President Marcos has signed into law measures establishing senior high and elementary schools in Bacoor City, Cavite. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) Marcos approved the two new laws—Republic Act Nos. 12007 and 12008—on June 13, 2024. Republic Act No....
Another long weekend for those studying and working in the city of Manila. This after President Marcos declared June 24 as a special non-working day in the city of Manila for the city's celebration of its 453rd founding anniversary. Through Proclamation No. 599, Marcos made the declaration and...
Pro-Palestine activist Edison Yu was released on June 18 after 10 days of detention by the police in Taguig. Yu was arrested by the Taguig Police during a rally in front of the Israel Embassy in Bonifacio Global City on June 8. Pro-Palestine groups which rallied with Yu accused the...
Two men were arrested for allegedly kidnapping a Chinese teen and demanding ransom in Taguig on June 17. The victim of the kidnap-for-ransom was a 19-year-old Chinese residing in Manila who positively identified his captors with the help of a witness and social media. The two suspects...
CAVITE – Authorities seized P408,000 worth of suspected shabu and arrested two high-value individuals (HVIs) in a buy-bust operation in Bacoor City on Tuesday, June 18. Authorities seized P408,000 worth of suspected shabu and arrested two high-value individuals in a sting operation in...
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- A powerful explosion rocked a gasoline station in Lamitan City, Basilan province on Tuesday evening, June 18, the same day the city was celebrating its 17th founding anniversary. A loud blast was heard from the gas station owned by the Mateo family in Barangay Matibay at 6:47 p.m....
CEBU CITY—An e-bike driver was arrested in an anti-illegal drug operation in Barangay Duljo Fatima here on Monday night, June 17. The 33-year-old suspect, a certain Demot, was cornered in a buy-bust operation conducted by operatives of the Regional Police Drug Enforcement Unit. Police said 300...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Albee Benitez here temporarily stopped the lending of city government vehicles following the bus tragedy in which a teacher was killed and 37 individuals were injured in Don Salvador Benedicto, Negros Occidental on June 14. MAYOR Albee Benitez addresses the people during the...
BACOLOD CITY – This city celebrated its 86th Charter Day on Tuesday, June 18, with a four-route motorcade participated in by more than 300 vehicles and motorcycles. A MOTORCADE kicked off the 86th Charter Day celebration of Bacolod City on Tuesday, June 18. (Bacolod PIO) With the theme Pagsaulog...
BACOLOD CITY – A university based in Sampaloc, Manila recently opened its first campus in the Visayas in this city. NATIONAL University on June 15 opened its first campus outside Manila in Bacolod City. (Glazyl Masculino) National University launched its first campus outside Luzon at the main...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has flagged the Malabon City government over its P2.183 billion "unreliable" year-end balance of Cash in Bank (CIB) and the P4.265 billion Property, Plant, and Equipment (PPE) accounts. In letter to Malabon City Mayor Jeannie N. Sandoval, COA said: " The accuracy,...
(File photo) An enlisted personnel of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is in danger of losing his job after allegedly firing his service gun indiscriminately while on a drinking session with his buddies in Manila before dawn Tuesday, June 18. PCG spokesperson Rear Adm. Armando Balilo identified the...
