The feud between Makati and Taguig over the Supreme Court decision on territorial jurisdiction has spilled into public schools. The Taguig City government, led by Mayor Lani Cayetano, conducted the “Brigada Eskwela” in schools in EMBO (Enlisted Men's Barrio) barangays in Makati that were...
Navotas City Police Station (NCPS) Chief Col. Allan Umipig on Monday, Aug. 14, confirmed that 27 city police personnel were relieved from their post following the death of a 17-year old boy who was shot by six operatives after they mistook him for a suspect behind a shooting incident in Barangay...
ILOILO CITY – Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Police Gen. Benjamin Acorda Jr. said the big volume of shabu seized across Western Visayas is a manifestation of the strong support of the people to lawmen. “Masigasig ang ating mga kapulisan. Pero marami din nagsusumbong sa ating kapulisan...
The Makati City government said on Monday, Aug. 14, that the local government of Taguig rejected its offer to continue supplying materials to students enrolled in the schools located in the "embo barangays." According to Makati City Administrator Claro Certeza, the offer was rejected during a...
San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora showcased the improvements made at the San Juan City Medical Center (SJMC) as the city government continues to deliver on its promise in bringing quality healthcare services to its residents and the public. San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora "Mula sa...
BACOLOD CITY – The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) seized 60 grams of suspected shabu worth P410,000 from a drug pusher in Purok Masinadyahon, Barangay 12 here on Friday, August 11. SIXTY grams of suspected shabu worth P410,000 were seized in a buy-bust operation in Barangay 12, Bacolod...
ILOILO CITY — Sen. Francis Tolentino said that the Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) is more than instilling military traits. “The ROTC is for the total transformation of an individual. It instills discipline, hard work, and patience,” Tolentino told Manila Bulletin. CADETS of the...
ILOILO CITY – Police seized suspected shabu worth P1.22 million from four drug pushers in Jaro District, this city, on August 12. The Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) identified the suspects as 50-year-old Eriberto Atadero Jr., 45-year-old Jo Annalyn dela Cruz, 23-year-old John Kennard...
A total of 60 families composed of 300 individuals were displaced by flashfloods in Zamboanga City on Saturday morning, August 12, after heavy rains were experienced in the area due to the prevailing effects of the southwest monsoon (habagat). Families displaced by flashfloods caused by intense...
A total of 50 child laborers in Pasig City were given free healthcare services by the local government and its affiliated national agencies and hospitals through the “Batang Malaya” initiative on Friday, Aug. 11. Photo from Coun. Quin Cruz FB Page / MANILA BULLETIN The “Batang...
BIÑAN CITY, Laguna – A fisherman drowned after suffering a heart attack while fishing at Laguna Lake in Barangay Malaban here on Sunday morning, August 12. Police identified the victim as Antonio Salonga, a resident of Barangay Malaban. Lito Salonga, uncle of Antonio, told police that...
BUTUAN CITY – Police here inaugurated its new forensics unit building on Friday, August 11. Police Regional Office-13 Director Police Brig. Gen. Kirby John B. Kraft led the inauguration of the 30-square-meter building adjacent to the Regional Forensics Unit-13 along with PNP Forensics Group chief...