CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Department of Health-Region 10 urged the public to remain vigilant as the number of leptospirosis cases in the Northern Mindanao region has significantly increased this year. According to the DOH-10 Regional Epidemiology Surveillance and Disaster Response Unit, 97 cases...
BACOLOD CITY – An Ilonggo artist found the perfect subject for his art leaf this month as he sculpted various landmarks here and a logo of the MassKara Festival which is currently being celebrated in this city. Some of the leaf arts posted by Ukit Dahon on Facebook are the Bacolod City Government...
LONDON (AFP) -- Wayne Rooney said he was targeting promotion to the Premier League "in the near future" after being unveiled as Birmingham's new manager on Thursday, Oct. 12. England's Wayne Rooney (AFP) The former Manchester United star agreed a three-and-a-half year contract with the Championship...
A champion of transparency and anti-corruption initiatives, Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto is now a co-convener of the "Mayors 4 Good Governance (M4GG)" movement. In a statement on Thursday, Oct. 12, the M4GG said Sotto has accepted its invitation to become a convener for the movement pushing...
The Pasig City local government’s Prehospital Care and Emergency Medical Services Medical Control Program won a “Galing Pook” award on Thursday, Oct. 12. Dra. Nerissa Sabarre, chairperson of the Pasig City General Hospital - Department of Emergency Medicine and Acute Care (PCGH DEMAC),...
Muntinlupa City hall employees were evacuated when a magnitude 5 earthquake hit Calaca, Batangas on Oct. 13. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS), the earthquake struck Calaca at about 8:24 a.m. An intensity IV earthquake registered on Oct. 13...
TACLOBAN CITY – The 10th anniversary of super typhoon “Yolanda” (international name “Haiyan”) on November 8 will be a celebration of life and thanksgiving to all the countries, individuals, and organizations that helped this city recover from the disaster in 2013. Malu Tabao, city tourism...
While it does not tolerate any form of abuse by teachers against students, a group on Thursday, Oct. 12, challenged the Department of Education (DepEd) to “safeguard” the rights of teachers to “due In process and equal protection of the law.” In a Quezon City school. one classroom was...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – This city celebrated Fiesta Pilar on Thursday, October 12, in honor of Nuestra Señora La Virgen del Pilar or the Our Lady of the Pillar, patron saint here. October 12 was declared a non-working holiday pursuant to Republic Act 7350 to enable residents to celebrate...
BACOLOD CITY (PNA) – Hopes are high to locate the whereabouts of Loreta Villarin Alacre, a Negrense caregiver in Israel, who was reported missing after the rampage of Hamas militants in southern Israel bordering Gaza over the weekend. LORETA Alacre (Noam Solomon FB) Negros Occidental Gov....
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The annual Zamboanga Hermosa Festival here culminated on Wednesday, October 11, with a street dance competition and program at the Joaquin Enriquez Memorial Sports Complex. Students from various public schools and organizations joined the annual street dance, one of the most...
BACOLOD CITY – The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) has deployed all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) to enhance their mobile patrol capabilities during the celebration of this year’s MassKara Festival. MAYOR Alfredo Abelardo ‘Albee’ Benitez (third from right) turns over three all-terrain vehicles...
