CEBU CITY – The Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) on Monday recognized the assault team who neutralized a former barangay official for killing a vendor in a high-risk operation in San Fernando, Cebu on Saturday, March 21. The Medalya ng Kadakilaan (PNP Heroism Medal) was awarded to...
CEBU CITY – A former barangay councilor who was once arrested for illegal drug charges was killed in a shootout with police in San Fernando town, Cebu on Saturday, March 21. Police identified the suspect as Jay Castañares. Lawmen went the suspect 's house in Barangay Sangat after he was...
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – This province formally opened its Christmas village on Monday night, Dec. 1, with the theme “Naragsak a Paskua” at the Speaker Pro Tempore Francisco I. Ortega Convention Center Complex in Barangay Sevilla here. Gov. Mario Eduardo C. Ortega, Vice Gov. Eric Sibuma,...
CEBU CITY – A church in Liloan town, northern Cebu province finally reopened nearly a month after it bore witness to a gruesome crime. San Fernando Rey Parish reopened on Sunday, Nov. 23, after the Archdiocese of Cebu completed the required rites of reparation and reconsecration. Built in 1847,...
Close to 3,000 residents of Barangay Mabuhay in San Fernando town in Bukidnon province are now free from the recurring threat of flash flood following the completion of a P112.9–million flood control project by the Department of Public Works and Highways. Data from the Sumbong sa Pangulo website...
DAGUPAN CITY – A Korean wanted for fraud in his home country was arrested Friday morning in San Fernando City, Pampanga. The Fugitive Search Unit-Bureau of Immigration, Field Legal Service-Regional Intelligence Division 3, San Fernando City Police Station, and Pampanga Police Provincial Office...
BUTUAN CITY – The top New People’s Army (NPA) leader in Bukidnon province voluntarily surrendered to the police and vowed to help the government’s peace and development program. The NPA leader, listed under the Periodic Status Report (PSR) of the Police Regional Office-10, turned himself in...
BUTUAN CITY – A 73-year-old man was arrested for allegedly raping a 59-year-old Person with Disability (PWD) in San Fernando, Bukidnon. Police arrested the No. 3 Most Wanted Person (MWP) in Northern Mindanao for statutory rape on Friday, July 11, with no bail recommended. Police Major Joann G....
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – The Department of Education here has implemented a no back pack and school bag policy in line with measures to promote safety and support effective learning conditions in public schools. Schools Division Superintendent Shiela Marie Primicias recently issued Division...
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – A driver and his 16 passengers were injured in a jeepney crash in Barangay Nagyubuyuban here on Saturday night, May 24. Police identified the injured as Chiquito Alisen, 45, driver, and passengers Edgar Vecino, Daisy Espinueva, Fred Pena, Emily Dingwas, Lourdes...
The story of Capital Town begins where another once thrived. On the same grounds where the Pampanga Sugar Development Company (PASUDECO) powered generations of Kapampangans, a new kind of growth is taking shape, one that doesn’t erase the past but builds upon it. Megaworld Corporation’s...
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – Ever since he was a child, fur parent Xavier Mercado, 43, has dreamed of a pet cemetery where he could visit his furry babies when they are gone. Mercado’s dream came true on Friday in time for the celebration of National Pet Day as the first pet cemetery here was...
