San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora spearheaded the city government's latest initiatives aimed at improving the health and wellness of its residents as part of its week-long celebration of the Wattah Wattah Festival commemorating the Feast of its patron saint, St. John the Baptist. The HOPE...
DUMAGUETE CITY (PNA) – Police are probing the death of an event host in Bayawan City, Negros Oriental at sundown on Wednesday, June 28, just shortly after the second day of the public hearings on the deferment of the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE) in the province ended. An...
The Las Piñas Manpower Training Center produced 385 new graduates of vocational courses on Tuesday, June 27 at the Mayor Nene Aguilar Disaster Risk and Reduction Management Office (DRRMO) Building in Barangay Talon Dos. Vice-Mayor April Aguilar at the 159th commencement exercise of Las...
The newly-elected officers of the Pag-Asa Youth Association Las Piñas chapter vowed to continue the organization’s commitment to the holistic development of disadvantaged youth. Vice-Mayor April Aguilar and the newly elected Pag-Asa Youth Association Las Piñas chapter/Photo from Las Piñas...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – Fifteen persons were injured in a restaurant explosion here on Thursday morning, June 29. Choy Aboboto, Calapan Public Safety Department head, said the blast occurred at Mr. Won Samgyupsal, a Korean restaurant at Xentro Mall at about 10:20 a.m. FIFTEEN persons...
DAVAO CITY – The Samal Senior High School in the Island Garden City of Samal (IGACOS) became a beneficiary of an Electrical Installation and Maintenance (EIM) laboratory dubbed Project e.Lab donated by Aboitiz Power Corp. (AboitizPower) subsidiary Davao Light and Power Co. Inc. (Davao Light) and...
In a major step forward for heritage and cultural conservation, the National Museum of the Philippines (NMP) has declared the Coconut Palace (Tahanang Pilipino) an Important Cultural Property (ICP). Photo shows GSIS President and General Manager Wick Veloso and Chairman Rodolfo Del Rosario with Sen....
CEBU CITY – The city government of Cebu terminated five job order (JO) personnel after they tested positive for illegal drug use during a recent surprise drug test. JOB order personnel of the Cebu City Markets Operations Division show up for a surprise drug test at the City Hall. Five workers...
BACOLOD CITY – Rescuers retrieved the body of a 12-year-old girl who reportedly drowned in a river in Hacienda Santol, Barangay Zone 15, Talisay City, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, June 28. RESCUERS conduct a search and rescue operation after a 12-year-old girl reportedly drowned at the...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – A big problem on transportation is well in the offing for night commuters here as a transport group said its members cannot pick up passengers anymore beyond 8 p.m. The United Drivers Association (UNIDA) composed of jeepney drivers and operators plying the routes of Barangays...
Around 3,000 Muslims went to the Quezon (QMC) Memorial Circle in Quezon City to commemorate the Eid'l Adha or the Feast of Sacrifice. Those who went to the QMC were residents of Quezon City and from nearby cities, the local government said. The faithful gathered at the Liwasang Aurora inside the QMC...
Senator Francis Tolentino and the Supreme Court joined forces and spearheaded the so-called Justice Zone in Tagaytay City for the effective and efficient administration of justice on Wednesday, June 28. Sen. Francis Tolentino...
