BACOLOD CITY – A barangay councilor or kagawad was killed in a collision between a motorcycle and a bus on Osmeña Ave., Barangay 6, Victorias City, Negros Occidental on Monday night, August 5. A BARANGAY councilor was killed in a collision with a passenger bus in Victorias City on August 5....
TACLOBAN CITY – To boost the agricultural sector and promote youth involvement in farming, the Department of Education (DepEd)-Borongan, Eastern Samar State University (ESSU), Technical Education and Skills Development Authority, and the Borongan city government will establish a new...
The first public consultation on the proposed minimum wage adjustment held in Dasmariñas City on August 8 (Photo from Rep. Jolo Revilla/MANILA BULLETIN) CAVITE – The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Region IV-A held...
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto encouraged Pasigueños to avail themselves of the free chest X-ray and check-up offered by the City Health Department (CHD) through the city's health centers to prevent tuberculosis (TB), an infectious disease that most often affects the lungs, in observance of National...
BACOLOD CITY – The city government has proposed a P4.2-billion budget in 2025. BENITEZ (Glazyl Masculino) Mayor Albee Benitez said the allocation is higher than the P3.6 billion this year. “That's an additional billion increase after three years,” Benitez said. Benitez said the expenditure...
BACOLOD CITY – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)-northern Negros Occidental is probing a suspected molasses spill in the sea of Sagay City, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, August 7. A MOLASSES spill affects the sea at the Sagay feeder port in Sagay City, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, August 7....
DAGUPAN CITY – More than 200 Sangguniang Kabataan officials from San Carlos City, Pangasinan who suffered from suspected food poisoning during a seminar in a hotel at the Subic Bay Freeport Zone returned home on Thursday, August 8. The Olongapo and San Carlos city governments and the Subic Bay...
Filipino students won nine awards including a gold award in the XXXVI Asian Pacific Mathematics Olympiad (APMO). This year, Filipino students bagged one gold award, four bronze awards, and four honorable mention awards that put the Philippines in rank 24 out of 39 participating...
Senator Cynthia Villar stressed the importance of instilling awareness about environmental sustainability for future generations, a value she wishes to continue as Las Piñas held its Waterlily Festival anew, now in its 17th year. (Photo from the Office of Senator Cynthia Villar) "Through this...
DAVAO CITY – Authorities conducted a surprise unannounced two-part simulation exercise on Wednesday, August 7, in two separate areas in preparation for the 39th Kadayawan sa Dabaw Festival here starting on Thursday, August 8. The first scenario involved a bag with a fake explosive device left at...
BUTUAN CITY – Police seized shabu worth P6.8 million from a suspected drug pusher in a buy-bust operation in Purok 15, Barangay Doongan, this city, on Monday, August 5. In a report to Police Regional Office-13 Director Police Brig. Gen. Alan M. Nazarro, Police Col. Marco Archinue, chief of police...
ILOILO CITY — The Iloilo City Council cited two-time Olympic gold medalist Carlos “Caloy” Yulo for his achievements. YULO (AP) A resolution congratulating Yulo, proposed by Councilor Miguel S. Treñas, was unanimously passed during the regular session on Wednesday, August 7. “Despite the...
