DAVAO CITY – Seven persons were killed in two landslides in the City of Mati in Davao Oriental and Monkayo in Davao de Oro due to continuous rains from the shearline. The City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office of Mati said a family of four was buried alive in a landslide in Barangay...
Heavy rains caused by the prevailing shear line triggered flooding and a landslide in parts of Mindanao early Friday, February 20, prompting the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) to place its chapters on heightened alert and deploy emergency response teams. In a statement, the PRC said its Chairman and...
AREIT Inc., the real estate investment trust backed by property giant Ayala Land Inc., posted a 28 percent increase in full-year net income as a series of acquisitions bolstered its portfolio. Based on the firm’s disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, AREIT’s net income, excluding fair...
Former House Speaker and Manila Bulletin columnist Jose de Venecia Jr. was buried at the Libingan ng mga Bayani in Taguig on Wednesday, Feb. 18, beside the tombs of former presidents Fidel V. Ramos and Elpidio Quirino. He is the first House Speaker to be interred at the Libingan ng mga Bayani. De...
DAGUPAN CITY – Former House Speaker Jose C. de Venecia Jr. will be interred on Wednesday, Feb. 18, at the Libingan ng mga Bayani in Taguig City. De Venecia passed away on Feb. 10 at the age of 89. His wife, Pangasinan Rep. Gina de Venecia, said in a Facebook post that a funeral Mass will be held...
Two People’s Liberation Army-Navy (PLA-N) warships were sighted near the southeastern portion of Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough or Panatag Shoal) in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) during the 14th Philippine-United States- Australia Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity (MMCA) on Monday, Feb....
The reward for information leading to the arrest of the killers of former beauty queen Lullete Jane Ramilo D. dela Cruz in Barangay Cabaritan, San Manuel, Isabela on Feb. 13 has increased to P150,000. Isabela Board Member Manuel Faustino “King” Dy has pledged an additional P50,000. San Manuel...
Vice President Sara Duterte and Pampanga 2nd District Rep. and former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo paid their respects to former House Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. at his wake in Bonuan Gueset, Dagupan City. The Vice President arrived at the Simbahan na Bato, Annunciation of the Lord Parish,...
SAN MANUEL, Isabela – A former Miss Philippines-Earth 2013 runner-up and teacher was gunned down in front of her home in Barangay Cabaritan here on Friday night, Feb. 13. Police identified the victim as Lullete Jane Ramillo de Guzman. Investigation said that the victim had just arrived in her...
DAGUPAN CITY – This independent Pangasinan city honored one of its favorite sons, the late former House of Representatives Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr., with a procession and necrological service on Saturday. The De Venecia family announced his passing on Feb. 10 at the age of 89. "Our entire city...
DAGUPAN CITY – The remains of former House Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. arrived in this city on Saturday, Feb. 14, for a two-day wake. An honor guard led the arrival ceremony as city officials and residents formally received his remains before proceeding to the Dagupan City Plaza for a...
DAGUPAN CITY – The city government will temporarily close a road on Saturday morning, Feb. 14, for the arrival of the hearse of former House Speaker Jose De Venecia Jr. for a wake at the Simbahan na Bato, Annunciation of the Lord Parish in Bonuan Gueset here. The road from Caranglaan to Mayombo...
