CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Department of Education (DepEd)-Cagayan de Oro Division said this city lacks around 600 classrooms. THE West City Central School in Barangay Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City, on Thursday, August 31. (Franck Dick Rosete) Roy Angelo Gazo, superintendent of the Cagayan de Oro...
The chief of Mandaluyong City Police has been relieved from duty after testing positive for drugs, the Eastern Police Department (EPD) said. According to EPD Director PBGen. Wilson Asueta, Col. Cesar Gerente tested positive for drug use in a surprise drug examination spearheaded by the National...
BACOLOD CITY – This city is under a state of calamity due to flood caused by the southwest monsoon or “habagat” enhanced by typhoon “Goring.” MAYOR Alfredo Abelardo ‘Albee’ Benitez meets concerned agencies at the Bacolod City Government Center (BCGC) on Wednesday, August 30, to...
At least 15 workers died when they were trapped in a fire that gutted a two-storey residential-commercial building housing a t-shirt factory in Pleasant View Subdvision, Barangay Tandang Sora, Quezon City on Thursday morning, Aug. 31. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said the fire status was...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) offices in Muntinlupa, Pateros, and Taguig canceled the filing of certificates of candidacy (COC) on Aug. 31 due to heavy rains and flooding. The suspension of the filing of COCs was implemented in the three local government units following the decision...
TACLOBAN CITY – A mother and her two children were hacked to death in a farm in Barangay Pupua, Catbalogan City, Samar, on Wednesday, August 30. Police identified the victims as Rea Oreo, 26; her three-year-old daughter, and her five-month-old son. Victims were found bathing in their own...
The Marikina City local government on Thursday, Aug. 31, raised the first alarm at the Marikina River due to rising water level brought about by the continuous heavy rains. According to Marikina City Rescue 161, the river's water level had already reached 15.7 meters as of 9 a.m. Once the water...
BACOLOD CITY – The University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos (UNO-R) here conferred an honorary degree on prominent businesswoman Olivia Villaflores Yanson for her philantrophic work and valuable contributions in the community. OLIVIA Villaflores Yanson, accompanied by her son Leo Rey (third from...
The local governments of Muntinlupa, Pateros, and Taguig suspended classes in all levels in public and private schools today, Aug. 31, due to bad weather. The suspension of classes was implemented after the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA)...
The City of Manila local government announced the suspension of work in government offices and classes in the city on Thursday, August 31, as the southwest monsoon and Super Typhoon Goring brought heavy rains to Metro Manila. "As recommended by the Manila Disaster Risk Reduction and Management...
CAMP GEN. PACIANO RIZAL, Laguna – Two suspected drug pushers were nabbed and shabu worth P598,000 was seized in buy-bust operations by the police in Calamba City, this province, on Tuesday night, August 29. Laguna police chief Police Col. Harold Depositar identified the suspects as Calamba...
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte on Tuesday, Aug. 29, led the distribution of financial aid to around 248 families who were victims of the fire incident in Barangay Culiat, Quezon City that left 11 persons hurt on Sunday evenin, Aug. 27. The mayor provided P10,000 cash to the owners of the houses at...
