Mayor Vico Sotto on Wednesday, Oct. 15, underscored that the local government is now capable of implementing well-planned, high-quality major projects without kickbacks—without corruption, as they broke ground for the P9-billion New Pasig City Hall. Sotto led the groundbreaking and...
The Malabon City government has strengthened its disaster response capability through a comprehensive earthquake preparedness training conducted in partnership with Makita Tools Philippines on Wednesday, Oct. 15. According to the city’s Public Information Office, the Malabon Disaster Risk...
Students from several universities and colleges in Manila will walk out from their classes to join a mass demonstration in Mendiola on Oct. 17, against the rampant corruption in the government as well as the "snail-paced" investigations being conducted against individuals and agencies allegedly...
The Quezon City Epidemiology and Surveillance Division (QCESD) recorded a 67 percent increase in influenza-like illness (ILI) with a total of 2,070 cases recorded from January 1 to October 13, 2025, compared to the same period in 2024. Health authorities said children aged 14 and below are the...
The Caloocan City Police Station (CCPS) has declared all areas with bomb threats as cleared following inspections by the bomb squad on Wednesday, Oct. 15. CCPS chief Col. Joey Goforth led the inspections and confirmed that no explosive devices were found in any of the reported locations. Mayor Dale...
A four-year-old boy was killed and two police officers were wounded in a shootout during the implementation of a warrant of arrest in Calamba City, Laguna province on Wednesday morning, Oct. 15. Police said they were about to serve a warrant of arrest against Regie Anque Abarquez for homicide...
CEBU CITY – Police arrested a 21-year-old man who admitted killing a ride-hailing app driver in a mountain barangay here last week for P3,000. The suspect, Kirk Blash Monteron Amasa, admitted he was paid to kill Dexter Nanong Dandan, a 48-year-old resident of Barangay Kamputhaw, Cebu City. Dandan...
CEBU CITY – Three dogs perished in two separate fires here on Wednesday morning, Oct. 15. No was injured in the twin fires. The first fire happened past 6 a.m. in Barangay Duljo Fatima where Rushie, a seven-year-old mixed Labrador, and Thunder, a five-year-old Bulldog, died. Dhave Claver, the...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A Philippine Airlines flight was forced to return to the Zamboanga International Airport on Tuesday, Oct. 14, after experiencing bird strike while enroute to Manila. One of the passengers said that PAL flight PR2950 left the Zamboanga International Airport at 6:35 a.m. Some 15...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Vice President Sara Duterte planted the one millionth tree under her environmental and education advocacy at the Pasonanca Freedom Park here on Wednesday, Oct. 15. A rambutan tree, her favorite, became the one millionth tree planted upon the completion of Pagbabago: A million...
LIPA CITY, Batangas – A 52-year-old electrician was shot dead in a store in Barangay Muntingpulo here on Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 14. Police said the victim Roger, single, was sitting inside his friend 's store when an unidentified man appeared and shot him in the chest. The victim died on...
TACLOBAN CITY – Authorities arrested 12 illegally working Chinese nationals on Wednesday, Oct. 15, in Barangay 95-A Caibaan here. The suspects were identified as officials and employees of Ocean Wave Communications (Philippines) Corp., also known as Hailang Communications (Philippines) Co., an...
