CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – A 37-year-old woman wanted for kidnapping was arrested after more than three years of hiding in Palawan, police said. A LADY police operative shows copies of warrants of arrest against 37-year-old Jai Sunshine S. Chua. (Photo via Jerry Alcayde) Brig. Gen....
The petition to cancel the Certificate of Candidacy (COC) of Puerto Princesa Mayor Lucilo R. Bayron has been dismissed last January, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) clarified on Thursday, Aug. 11. MB file photo "This is a reaction statement on issues circulating that Comelec purportedly...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro -- Police arrested on Wednesday evening a 78-year old British national who is facing charges of alleged violation of law on child abuse in Palawan. Brig. Gen. Sidney S. Hernia, regional director of Police Regional Office-MIMAROPA (Oriental Mindoro, Occidental Mindoro,...
President Duterte has vowed to put an end to Palawan's electricity woes by expropriating the franchises of the underperforming power providers in the province. President Rodrigo Duterte speaks during the joint meeting of the NTF-RTF ELCAC in Region IV-B in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan on Nov. 4,...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has cleared former Puerto Princesa City Mayor Edward Hagedorn of liability for allegedly violating 13 years ago the strict requirements of publication of projects up for public bidding in connection with two city government infrastructure contracts involving some P44...
The sudden increase of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Palawan may have been attributed to the mass gathering events that were not monitored and the lack of testing by the local government unit (LGU), an official of the National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19 disclosed Wednesday, May 26....
Independent research group OCTA has expressed concern over the "very high" coronavirus disease (COVID-19) positivity rate monitored in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan over the past week. OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David said the high positivity rate could be due to the limited testing capacity in...
The province of Ifugao is now also under the modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) along with the National Capital Region-plus (NCR-plus) bubble area and three other places in the country until May 14. File Photo by (Maria TAN / AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made...
