The Marikina City local government released a statement on Sunday, Aug. 6, calling out the company responsible for the drone presentation that showed the Philippine flag upside down during the closing festivities of the 2023 Palarong Pambansa on Saturday, Aug. 5. After the victory concert on...
Remains of an unidentified man were seen floating in the waters near Pier 16 in Barangay 118, Tondo, Manila. According to the police report, a seaman went to the Manila Police District (MPD) Raxabago Police Station (PS-1) and reported that he spotted chopped-up human body parts floating near...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte lauded student-athletes who pursued their passion in sports, and encouraged them to continue being agents of change. (Photo from Inday Sara Duterte/Facebook) During the closing ceremony of the Palarong Pambansa 2023 on Saturday, Aug. 5, in...
A fire hit a storage area in Gen Luis St. Bagbaguin, Valenzuela City, on Saturday evening, Aug. 5. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said the blaze started at around 5:59 p.m. and had reached the 2nd alarm at 6:08 p.m. The agency escalated the 3rd alarm at 6:43 p.m. and the 4th alarm at 7:12 p.m....
BACOLOD CITY – The City Drugs Enforcement Unit (CDEU) seized 17 grams of suspected shabu worth P115,600 in a buy-bust operation in Purok Sigay, Barangay 2 here on Thursday, August 3. Arrested was Dino Paolo Chavez, 24, of Barangay 2. Police Capt. Joven Mogato, CDEU head, said they...
BACOLOD CITY – A couple was arrested in a buy-bust operation in their house in Barangay Alijis here on Friday, August 4. Police identified the subject as Carolyn Li, 21, an online seller, and her live-in partner Jelo Vergel, 19, residents of Rizal Lopez Jaena, Barangay 27 here. Confiscated...
DAVAO CITY – Ann Esteban, a mother of three, bested several artists from different parts of Mindanao in the senior category of the Davao City leg of the Manila Bulletin Sketchfest at the SM City Davao on Saturday, August 5. WINNERS of the Manila Bulletin Sketchfest Davao City leg. Esteban,...
BACOLOD CITY – Eight former members of the New People’s Army (NPA) in Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental received a total of P80,000 cash assistance that would enable them to reintegrate to society. Mayor Rogelio Raymund Tongson Jr., represented by his executive assistant, Emmanuel Castro III,...
DAVAO CITY – Almost 300 artists from Mindanao joined the Davao leg of the Manila Bulletin (MB) Sketchfest 2023 at the activity center of the SM City Davao Annex here on Saturday, August 5. Manila Bulletin Vice President for Circulation Dante Simangan, with SM City Davao Mall Manager Lester...
PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur – A pregnant New People’s Army (NPA) combatant surrendered to the military in Marawi City. In a statement on Friday, August 4, the Army 103rd Infantry Brigade (IBde) identified the surrenderer as “Janella,” a squad medic of a unit under the NPA North...
CAMP NAKAR, Lucena City, Quezon – Suspected shabu worth P1 million was seized from a train mechanic and van driver in a buy-bust operation on Friday afternoon, August 4, in Purok 1, Barangay 3, this city. Police identified the suspects as Edison Villegas, alias “Edwin,” single, 40, of...
By CALVIN CORDOVA CEBU CITY – Is there a financier backing a group of suspected thieves operating in Cebu? Police are trying to find this out after five members of the “Salisi Gang” were arrested after they victimized several mall goers at South Road Properties here. Police Lt. Col....
