BACOLOD CITY -- A total of 16 firecracker-related incidents, with no fatalities, were reported here and Negros Occidental during the holiday season. Fourteen were reported in the province from Dec. 21 to New Year's Day. Lt. Judesses Catalogo, spokesperson of the Negros Occidental police, said that...
ILOILO CITY – The New Year celebration in Western Visayas region was generally peaceful, police said. TOURISTS watch the fireworks display ushering in the New Year at the beach front of world-famous Boracay Island. (Malay-Boracay Tourism Office) "The peaceful celebration is attributed to the...
CEBU CITY – At least 37 firecracker-related incidents were recorded in Central Visayas from Dec. 2 to New Year’s Day. Data from the Department of Health-Central Visayas showed that two persons were wounded by stray bullets in Cebu province and Lapu-Lapu City. Most of the firecracker-related...
The country's top two leaders said they were praying that the Philippines would be stronger and more stable, and that Filipinos would unite and have better lives this 2023. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. and VIce President Sara Duterte (Bongbong Marcos YouTube channel) President...
As the country welcomed the new year, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte revealed their wishes for the year 2023, including having enough time for sleep for their families, and acquiring new skills. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. and Vice President...
The breakdown of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP)'s old Air Traffic Management (ATM) system plus its backup on New Year's day affected 244 flights and 24,000 passengers of the Philippine Airlines PAL Group alone. The 244 flights affected comprise 60 percent of PAL's total...
K-pop artists BTS’ J-Hope and Tomorrow X Together (TXT) ushered in the New Year in the US with performances at the iconic Times Square in New York City and Disneyland Park in California. J-Hope and TXT were invited to perform at the annual Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve celebration on...
QUIRINO – Firecracker ban paid off, at least in the province of Quirino which recorded zero casualties in the entire Region 2 during the celebration of New Year’s Day. The Quirino Philippine National Police said the Department of Health (DOH) had not recorded any case of firecracker-related...
The New Year celebration in the province of Bulacan was generally peaceful and safe, the Bulacan Police Provincial Office said on Sunday, Jan. 1. Col. Relly B. Arnedo, Bulacan police director, stated that as of 9 a.m. on Sunday, there were only nine firecracker-related injuries recorded in four...
PANGASINAN -- Six individuals were injured due to firecrackers explosions in different towns here, a police report said. One of the victims, Anthony Mamaradlo, 24, a cook, and a resident of Brgy. Magtaking, San Carlos was driving his motorcycle when he saw a firecracker (whistle bomb) on his way....
ILOILO CITY — A woman was wounded by a stray bullet on New Year’s Eve in Iloilo City. Police identified the victim as 20-year-old Kate Cambronero of Barangay Rizal in La Paz District. Cambronero was in bed when the stray bullet hit her left leg at past 9 p.m. She was taken to the hospital. The...
ILOILO CITY — Thousands of tourists and residents were dazzled by a spectacular fireworks display to welcome the New Year at world-famous Boracay Island in Malay town, Aklan province. THOUSANDS watch the fireworks display to welcome the New Year at the beach front of world-famous Boracay Island....
