The Commission on Elections (Comelec) office in Taguig has processed more than 3,000 applications for voter registration in three days in connection with the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) Elections. The Comelec has set the voter registration for the Dec. 1 Barangay and SK Elections from...
BACOLOD CITY – The Sagay City government in Negros Occidental recently unveiled a P2.5-million clinic at Vito Elementary School in Barangay Vito to strengthen health and wellness support for pupils and staff. Vice Mayor Narciso Javelosa Jr., representing Mayor Leo Rafael Cueva, led the turnover...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Greg Gasataya assured the public that all aspects of this year’s MassKara Festival – particularly financial transactions – will be carried out with full transparency. In response to the city’s call for accountability, festival organizer Bacolod Gugma Foundation Inc.,...
BACOLOD CITY – The city government is set to pioneer the first local government unit (LGU)-managed Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) training center in Western Visayas, a major move aimed at bridging workforce skill gaps and meeting local labor market demands. Mayor...
BACOLOD CITY – A laborer was allegedly stabbed to death by his brother-in-law during an altercation in Barangay Salong, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental on Saturday, Aug, 2. Police Lt. Col. Roberto Indiape Jr. identified the victim as 26-year-old victim Lloyd. Indiape said the victim and the...
BAGUIO CITY – This city sustained more than P40 million in damage to infrastructure from July 17 to July 31 due to heavy rains and strong winds from tropical cyclones ‘’Crising,’’ ‘’Dante,’’ and ‘’Emong’’ and the southwest monsoon, the City Disaster Risk Reduction and...
ILOILO CITY – An elderly woman was killed in a fire on Saturday morning in this city two weeks after burying her husband. Authorities identified the victim as 75-year-old Teresita Senon Panelo, who was trapped on the second floor of her house in Barangay Oñate in Mandurriao District. The Bureau...
DAVAO CITY – More than 30 families left homeless by a fire in Purok Medalla in Barangay Buhangin Proper on Friday evening, Aug. 1, received immediate aid from Davao City second district Rep. Omar Vincent Duterte and acting Vice Mayor Rodrigo Duterte II. They distributed hot meals, drinking water,...
CEBU CITY – The Sinulog Festival, one of the country’s grand cultural spectacles, is still months away but preparations are already under way. Councilor Dave Tumulak said preparations have to be taken early to ensure the smooth conduct of Cebu’s biggest tourism and religious event held every...
A member of the Philippine National Police (PNP) Highway Patrol Group and an elderly man were wounded when two motorcycle-riding assailants opened fire on the police officer at a car wash on Friday night, Aug. 1. According to the initial police report, the incident happened at around 8 p.m. on...
BAGUIO CITY – Mayor Benjamin Magalong supports Senate President Chiz Escudero’s plan to file a bill that would prohibit relatives of public officials up to the fourth degree from entering into government contracts. Escudero proposed the law to eliminate the conflict of interest that persists in...
Valenzuela City Mayor Weslie “WES” Gatchalian has unveiled a series of major flood control projects aimed at solving the city’s long-standing flooding issues. The announcement was made during the first Valenzuela International Progress Summit and Industry Awarding Ceremony held at the ALERT...
