Six people were injured after a fire broke out in a storage area along Guido 3, Barangay 33-A, Mabini Street, Maypajo, Caloocan City, on Tuesday, August 12. According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), the victims included a 15-year-old boy who sustained a puncture wound, a 65-year-old man...
BACOLOD CITY – A man was stabbed to death by his stepbrother over an old grudge in a computer shop in Barangay Rizal, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental on Sunday, Aug. 10. Police Lt. Col. Nazer Canja, said the 27-year-old suspect, Lex, allegedly stabbed his 41-year-old stepbrother Ian while he...
BACOLOD CITY – Three suspected “salvage” or summary execution victims were found in Talisay City, Negros Occidental on Monday, Aug. 11. Police Brig. Gen. Arnold Thomas Ibay, Police Regional Office–Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) chief, expressed concern over the gruesome discovery. A Special...
CEBU CITY – Two Malaysian-Chinese nationals were arrested on suspicion that they were involved in spying activities. The two foreigners were arrested in a hotel at the North Reclamation Area here last Friday, Aug. 8. The National Bureau of Investigation-Central Visayas (NBI-7) withheld the names...
DAVAO CITY – Puwersa ng Pilipinong Pandagat Rep. Harold Duterte celebrated his birth anniversary on Sunday, Aug. 10, by sending school supplies and food packs to 300 children from fisherfolk communities and a tribal village in the Davao region. The assistance reached coastal areas of Santa Cruz,...
DAVAO CITY – Vice President Sara Duterte on Monday, Aug. 11, said the decision to declare television host and comedian Jose Marie Viceral, known as Vice Ganda, persona non grata here for allegedly mocking former President Duterte rests solely with the city council. “I haven’t seen or read the...
CEBU CITY – Suspected shabu worth P17 million was seized from a 35-year-old drug pusher in a buy-bust operation in Mandaue City on Saturday night, Aug. 9. Police described Ian Mark Rosales Velasquez as a high-value individual. The suspect, a resident of Barangay Pit-os, Cebu City, was cornered...
Drug enforcement teams of the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) seized P4.76 million in shabu in a series of buy-busts between Sunday night and early Monday morning. “I commend the operatives for their dedication and commitment in the fight against illegal drugs in Bacolod City,” BCPO Director...
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto on Monday, Aug. 11, called out the Discaya family after the discovery of their connection to multiple flood control projects disclosed by President Marcos in a press briefing in Malacañang. The President revealed major issues in the government’s flood control...
The city government of Las Piñas deployed around 1,200 victims of the southwest monsoon or "habagat" to do community work for 10 days under the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) program of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). Las Piñas City Mayor...
Marikina City Mayor Maan Teodoro has been elected as the focal mayor on flood mitigation and management of the League of Cities of the Philippines (LCP) which comprises 149 mayors of cities in the country. During the league 's meeting on Aug. 8, Teodoro was elected to the position due to her...
When people talk about Sta. Rosa, Laguna, one name almost always takes the spotlight - Ayala Land’s Nuvali. It’s hard to miss, with its aggressive marketing and expansive footprint. But tucked quietly within the same city is another master-planned township that deserves equal, if not more,...
