TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development-Eastern Visayas has extended assistance to truckers, drivers, and motorists stranded on the San Juanico Bridge. DSWD-8 Regional Director Grace Subong led the distribution of family food packs (FFPs) based on profiling and assessment...
The 40-year-old helmet-wearing drug suspect previously arrested in Antipolo, Rizal turned out to be a notorious hitman operating in the city and nearby towns, the Antipolo City Police revealed. In an interview, Antipolo PNP chief Lt. Col. Ryan Manongdo said the suspect, identified as "Pablo," is an...
A buy-bust operation in Barangay 123, Tondo, Manila, resulted in the arrest of a 50-year-old high-value individual (HVI) and the seizure of P1.36 million worth of suspected shabu. The suspect, identified as Rolly Muring, also known as “Ricky,” was arrested at around 3:35 a.m. along Road 10, Mel...
Authorities confiscated P680,000 worth of shabu from a man who acted suspiciously while walking with a helmet in Antipolo City on Sunday, May 18. The Antipolo Component City Police identified the suspect as “Pablo,” 40, tagged as a high-value individual (HVI). He was arrested during a patrol...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A barangay councilor and supporter of a congresswoman-elect was shot and wounded at dawn on Sunday in what is suspected to be an election-related incident here. Police identified the victim as Barangay Tumaga Councilor Jake Niko Alaban Fabian, 31. Investigation said Fabian was...
BACOLOD CITY – Three laborers were killed in a collision between a motorcycle and a truck in Crossing Cabanyohan, Barangay Tampalon, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental on Saturday night, May 17. Police Lt. Col. Roberto Indiape Jr., Kabankalan police chief, identified the victims as Rico, 26;...
ILOILO CITY – The Iloilo Media-Citizen Council (IMCC) renewed the call for ethical journalism following the recent conviction for cyber libel of broadcast journalist Salvador “Jun” Capulot Jr. “The struggle for press freedom must go hand-in-hand with a deep commitment to ethical...
ILOILO CITY—Ilonggo cuisine and society took center stage at the recent 11th Iloilo Theater Festival (ILOTF) organized by the University of San Agustin (USA). In the play “Halo-Halo Atbp.,” the USA Little Theater (USALT) staged four short plays that fuse key known Ilonggo food staples while...
BAUAN, Batangas – A 56-year-old man died while recovering his belongings during a fire in Barangay Cupang, this town, on Saturday morning, May 17. Police identified the victim as Edison Bautista Magnaye, married. Magnaye collapsed during the fire and was taken a hospital where was declared dead...
BAGUIO CITY – Mayor Benjamin Magalong here announced that he will continue the seven-point core agenda and fight corruption in his last term. These are environment, land use, and energy, climate and disaster resilience, urban regeneration, empowering the youth, economic recovery and development,...
BAGUIO CITY – Anita Ticar, mother of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) “Siklab-Laya” Class of 2025 valedictorian, 2nd Lt. Jessie Ticar Jr., said her son joined the academy to help their family out of poverty. Now that her son has exceeded expectations, she prays for her son and the 265...
CEBU CITY – The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has arrested a group of Taiwanese for their alleged involvement in scamming activities. The suspects, 16 males and one female, were arrested in their makeshift office in a subdivision here on Thursday, May 15. Six of them have standing...
