BAGUIO CITY – A 35-year-old university instructor was arrested for allegedly kidnapping and raping a 14-year-old Grade 10 student in this city on July 9. Police Col. Ruel Tagel, police chief here, said the victim was walking to school when an unknown vehicle stopped in front of her. The victim...
CEBU CITY – An owner of a security agency has applied for probation after a court recently found her guilty of estafa for failing to remit the Social Security System (SSS) contributions of one of her former employees. In her application filed before Branch 2 of the Municipal Trial Court in Cities...
A fire at the Tacloban City Market in Barangay 37, Quezon Boulevard, on Saturday caused over P2 million in damage. The fire reportedly originated from the ceiling of the second floor, particularly the south wing of the MASA Building at around 11:10 a.m. It started from the City Veterinary Office...
BAGUIO CITY – A shanty and a car were destroyed by a large rock that rolled down a mountain onto the road during heavy rain on Kennon Road, Camp 7, here, on July 19. Charles Bryan Carame, officer-in-charge of the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office, said nobody was injured, except...
SAN PABLO CITY, Laguna – Three individuals were killed and six were injured in a collision between a Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) and a bus on the Maharlika Highway in Barangay San Francisco, this city, before dawn on Saturday, July 19. Police identified the fatalities as Jovan Fabricante, 41;...
A billboard and a utility post collapsed in Quezon City, hitting three vehicles on Saturday, July 19, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) said. According to the agency, the electric post fell along the northbound lane of C5 Katipunan-Ateneo, hitting a multipurpose vehicle (MPV) and...
The local governments of Caloocan, Malabon, and Valenzuela suspended all classes on Saturday, July 19, due to heavy rains brought by Tropical Storm Crising. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) earlier raised an Orange Rainfall Warning over...
DAVAO CITY – The city government urged all motorists to prepare for increased congestion as the Bolton Bridge 1, southbound lane, is temporarily closed starting Friday evening, July 18, for essential repairs. The 21st Davao City Council approved the bridge closure on Tuesday, July 15, following...
CEBU CITY – A state of calamity has been declared here following heavy rains that caused flooding and landslides. The Cebu City Council, in an emergency session on Friday, July 18, approved the recommendation of the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council to place the city under a state...
BACOLOD CITY – A 40-year-old man was allegedly shot and killed by his friend over a P1,500 debt in Barangay Matab-ang, Talisay City, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, July 16. Police Lt. Col. Alvin Christopher Baybayan, Talisay City police chief, said the 48-year-old suspect and the victim chanced...
DAVAO CITY – Pwersa ng Pilipinong Pandagat party-list Rep. Harold James Duterte filed House Bill No. 2065 on Thursday, July 17, proposing the creation of a Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DFAR) to help improve the country’s fisheries sector. In its explanatory note, the proposed...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Two-hundred twenty families from 12 barangays here are staying in evacuation centers due to heavy rains and strong winds from tropical storm ‘’Crising’’ and the southwest monsoon or ‘’habagat’’ on Thursday, July 18. The City Social Welfare and Development Office...
