A man possessing a firearm was arrested by police at a Commission on Elections (Comelec) checkpoint in Pasig City on the first day of the nationwide gun ban on Monday, Aug. 28, for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) period. Pasig Police Chief Col. Celerino Sacro Jr. identified...
CEBU CITY – Controversy marred the “Pasigarbo sa Sugbo” (Pride of Cebu) festival when technical glitches hampered the performances of the contingents on Sunday night, August 27, at the Carcar Sports Complex in Carcar City, southern Cebu. A CONTINGENT from Consolacion town, northern Cebu...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Barangay Gusa dethroned defending champion Barangay Macabalan in the Cagayan de Oro Higalaay Festival Street Dancing Competition at the Misamis Oriental Integrated Sports Complex here on Sunday, August 27. PERFORMERS from Barangay Gusa celebrate after winning the...
BACOLOD CITY – More than 2,000 residents were evacuated on Sunday night, August 27, as flood swamped barangays here due to heavy rains. THE Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)-Bacolod rescues residents affected by flooding due to heavy rains in Florenceville, Barangay Pahanocoy, Bacolod City...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Zamboanga City government led by Mayor John Dalipe held a program and floral offering ceremony at Plaza Rizal here to commemorate National Heroes’ Day on Monday, August 28. MAYOR John Dalipe, Sen. Francis Tolentino, Vice Mayor Josephine Pareja, and city councilors lead...
Aspiring barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) candidates belonging to the disputed "embo" barangays are calling for an "orderly transition" between the Makati and Taguig local governments. "Sana po ay maging maayos po ang transition na hinihiling ng lungsod ng Makati (We hope the transition...
Candidates for the Oct. 30 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections trooped to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) office in Muntinlupa on Aug. 28 to file their certificates of candidacy (COCs). Comelec Commissioner and Muntinlupa resident Rey Bulay visited the Comelec-Muntinlupa office,...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Hundreds of Reserved Officers’ Training Corps cadets converged in Zamboanga City on Sunday, August 27, to compete in the first-ever 2023 Philippine ROTC Games Mindanao Regional Qualifying leg at the Joaquin Enriquez Memorial Sports Complex here. ROTC cadets join the opening...
Photo from Amado De Juan Diocales Jr. / MANILA BULLETIN Thousands of aspiring candidates in Manila flocked to malls on Monday, Aug. 28, the first day of the filing of certificates of candidacy (COC) for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE). Four malls in the city were tapped as...
CEBU CITY – Metro Cebu will certainly benefit from the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF), Sen. Mark Villar assured. Villar said the MIF, the country's first-ever sovereign investment fund, will provide the country more funds for infrastructure, agriculture, and energy projects. “I’m excited...
In observance of National Heroes' Day, Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto asked the people to also honor the heroic deeds of society's lesser-known agents of change. "Sa bawat bayani na kilala natin, meron pong isang daan, libo, o bilyong bayani na 'behind the scenes'," said Sotto in a speech...
BACOLOD CITY – Local officials recently inaugurated the new barangay hall of Barangay Haguimit in La Carlota City, Negros Occidental. Barangay Captain Ephraim Quillas led the ribbon-cutting, along with Mayor Rex Jalando-on, witnessed by Councilors Baste Benedicto, January Abad, Stephen...
