Bishop Ronald Lunas of Pagadian died on Tuesday, Jan. 2 at a hospital in Davao City, where he was recovering from a heart bypass surgery. (Bishop Ronald Lunas of Pagadian / Diocese of Pagadian) The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) said the 57-year-old bishop died at 8:28...
The Southern Police District (SPD) was able to confiscate nearly P700,000 worth of illegal firecrackers in six cities and one municipality under its jurisdiction. Data showed that from Dec. 24 to Jan. 1, a total of 45,099 pieces of firecrackers and pyrotechnic devices with a value of P669,827...
From left: Ace Azarraga, FCG’s Brand and Partnership Director; President of Kitchen City, Ricardo Abelardo Jr.; Alfredo Yao, Kitchen City Owner and Chairman of the Board; Guillermo Luchangco, Chairman Emeritus of ICCP Group of Companies; and Ms. Pamela Pascual, Chairman and CEO of Manila...
The Muntinlupa City government launched the issuance and renewal of business permits for 2024 on Jan. 2. According to the city government, the renewal of business permits will be held from Jan. 2 to 20 at the Muntinlupa Sports Center. Renewal of business permits in Muntinlupa in January...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The City Health Office said 17 individuals sustained fireworks-related injuries during the New Year’s Eve revelry here. ILLEGAL fireworks seized in Zamboanga City. Most of the victims were male from 12 to 26-years-old. Of the initial batch of six cases before the New Year, five...
BAGUIO CITY – The Cordillera region recorded 15 fireworks-related injuries as of 6 a.m. on January 1. The Department of Health-Cordillera said the region had 11 new FWRIs on New Year’s Eve but this is 37 percent lower than the same period in 2022 with 24. FIREWORKS light up the sky as Baguio...
CEBU CITY – Dapitan City recently hosted an arnis tournament that gathered over 100 top stick-fighters from Mindanao. OVER 100 arnis fighters from Mindanao participate in the 1st Mayor Seth Frederick P. Jalosjos Handuraw Invitational Arnis Tournament in Dapitan City. (Contributed photo) The...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Mayor John Dalipe and House Majority Leader Zamboanga City Rep. Mannix Dalipe led the first-ever New Year Countdown and Grand Fireworks Display here on Sunday, December 31, within the vicinity of a mall in this city. A GRAND fireworks display ushers in 2024 in Zamboanga...
CANDON CITY, Ilocos Sur – The site development of Candon Airport in a 50-hectare land near the bypass road in Barangay Calaoan here has started after the formal groundbreaking ceremony of the project on November 10. MAYOR Singson (FB) Candon City Mayor Eric Singson, former House Deputy Speaker,...
A nine-year-old Muntinlupa resident lost his fingertip bone after a firecracker exploded on Jan. 1. According to the Muntinlupa City Health Office (CHO), the boy is a resident of Sitio San Antonio in Barangay Poblacion. Firecrackers confiscated by the Muntinlupa Police (Photo from...
TACLOBAN CITY – A 62-year-old man was arrested for allegedly attempting to smuggle a pack of suspected shabu for his detained son in Ormoc City on New Year’s Eve. Police identified the suspect as Aurelio Basete. Basete arrived at the Ormoc City Jail Male Dormitory in Barangay Altavista to bring...
K-pop girl group Red Velvet’s Irene, Seulgi and Wendy, and Filipino artists Zack Tabudlo, KZ Tandingan, Adie, and Ely Buendia welcomed the New Year in the Philippines with an epic show at Bonifacio Global City (BGC) in Taguig on Dec. 31. Mayor Lani Cayetano at the “NYE at the 5th: New...
