TACLOBAN CITY – The Police Regional Office-8 said the Holy Week in Eastern Visayas was generally peaceful. No major untoward incidents were reported. PAWID (FB) Police Brig. Gen. Reynaldo Pawid, PRO-8 director, attributed the effective management of the influx of tourists, churchgoers, and...
BACOLOD CITY – A mall in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental has been robbed, police said on Easter Sunday. Mall operations were temporarily halted on Black Saturday as a result. Police Lt. Col. Nazer Canja, San Carlos police chief, said management decided to close the mall for a day pending...
BACOLOD CITY – A total of 91,954 passengers were recorded in various seaports in Negros Occidental from March 22 to Easter Sunday. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)-Northern Negros Occidental said 46,493 were outbound and 45,461 were inbound passengers. THE Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)-Northern...
A garbage bin overflows with mixed trash thrown by visitors of the popular Grotto of the Our Lady of Lourdes in Bulacan. (photo: EcoWaste Coalition) Environmental watchdog EcoWaste Coalition has expressed concern over the huge trail of garbage left in some of the roads leading to, and even...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said it has further enhanced security measures in sea ports as thousands of travelers started returning to Metro Manila on Easter Sunday, March 31, after spending the Holy Week break in the province. As of 12 noon, the PCG recorded 69,161 outbound passengers...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC), on Sunday, March 31, noted that it has assisted thousands of individuals during this Holy Week. (Photo courtesy of PRC) According to PRC, as of noon, it has assisted a total of 5,108 individuals nationwide. The Holy Week Operation started on March 24, and it has...
At least 29 people died of drowning while three others were reported missing since the start of the Holy Week break on March 27, the Philippine National Police (PNP) reported on Sunday, March 31. PNP spokesperson Col. Jean Fajardo said most of the drowning fatalities were reported in Calabarzon...
ILOILO CITY – This city and the province of Iloilo logged more than 15,000 passengers on Good Friday. THE Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) assist passengers in Iloilo on Good Friday. (PCG-Iloilo Station) The Philippine Coast Guard-Iloilo Station reported 8,770 outbound passengers and 6,341...
Peacekeepers from the local government units in Rizal province have teamed up with the provincial police force to make sure that the Holy Week vacationers and tourists are safe during their stay in the province. In Tanay, Rizal, the office of Tanay Mayor Rafael “Lito” Tanjuatco said the town...
CEBU CITY – The Land Transportation Office-Central Visayas (LTO-7) noted a decrease in apprehensions in this year’s “Oplan Biyaheng Ayos: Semana Santa and Summer Vacation 2024.” AN agent of the Land Transportation Office-Central Visayas inspects the tires of a passenger bus at the Cebu...
Regional directors and other officials of the Land Transportation Office (LTO) were directed to maintain the road safety measures in their respective areas in anticipation of the return of millions of Filipino travelers to their workplaces in Metro Manila and other urban areas after the long Lenten...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) continues to provide vital assistance to individuals this Holy Week. (Photo from Philippine Red Cross) As of 2 p.m. on Friday, March 29, PRC said it has catered to a total of 3,410 individuals nationwide through its Holy Week Ops 2024 which started on March 24....
