. Col. Malu Calubaquib, Police Regional Office-5...
BACOLOD CITY – A six-year-old girl died after she was accidentally shot by her 32-year-old intoxicated father at their temporary residence in Barangay 10, Victorias City, Negros Occidental on Saturday, Aug. 30. Police Lt. Col. Terrence Paul Santa Ana, Victorias City police chief, said her father...
A former security guard who has been evading the law for shooting another man in Makati City was arrested by the Eastern Police District 's District Mobile Force Battalion (EPD-DMFB) on Aug. 31, EPD director Brig. Gen. Aden Lagradante said. Lagradante identified the suspect as alias Jan, 25, a...
A nanny and a three-year-old girl died while another child remained in critical condition after a fire hit their residence in Barangay Tinajeros, Malabon City, on Tuesday, Sept. 2. According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), the fire started at 12:05 a.m. and was extinguished at 12:38...
One hundred barrels of granulated chlorine were donated to the city government of Manila to be used for its city-wide cleaning and disinfecting operations to curb diseases and viruses, especially in places with high foot traffic. Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso personally received the...
"Baguio is one of the few places in the country that has remained steadfast against corruption, it is a treasure that we must preserve at all costs. Youth participation and community unity are very important.” This was the statement of Mayor Benjamin Magalong in his State-of-the-City Address...
A man was arrested for breaking into an AUV parked inside a mall in Tondo, Manila, and stealing a laptop, the Manila Police District (MPD) said on Monday, Sept. 1. According to MPD Moriones Police Station 2 commander Lt. Col. Gilbert Cruz, the robbery occurred on Aug. 31 after the owner of the...
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto on Tuesday, Sept. 2, said that those responsible must be held accountable as authorities investigate alleged anomalies in flood control projects. His statement was made following the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing on Monday, Sept. 1, attended by all 15 contractors...
