DAVAO CITY – A city councilor here justified on Wednesday, August 21, the allocation of over P354 million for the City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO) to support their programs and disagreed with a fellow councilor who called the amount “excessive.” ORTIZ (FB) Councilor Myrna...
BACOLOD CITY – The city government is constructing its first athletes’ dormitory here in recognition of their achievements in various sports competitions. CITY officials headed by Mayor Albee Benitez lead the groundbreaking of the P12.5-million athletes’ dormitory at Romanito Maravilla...
BACOLOD CITY – A mall in Barangay Palampas, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental was robbed by two unidentified persons of an estimated P1.3 million worth of jewelry, tools, gadgets, and cash on Tuesday, August 20. A MALL in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental was robbed on Tuesday, August 20, and...
Mayor Vico Sotto said traditional politics and dirty tactics no longer work in Pasig. He made the statement following the graft complaints filed against him before the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB). On August 19, reports indicated that Sotto is currently facing two graft complaints filed against...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Two persons died and another is in critical condition after inhaling toxic chemicals in a gasoline station in Barangay Curuan here on Wednesday, August 21. Police identified the fatalities as Joel Dungog, 34, and Jomar Cagit, 30. A co-worker, 23-year-old Jonas Calderon, was...
A rider is now in detention after he assaulted a traffic enforcer with a karate kick in Muntinlupa on Aug. 20. The incident happened at about 12:30 p.m. along National Road in Barangay Alabang, Muntinlupa. A traffic enforcer under the Muntinlupa Traffic Management Bureau (MTMB) was...
CABUYAO CITY, Laguna – Seventeen individuals were hospitalized due to an alleged chemical leak in a junk shop in Barangay Banay-banay, this city, on Tuesday afternoon, August 20. THE Bureau of Fire Protection contains a chemical leak in Barangay Banay-banay, Cabuyao City, Laguna on August...
ILIGAN CITY – Two drug pushers were arrested and suspected shabu worth P6.8 million was seized in a buy-bust operation here on Tuesday, August 20. TWO suspected drug pushers were arrested in a buy-bust operation in Cotabato City on August 20. (PDEA photo) Philippine Drug Enforcement...
TACLOBAN CITY – A 27-year-old soldier was killed and his back rider was injured in a motorcycle crash on Justice Romualdez St., Barangay 25, this city, on Wednesday, August 21. Police identified the victim as Al, a resident of Barangay Laygayon, Pinabacdao, Samar. The Tacloban City Police...
The Taguig Police confiscated nearly P585,000 worth of suspected shabu and arrested suspects in two operations on Aug. 20. In Barangay Pinagsama, Taguig, personnel from the Taguig Police Substation 3 arrested alias Tayman/Rex, 45, based on a search warrant issued on Aug. 16 by Presiding Judge...
CEBU CITY – Two persons were killed and another was wounded in three separate shooting incidents rocked this city in a span of seven hours. The first shooting incident happened at 7:50 p.m. on Monday night, August 19, in Sitio Santo Niño, Barangay Poblacion Pardo where a man died on the spot....
ILOILO CITY – MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power), the sole power distributor here, has refunded P2.8 million in bill deposits to 685 consumers in this city from June 2023 to this month. MARIA Cristina Cabalhin, MORE Power...
