TACLOBAN CITY – A fire destroyed the house of the barangay captain of Mapgap, Baybay City, Leyte on All Saints' Day. The family of Jose Mangayaay, 42, left lighted candles after offering a prayer for their departed loved ones at the altar on the second floor unattended. Minutes later,...
Iloilo City achieved a remarkable milestone by being named UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy, becoming the first city in the country to receive this distinction. "I share this award with the Ilonggos, like me, who love to cook our Ilonggo food. Now, we can be proud to say Ilonggo cuisine is...
Muntinlupa Mayor Ruffy Biazon said he is looking forward to what kind of programs the winning candidates in the Oct. 30 elections will implement in their respective barangays. Filipinos voted in the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) to choose their new leaders. ...
Over 600 children joined the costume party called "Spooktacular Halloween Fest" organized by the Manila local government at the Manila Zoo on Tuesday, Oct. 31. Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna led the distribution of loot bags containing candy treats to the children. The mayor was wearing a Snow White...
(Photo courtesy of Raha Volunteer/Fire and Rescue Alert Responders) At least 11 houses were damaged while 16 families were displaced in a fire that broke out at the corner of Calamba and Sisa Streets in Sampaloc, Manila on Wednesday, Nov. 1. According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP),...
Over 74,000 individuals visited the cemeteries and columbaria in the cities of Caloocan, Malabon, Navotas, Valenzuela and Quezon on All Saints' Day on Wednesday, Nov.1. As of 1 p.m. on Wednesday, the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) said that around 30,382 individuals already visited the 30...
Filipinos flocked to the Manila North Cemetery and Manila South Cemetery on Wednesday, November 1, 2023, to visit their departed loved ones on All Saints’ Day. (Arnold Quizol/MANILA BULLETIN) More than a million Filipinos trooped to Manila cemeteries on Wednesday, All Saints' Day, to remember...
A security guard was arrested by the police after allegedly robbing a Vietnamese student in Muntinlupa. The victim, Thi Thanh Tam Hoang, 22, a resident of Garden by the Bay Residences on Roxas Boulevard, Pasay, said the incident happened on Posadas Avenue, Barangay Sucat. The victim at...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Police in this city arrested on Tuesday, October 31, a suspect in the killing of radio commentator Federico "Deng" Gempesaw over a year and four months after he was killed in Phase 1, Sitio Macanhan, Barangay Carmen, this city, on June 29, 2022. FEDERICO ‘Deng’...
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – Three members of a family were killed and six were injured when a Sports Utility Vehicle crashed into two tricycles in Barangay Bucal here on All Saints’ Day. A CALAMBA City rescue team attends to victims of a road accident involving two tricycles and a Sports Utility...
BACOLOD CITY – An alleged member of a drug group was arrested by authorities in a buy-bust operation in Purok Malipayon, Barangay Binicuil, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental on Monday, October 30. A WOMAN alleged to be a member of a drug group was arrested by authorities in a buy-bust...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – A fair elections advocate in this city has urged the government to create a program that would incentivize witnesses to testify against the undying issue of vote-buying in the country during elections. Nestor Banuag Jr., chairperson of the National Citizens’ Movement for...
