BACOLOD CITY – This highly-urbanized city is investigating the purchase of 39 African Swine Fever (ASF) test kits worth P2.457 million that allegedly expired on Nov. 30, two years after it was bought by the city government on Nov. 8, 2023. Mayor Greg Gasataya, in a letter dated Dec. 2, ordered...
A 55-year-old woman was severely beaten by three individuals who accused her of stealing money from them along Estrella corner Osmeña in Barangay Bangkal, Makati City on Thursday night, Dec. 4. According to Barangay Bangkal medical responder Raisa Pascual, the victim sustained a head injury as...
CEBU CITY – An Indian national was arrested for allegedly selling a substance used as an ingredient to make illegal drugs. Lalith Chellaram Sangwani, 42, was arrested after 24 bottles believed to contain opium were found in his mini-mart during a raid conducted by the Drug Enforcement Group of...
Davao City Rep. Paolo Duterte defended on Thursday, Dec. 4, his decision not to personally appear before the Independent Commission for Infrastructure, insisting he was not evading scrutiny but refusing to participate in a “staged political show.” “I didn’t back down. I walked away from the...
The Malabon City government led the lighting of a 40-foot Christmas tree at the Malabon City Landmark - Tonsuya People’s Park along P. Aquino Road in Barangay Tonsuya on Thursday, Dec. 4. Mayor Jeannie Sandoval, together with Vice Mayor Edward Nolasco, City Administrator Dr. Alexander Rosete,...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Police Regional Office-8 seized P11.6-million worth of suspected shabu in a buy-bust operation Wednesday in Barangay 97, Cabalawan, this city. Authorities apprehended the region’s top priority target in illegal drugs, “Roy,” 55, unemployed, and a resident of Barangay 109...
President Marcos announced on Thursday, Dec. 4, that the Bucana Bridge in Davao City will be opened to motorists starting Dec. 15 this year. Marcos made the announcement when he conducted an on-site inspection of the newly-completed bridge, also known as the Davao River Bridge. According to...
A popular hotel in Baguio City kicked off the holiday season by lighting a 20-foot Christmas tree on Wednesday, Dec. 3. “We look forward to being able to go past that darkness, to go on just as how life goes on. That is faith. That is hope,” Hotel Supreme founder businessman Peter Ng said...
Davao City first district Rep. Paolo Z. Duterte declined the Independent Commission for Infrastructure’s request for him to appear before its inquiry into alleged irregularities in flood control projects in his district. In a letter addressed to ICI chairperson Andres B. Reyes Jr. on Thursday,...
The Malabon City government announced on Thursday, Dec. 4, the suspension of classes in all public and private schools in the city on Friday, Dec. 5, in observance of Malabon Teachers’ Day. According to the city government, the class suspension is in line with City Ordinance No. 31-2005, which...
Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso defended his plan to convert the Intramuros Golf Course into a forest park on Wednesday, Dec. 3, as more people, particularly golfers and other stakeholders of the facility, continue to criticize the proposed project. Speaking at the Manila Tourism and...
BACOLOD CITY – A bottling company is embracing renewable energy and strengthening sustainability efforts by installing solar power plants that would generate 8.34 megawatts (MW) of electricity in all 11 industrial plants nationwide. Pepsi-Cola Products Philippines Inc. (PCPPI) president Phyo Phyu...
