BACOLOD CITY – The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)-Bacolod helped a pregnant women give birth to a baby girl in front of the central fire station on San Juan St. here on Saturday, Nov. 22. Fire Officer 2 Paul Servano, BFP-Bacolod spokesperson, said they assisted an emergency labor case at 10 a.m....
The late Juan Ponce Enrile, former defense minister, Senate President, and Chief Presidential Legal Counsel, was laid to rest at the Libingan ng Mga Bayani in Taguig City on Saturday, Nov. 22. Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. joined Enrile’s daughter and son,...
A 19-year-old teenager was arrested by the San Juan City Police last Nov. 19 after raping a minor-aged girl he met online, Eastern Police District (EPD) District Director Brig. Gen. Aden Lagradante said. The suspect was identified as "Jet," who was arrested inside his residence in Barangay Sta....
A total of 120 families formerly living along Navotas’ coastlines and riverbanks received their new housing units on Friday, Nov. 21, under the NavotaAs Homes 3 project in Barangay Tanza 1. The city’s Public Information Office said the five-hectare Tanza 1 site will have 24 low-rise buildings...
ILOILO CITY – A subsidiary of Meralco PowerGen Corp. (MGen) has launched a P17.3-million lighting system for a football field in this city. The Panay Energy Development Corp. (PEDC), a subsidiary of the MGen that operates coal-fired power plants in this city, inaugurated the lighting system of La...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A barangay councilor was shot dead here before dawn on Saturday, Nov. 22. Police said the victim, Julambri Baring Utubara, 28, councilor of Barangay Manicahan, was driving his motorcycle in Barangay Santa Catalina when a man, Kyle Belleza Navarro, engaged him in a conversation...
The local government of Pasig on Saturday, Nov. 22, has started the house-to-house distribution of Pamaskong Handog food packs to residents as the Christmas season approaches. Residents of Barangay Buting were the first to receive the food packs on Saturday. Meanwhile, the local government...
BACOLOD CITY – Police have arrested a man in Bayawan City, Negros Oriental for allegedly raping his stepdaughter. The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) said the 38-year-old suspect allegedly raped the minor victim in their home. The warrant of arrest for qualified rape of a...
CEBU CITY – Complete chaos. That was how Cebu City Mayor Nestor Archival Sr. described the situation at pier area due to reports of illegal activities involving dispatchers and taxi drivers. Archival ordered the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) to address reports of the presence of aggressive...
LUCENA CITY, Quezon – Construction of the Hall of Justice here has officially begun. House Deputy Speaker David C. Suarez led the groundbreaking on Thursday morning, Nov. 20, in Barangay Mayao Parada. Attending the event were Supreme Court (SC) Associate Justice Midas Marquez, SC Associate...
CEBU CITY – Tanzanian boxer Mchanja Yohana had a forgettable experience in his first foray in the Philippines almost two years ago. Yohana is back on Philippine soil and guaranteed that his second tour of duty in the country is going to be a pleasant one as he vowed to conquer one of the rising...
Manila City Vice Mayor Chi Atienza led the council in expressing gratitude on Thursday, Nov. 20, after the Department of the Interior and Local Government–National Capital Region (DILG–NCR) recognized the 13th Manila City Council as an Outstanding Local Legislative Awardee for its exemplary...
