CEBU CITY — Despite some prodding from fellow politicians, Cebu Gov. Gwen Garcia insisted she is not keen on running for senator in next year’s elections. GARCIA Garcia told reporters on Wednesday, August 7, that she does not intend to run for senator, saying there still a lot to be done...
The first public consultation on the proposed minimum wage adjustment held in Dasmariñas City on August 8 (Photo from Rep. Jolo Revilla/MANILA BULLETIN) CAVITE – The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Region IV-A held...
Maintenance and repair work in Cainta, San Mateo, and Angono will result in the loss of water service by Manila Water for up to six hours in in these areas from August 8 to 10. In its advisory, Manila Water announced that Midtown Village in Barangay San Andres, in Cainta will have no water from 10...
SAN NARCISO, Quezon – A 26-year-old woman allegedly suffering from mental illness was hammered to death by her father in Sitio Lamboy, Barangay San Vicente, this town, on Tuesday morning, August 6. Police identified the victim as Imelda Gataga Baraauiel. Investigation said the victim...
TAYABAS CITY, Quezon – Police arrested on Tuesday night, August 6, a couple tagged in the killing of a Filipina and her Japanese daughter at Sunrise Village, Barangay Baguio, this city. Police identified the suspects as Ligaya, 54, and her husband Charlie. The suspects were apprehended on a...
PAGBILAO, Quezon – A 25-year-old fireman was electrocuted while battling a blaze in Barangay Santa Catalina here on Tuesday morning, August 6. Police identified the victim as Fire Officer 1 Marlon Atis of the Pagbilao Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP). Atis stepped on a melted live electrical...
Aboitiz Power Corp. (AboitizPower) backed the Pampanga Electric Cooperative Inc. II (PELCO) Cares Program, a medical mission organized by PELCO II for Barangay Jose Abad Santos, Guagua, Pampanga recently. A RESIDENT avails of services during a medical mission in Guagua, Pampanga supported by...
ILOILO CITY – While the Facebook post has since been deleted and changed, the use of the image of two-time Olympic gold medalist Carlos Yulo has prompted interest among men to have vasectomy in Iloilo province. THE now deleted Facebook post that used the image of two-time Olympic gold medalist...
A fire razed about 600 houses in Bacoor City early morning on August 7 (Screenshot from Bacoor Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office's Facebook video/MANILA BULLETIN) CAVITE – Around 600 families lost their houses in a fire that broke out in Sitio Wawa in Barangay Zapote 3,...
CAVITE – The local government unit (LGU) of Bacoor City clarified what types of seafood are safe to consume amid the shellfish ban in the province’s coastal areas due to the Bataan oil spill. In a Facebook post on Tuesday, August 6, the city government said the shellfish ban applies to mussels,...
ILOILO CITY – A New People’s Army (NPA) rebel was killed in an 15-minute encounter with soldiers in Calinog town, Iloilo province on Monday, August 5. The 12th Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army has yet to identify the fatality but said he could be a ranking-leader of the NPA Central...
CATANAUAN, Quezon – A 53-year-old housewife drowned after suffering epilepsy while doing the laundry in a creek in Sitio Central Barangay Tagabas Ibaba, this town, on Saturday, August 4. Police identified the victim as Melba Arellano, a resident of Barangay Tagabas Ibaba. Emely, the victim’s...
