Senators on Wednesday, January 31 renewed the push for the creation of a special economic zone in the province of Bulacan. Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri said he believes the creation of the Bualacan Airport City Special Economic Zone and Freeport Authority (BACSEZFA) would entice...
A total of 10,273 students from public elementary schools received their scholarship allowance from the Muntinlupa City government. The Muntinlupa Scholarship Division (MSD) of the city government distributed the first tranche of educational assistance amounting P2,500 to each student in...
BIÑAN CITY, Laguna – A 48-year-old mechanic died after he was crushed by the crop shear machine of a steel manufacturing company in Barangay Tubigan here on Tuesday afternoon, January 30. Police said the victim, Dionel Atienza, of Barangay Canlalay, this city, had just finished repairing...
BACOLOD CITY – Sen. Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. has committed to give P20 million for this city. SEN. Ramon ‘Bong’ Revilla Jr. and Bacolod City officials headed by Mayor Alfredo Abelardo ‘Albee’ Benitez lead the payout of the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers...
BACOLOD CITY – Two women on their way to attend the 50th Dinagsa Festival in Cadiz City, Negros Occidental were killed after their motorcycle hit a center island on the access road in Barangay Cabahug, Cadiz City, on Sunday, January 28. RESCUERS assist two women who figured in a motorcycle...
DAVAO CITY – Former President Rodrigo R. Duterte appeared anew here on Tuesday night, January 30, and explained his past use of a potent drug against pain. DUTERTE (center). (Keith Bacongco) Duterte, accompanied by some former city officials, told the media that he took fentanyl in the past to...
The Korean Embassy in the Philippines will start trial operations for the submission of Korean tourist visa applications by mail. According to the embassy, the trial operation period will be from Feb. 1 to April 30 for “C-3-9 tourist visa application of Filipino nationals” and will cover...
DAVAO CITY – Former President Rodrigo R. Duterte appeared anew here on Tuesday night, January 30, and dared President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to take a drug test. DUTERTE (Keith Bacongco) Duterte explained why he has been taking fentanyl. He said that he was prescribed a fentanyl patch eight...
BACOLOD CITY – An 18-year-old man was allegedly mauled and stabbed dead by four persons in a public market in Barangay Zone 3, Cadiz City, Negros Occidental on Monday, January 29. AN 18-year-old boy died after he was mauled by three minors and stabbed by an adult in a commotion triggered by...
BACOLOD CITY – A soldier was run over while sleeping under a truck in Barangay 6, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental on Monday, January 29. A SOLDIER died after he was run over by a truck in Barangay 6, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental on Monday, January 29. (Photo courtesy of San Carlos City...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The proposed restoration project for corals damaged within the 12-hectare marine protected area in Barangay Bonbon here after an underwater cable installation activity by a telecommunications company in 2022 has yet to start. THE city government of Cagayan de Oro, together...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Salvador Escalante Jr. revealed that more investments are pouring into Cadiz City in Negros Occidental. ESCALANTE Escalante, in a media interview during the culmination of the Golden Dinagsa Festival on Sunday, January 28, said that the city is being envisioned as an...
