Thirty-five motorist assistance stations will be set up on major, secondary, and tertiary roads in the Ilocos region starting Holy Wednesday to assist Holy Week travelers. These teams will be deployed from 8 a.m. April 16 to 5 p.m. April 19. Espher Tinaza, public information officer of the...
CEBU CITY – Police in Central Visayas have been placed on heightened alert starting Monday, April 14, as part of the “Oplan: Holy Week and Summer Vacation.” K9 units have been deployed in Cebu ports as security has been tightened in anticipation of the influx of passengers traveling for the...
BATANGAS CITY – Secretary Vince Dizon of the Department of Transportation inspected the Batangas International Port here on Thursday afternoon, April 10, a week ahead of the Holy Week rush to the provinces. DIZON (right) inspecting the Batangas International Port in Batangas City on April 10....
(File photo) The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) will be on a heightened alert status next week in preparation for this year’s observance of Holy Week. PCG Commandant, Admiral Ronnie Gil Gavan said coast guard districts, stations, and sub-stations nationwide will be placed on heightened alert from...
The chief of police of Santa Ana, Cagayan was killed in a car accident in Sitio Limbus, Barangay Rapuli, Santa Ana on Tuesday afternoon, April 1. GABATIN'S car. Investigation said Police Major Ranolfo Gabatin was driving a Toyota Vios at 4 p.m. and signaled to overtake a slow moving vehicle....
SANTA MARIA, Pangasinan -- A barangay chairman was shot dead in Barangay Paitan, this town, on Tuesday, April 1. Police identified the victim as Rolando Fernandez Albino, 60, chairman of Barangay Paitan. Investigation said the victim was driving a barangay patrol tricycle when a man wearing a...
Police have arrested the fourth suspect in the murder of beauty queen Geneva Lopez and her Israeli boyfriend Yitzhak Cohen in 2024. READ: https://mb.com.ph/2025/3/21/3-suspects-in-murder-of-beauty-queen-israeli-bf-arrested The suspect was identified as Michael Angelo Guiang, 32, married....
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has formed a five-member probe panel to investigate the collapse of the newly constructed Cabagan-Sta. Maria Bridge in Isabela, with findings set for submission on or before Apr. 25. Under Special Order No. 35 issued on Mar. 17, DPWH Secretary...
Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero is now pushing for a comprehensive review of all laws and policies against overloading by trucks and trailers across the country. Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero (MB File Photo) Escudero made the call for a review in light of the recent...
If some heads have to roll, Senator Alan Peter Cayetano said it has to start with Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Manuel Bonoan, who, for him, is not taking the investigation of the collapsed P1.2 billion Cabagan-Santa Maria Bridge in Isabela seriously. Sen. Alan Peter...
BUTUAN CITY – Police arrested in Santa Elena, Camarines Norte, on Tuesday, March 11, five individuals who allegedly robbed a computer and gadget shop in Claver, Surigao del Norte. Surigao del Norte Police Provincial Office Director Police Col. Warren E. Dablo said the suspects were a 37-year-old...
SANTA CRUZ, Laguna – A biology student and beauty queen was killed in a fire at the Laguna State Polytechnic University College of Arts and Sciences in Barangay Bubukal here on Thursday afternoon, March 13. MACALACAY (FB) Police identified the victim as Trisha Macalacay, an official of the...
