ANGELES CITY, Pampanga – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency on Wednesday seized approximately 101 kilograms of suspected shabu worth P686.8 million in a buy-bust operation in this city. PDEA Director General Undersecretary Isagani Nerez said two high-value suspects – a Chinese national and...
Manila City Engineer Moises Alcantara said that at least 12 truckloads of campaign materials have been collected across the city in recent days, following a directive from Mayor Honey Lacuna-Pangan to fast-track the cleanup operation. In his report to Mayor Lacuna, Alcantara said that by next week,...
BACOLOD CITY – Police have filed murder and frustrated murder complaints against a barangay captain and three others over a shooting incident where two people were killed and seven others were injured in Barangay Mambulac, Silay City, Negros Occidental on Election Day. Police Lt. Col. Joem...
The local governments of Malabon and Valenzuela launched a clean-up drive on Tuesday, May 13, to remove campaign materials left from the recent elections. In Malabon, around 150 personnel from the City Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) were deployed in different barangays to remove...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) should swiftly decide on the disqualification case filed against Marikina City Mayor Marcelino “Marcy” Teodoro, Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III said. Pimentel, who ran against Teodoro, made the call on Wednesday, May 14 insisting...
Reelected Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto stressed that he has no plan to run for higher government positions following his landslide victory against his rivals in the recently concluded May midterm elections. Sotto made the statement during a TV interview where he was asked if he has plans to run for...
The Antipolo City local government has started the removal of various campaign materials in different parts of the city on Monday, May 12, way ahead of the May 17 deadline set by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) following the conclusion of the midterm elections. In his social media post,...
Six individuals were hurt in a four-vehicle collision on the Epifanio Delos Santos Avenue (EDSA) Quezon Avenue tunnel in Quezon City on Wednesday morning, May 14. The incident occurred around 5:40 a.m. near Barangay South Triangle, involving a motorcycle, a bus, and two UV express vehicles....
DAVAO CITY – Veronica “Kitty” Duterte, youngest daughter of former President Rodrigo Duterte, thanked all Filipinos, particularly Davaoeños, on Tuesday, May 13, for their unwavering support for her father amid political controversies and his physical absence from the public eye. “I would...
Mayor Lani Cayetano expressed gratitude after her entire slate swept the local elections in Taguig on May 12. “Sweet sweep victory,” Cayetano posted on Facebook. The Team Lani Cayetano (TLC) won all the seats for mayor, vice mayor, representatives of the 1st District of Taguig-Pateros and...
DAVAO CITY – Former President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, four other Dutertes, with the Hugpong sa Tawong Lungsod Party candidates, emerged victorious in this year’s midterm elections here. They were proclaimed winners by the Board of Canvassers on Tuesday, May 13. Former President Duterte secured a...
Makati City mayor-elect Nancy Binay said she is open to discussions with Taguig Mayor Lani Cayetano regarding the issues between the two cities, particularly concerning the ten EMBO (Enlisted Men’s Barrio) barangays. During her official proclamation as Makati 's new mayor on Tuesday, May 13,...
