ILOILO CITY — Metro Pacific Iloilo Water (MPIW) reiterated that it has taken steps to solve the water problems in Metro Iloilo amidst continued criticism from the Iloilo City government. “We are correcting infrastructure challenges that span generations—something that cannot be reversed...
President Marcos has declared special non-working days in three municipalities and one city in Catanduanes, Zamboanga del Sur, Rizal, and Quezon Province this month. Through Proclamation No. 983, Marcos declared Aug. 15 as a special non-working day in the municipality of Viga in Catanduanes for...
TACLOBAN CITY – Police arrested a suspected motornapper in Santa Rita, Samar on Saturday, Aug. 9, following a 911 call. The suspect was identified as Jerry, 26, of Barangay 97 Cabalawan Ridgeview, this city. The Tacloban police Tactical Operations Center received a 911 call about a motornapping...
CEBU CITY – Sacks of rice that could have fed thousands were left to rot in a warehouse in Mandaue City. Authorities confirmed that the 397 sacks of National Food Authority (NFA) rice valued at over P1 million are already spoiled and unfit for human consumption. Sacks of rice stored in a...
Dozens of Mandaluyong City senior citizens, persons with disabilities (PWDs), solo parents, and 4Ps beneficiaries received free health services and medicines on Saturday, Aug. 9, courtesy of the city government and PhilHealth, as part of the latter 's Yaman ng Kalusugan Program (YAKAP)....
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The sea-based Anti-Trafficking Task Force, in collaboration with 14 other government agencies, rescued 38 victims of human trafficking during a maritime operation here on Friday, Aug. 8. The 38 individuals, including four minors, were on board the vessel ML J- Sayang docked in a...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A fire hit the Hall of Justice in Barangay Zone IV here before dawn on Saturday, Aug. 9. The Bureau of Fire Protection and the City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office put out the fire that started at 3:31 a.m. and declared under control at 3:58 a.m. Nobody was killed or...
SAN PABLO CITY, Laguna - An 11-month-old baby girl was shot dead while her mother and grandmother were wounded in an eatery in Barangay Gregorio, this city, on Friday night, Aug. 8. Police identified the fatality as baby Catherine, and injured were Rhea, 30, vendor, and Mercelita, 56, widow....
BACOLOD CITY – The Bacolod City Police Office reported an 18.66 percent increase in total crime volume in this highly-urbanized city from Jan. 1 to June 30. A total of 731 crime incidents were recorded in the first six months, from 616 during the same period in 2024, an increase of 115 cases....
CABANATUAN CITY, Nueva Ecija – A minor who shot and wounded a student then turned the gun on himself inside a classroom in Barangay Rizal, Santa Rosa, Nueva Ecija on Thursday, Aug. 7, died on Friday, Aug. 8. Police Capt. Noime Gogotano, Nueva Ecija police information officer, said suspect Leo...
CEBU CITY – The Metro Cebu Water District (MCWD) emphasized that it is “stable” and operating “under normal conditions.” “There is no looming water shutdown, no financial collapse, and no basis for alarm,” the agency said in a statement on Friday, Aug. 8. The clarification was issued...
CABANATUAN CITY – A shooting incident involving two teenagers inside a classroom at the Santa Rosa Integrated School (SRIS) in Barangay Rizal here on Thursday is a reminder of the importance of stronger school safety measures, police said Friday. Police Col. Heryl Bruno, Nueva Ecija Police...
