CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – A labor group here cited the additional pay for workers, but it still hoped that the government would approve a higher wage increase, as it said that the upcoming implementation of the P33 minimum wage hike in the region this year is “still inadequate.” Lawyer Doris...
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano, the husband of Mayor Lani Cayetano, has joined the ongoing dispute between Taguig and Makati, and blasted the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) for closing fire stations in EMBO (enlisted men’s barrio) barangays. Taguig Mayor Lani Cayetano (left) and her husband,...
BACOLOD CITY – This city recorded a 16.26 percent decrease in the crime rate or 224 cases from 1,377 in 2022 to 1,153 last year. THE Bacolod City police headquarters. (FB) The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) said the number of eight focus crimes also went down by 40.52 percent or 109 cases...
Image from Cavite Police Provincial Office (MANILA BULLETIN) CAVITE – Authorities collared a drug suspect in a buy-bust operation in Imus City on Thursday, Jan. 4. The Cavite Police Provincial Office identified the suspect as alias Sob, a resident of General Trias City. The suspect was...
ILOILO CITY – This city, the regional capital of Western Visayas, is losing P500 million daily from the blackout that started on January 2 and now on its fourth day on Friday, January 5. Mayor Jerry Treñas said with this calculation from the Local Economic Development and Investment Promotion...
OZAMIZ CITY – Police said they have solved a P30-million pawnshop robbery at the Gaisano Mall here on New Year's Day following the arrest of five "peryahan" or carnival workers allegedly involved in the incident. Ozamiz City Police Station officer-in-charge, Police Major Dennis Tano, said the...
CEBU CITY – Police here continue to investigate the death of a noted voice coach whose body was found dumped on the side of the road in the City of Naga, southern Cebu. APPEAL for justice for Unchuan. (FB) Police believed that Joel Jude Suson Unchuan, 46, also known as “Coach J,” was killed...
CITY OF SANTA ROSA, Laguna – A 13-year-old boy was seriously injured after he was allegedly hacked by his stepfather on Wednesday afternoon, January 3, in Daang Bakal, Barangay Tagapo, this city. POLICE arrested a man for allegedly hacking his 13-year-old stepson in Santa Rosa City, Laguna on...
ILOILO CITY – The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI)-Iloilo chapter lamented the negative impact of the long and massive power blackout in this city, Iloilo province, and the rest of Panay Island. A SHOP in Iloilo City is forced to use a generator due to a blackout. (Arnold...
CAVITE – A young couple in General Trias City is making the rounds online after the boyfriend orchestrated a humorous yet heartfelt grand gesture to celebrate his and his girlfriend's second-month anniversary or "monthsary." Photo courtesy of Chester Dela Rea Jr. (MANILA BULLETIN) A...
The Taguig City government criticized the closure of health centers located in EMBO (enlisted men’s barrio) barangays. Ten EMBO barangays are now part of Taguig after the Supreme Court issued a decision last year, transferring its ownership from Makati. Taguig Mayor Lani Cayetano...
President Marcos declared Jan. 9 as a special non-working day in the city of Manila for the celebration of the Feast of the Black Nazarene. Through Proclamation No. 434, Marcos made the declaration on Thursday, Jan. 4. “It is but fitting and proper that the people of the City of Manila be given...
