TIAONG, Quezon – This town ushered in the Yuletide season with the lighting of the Christmas display at the municipal hall on Friday, Dec. 6. Hundreds of people witnessed the event led by Mayor Vincent Arjay Mea. THE town of Tiaong in Quezon kicked off the Yuletide season with the lighting of the...
CEBU CITY – A parcel that came from the National Capital Region was found to contain dried marijuana leaves when it arrived in a warehouse in Mandaue City, Cebu. BLOCKS of dried marijuana leaves were recovered from a package shipped to a warehouse in Mandaue City. (PDEA 7) The Philippine Drug...
High-value individual identified as alias Boss yields P120,000 worth of suspected marijuana in Dasmariñas City on Dec. 5 (Photo courtesy of Cavite PPO/MANILA BULLETIN) CAVITE – Authorities collared a high-value individual and confiscated P120,000 worth of suspected marijuana in a...
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – An 11-year-old Grade 5 pupil drowned after his head hit a rock while diving in the San Cristobal Dam in Barangay San Cristobal, this city, on Thursday morning, Dec. 5. Police identified the victim as John Carlo Salcedo. Investigation said the victim went swimming with a...
DAVAO CITY – The proposed Kutawato province, which is currently composed of newly created towns under the Special Geographic Area (SGA) in the Bangsamoro region, may not yet be possible as this does meet the requirements prescribed by Republic Act (RA) 7160 or the Local Government Code...
CEBU CITY –A farmer was arrested after police caught him cultivating marijuana in a mountain barangay in Sibonga town, southern Cebu on Thursday morning, Dec. 5. JOEL Ordiñesa Torres (right) is arrested after he was caught planting marijuana in Sibonga town, Cebu province, on Dec. 5....
ILOILO CITY – A barangay captain and her husband were shot dead in Dueñas town, Iloilo province, on Thursday morning, Dec. 5. The Dueñas Municipal Police Station identified the fatality as Barangay Captain Michelle Lapastora Lamela of Barangay Santo Niño. Investigation said...
Alias Edoy and alias Lea Lou yield P408,000 worth of suspected shabu in Bacoor City on Dec. 3 (Photo from Cavite PPO/MANILA BULLETIN) CAVITE – Authorities arrested two drug suspects and seized P408,000 worth of suspected shabu in a buy-bust operation in Bacoor City on Tuesday, Dec. 3....
The passage into law of the bill seeking the creation of the Kutawato Province would greatly help advance the government’s goal of achieving long-lasting peace in Mindanao, Sen. Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito said. At the hearing of the Senate Committee on Local Government on Senate Bill...
TAGKAWAYAN, Quezon – A suspected drug pusher and his live-in partner were arrested and shabu valued at P6 million was seized in a drug buy-bust operation here on Tuesday, Dec. 3. Police identified the suspect as Joel, 33. He was listed as a high-value individual in the illegal drugs trade by...
The city government of Antipolo is enjoining visitors to enjoy the holidays by spending them in the Pilgrimage Capital of the Country. City Mayor Casimiro "Jun" Ynares III said people going to Antipolo City should visit the White Christmas-themed village at Sumulong Park in front of the...
GUMACA, Quezon – An 84-year-old woman drowned and her body was caught in a fish trap or “baklad” in the shoreline in Barangay Villa Padua here on Monday morning, Dec. 2. The Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office identified the victim as Nelda W. Caballero, a resident of Barangay...
