Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte on Monday, Dec. 1, called for the end to the stigma and discrimination against persons living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). “Nakikiisa tayo sa araw na ito lalong lalo na sa lahat ng mga yumao dahil sa AIDS at sa lahat ng mga health care workers natin...
DAVAO CITY – Acting Davao City Mayor Sebastian Duterte voiced concerns over what he describes as a “clear downward trajectory” in the country’s governance, citing both domestic and foreign factors contributing to the perceived deterioration. Duterte pointed to the release of high-profile...
DAVAO CITY – Davao City first district Rep. Paolo Duterte criticized the assertion that a Filipino family can prepare Noche Buena (Christmas Eve repast) with only P500, calling the idea detached from the realities faced by ordinary households. In a Facebook post on Monday, Dec. 1, Duterte slammed...
DAVAO CITY – The Davao Food and Wine Festival, on its third and most dynamic year, is amplifying Davao City’s push toward global culinary recognition — a movement organizers say could soon place Davao on the radar of prestigious institutions such as the Michelin Guide. Davao Food and Wine...
BACOLOD CITY – A police officer was killed when his motorcycle hit a truck parked in front of a memorial park in Barangay 1, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental on Sunday, Nov. 30. The victim was a 32-year-old patrolman from the Maritime Police and a resident of Barangay Puso, La Castellana,...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Police seized P21-million worth of smuggled cigarettes and arrested one suspect during an anti-smuggling operation on Sunday, Nov. 30. Police Brig. Gen. Edwin Quilates, Police Regional Office-9 director, said operatives intercepted a wing van at the local port containing 300...
Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso could not hide his dismay over reports of acts of vandalism across the city during the conduct of anti-corruption protests on Sunday, Nov. 30. According to him, several roads and public infrastructures were vandalized by individuals during the...
Muntinlupa Mayor Ruffy Biazon said the Land Transportation Office (LTO) did not hold any consultation when it announced that e-bikes and e-trikes would be banned from plying major roads. The LTO earlier announced that starting Dec. 1, e-bikes and e-trikes plying national highways will be...
BACOLOD CITY – A fake police officer was arrested in an entrapment operation in Barangay Singcang-Airport here on Saturday, Nov. 29. The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) identified the suspect as John, 38, from Koronadal City who posed as “Police Major Calsado” to extort money. Police Lt....
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte led a wreath-laying ceremony on Sunday, Nov. 30, to mark the 162nd birth anniversary of Gat Andres Bonifacio, honoring the hero’s sacrifices for the country’s freedom and unity. According to the city government, the commemoration highlighted Bonifacio’s role as...
The Quezon City government on Sunday, Nov. 30, warned the public against a Facebook post falsely claiming to show the contents of the Pamaskong Handog (PH) gift bags, saying the information has no factual basis. The city government said that although the post carried a hashtag stating it was...
Filipinos from various civil society organizations gathered at the EDSA People Power Monument on Sunday, Nov. 30, for the second Trillion Peso March, demanding accountability for alleged corruption in government flood-control projects. Groups such as Akbayan Partylist, Partido Manggagawa, August...
