An all-in-one mega job, trade, and cooperative fair was launched in Pasig City on Tuesday, July 18, to provide opportunities for Pasigueno jobseekers, support local products, and engage cooperatives with the public and various sectors. Around 90 companies, 35 micro, small, and medium-sized...
CEBU CITY – The pain is unbearable. This was how Rochie Tocmo Poblacion described what she and her family are going through after her younger sister Rhea Mae Tocmo was brutally killed by still unknown perpetrators. RHEA Mae Tocmo (FB) Rochie broke down several times when she arrived at a funeral...
CEBU CITY – The continuous rains in the past few days have caused landslides in several areas here. At least eight landslides have been recorded by the Cebu City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office from Tuesday, July 18, to Wednesday, July 19, said Ramil Ayuman, assistant for special...
DAVAO CITY – The City Tourism Operations Office (CTOO) aims to attract almost 200,000 tourists for the 38th Kadayawan Festival in Davao City next month. “As to the tourist arrivals, we are expecting to somehow reach 180,000 to 200,000 in time for the 38th Kadayawan Festival,” CTOO...
The Muntinlupa City government warned the public to be on alert amid the rising number of dengue cases. According to Dr. Juancho Bunyi, City Health Office head, the number of dengue cases in Muntinlupa totaled 94 as of July 17, or three percent higher compared to the same period last year. He...
Photographs taken by young people with disabilities in Pasig City were showcased in an art exhibit as part of the local government’s celebration of National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation Week. The exhibit features 28 images taken by 14 children and youth with disabilities from the...
The Quezon City government has implemented various initiatives to help save water and aid residents affected by the expected daily water service interruptions in several barangays in the city starting Wednesday, July 19. The Maynilad Water Services, Incorporated had earlier announced that the...
BACOLOD CITY – Police seized 3.610 kilograms of the hallucinogenic magic mushroom worth P361,000 from three persons, including a couple, in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Cabug here on Monday, July 17. Arrested were Diane Tolmo, 35, her live-in partner Fierre Santillana, and Tolmo’s brother...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – A Regional Trial Court here has allowed the transfer of custody of the alleged gunman in the killing of a radio block timer to the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) after considering the possible threat to his life and safety. ISABELO Lopez Bautista (in orange...
ILOILO CITY – Police seized more than P1.17 million worth of shabu from four suspected drug pushers in three separate buy-bust operations here from Monday, July 17, to Tuesday, July 18. Police Brig. Gen. Sidney Villaflor, Police Regional Office (PRO)-6 chief, lauded the three successful...
Muntinlupa Mayor Ruffy Biazon expressed grief over the passing of three students in the city before their graduation. “Graduation season—masaya pero may halong kalungkutan (Graduation season–happy but mixed with sadness),” he posted on Facebook. The parents of students Edcel, Renz Narez...
A 22-year-old student died after falling from a footbridge at the corner of Padre Campa Street and España Boulevard, Sampaloc, Manila, Manila on Monday, July 17. The victim was identified as Keilo Acuin, a native of Calbayog City, Samar, who was staying at Ventura Residences, Delos Santos...
