BACOLOD CITY – A police officer was killed when his motorcycle hit a truck parked in front of a memorial park in Barangay 1, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental on Sunday, Nov. 30. The victim was a 32-year-old patrolman from the Maritime Police and a resident of Barangay Puso, La Castellana,...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Police seized P21-million worth of smuggled cigarettes and arrested one suspect during an anti-smuggling operation on Sunday, Nov. 30. Police Brig. Gen. Edwin Quilates, Police Regional Office-9 director, said operatives intercepted a wing van at the local port containing 300...
Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso could not hide his dismay over reports of acts of vandalism across the city during the conduct of anti-corruption protests on Sunday, Nov. 30. According to him, several roads and public infrastructures were vandalized by individuals during the...
Muntinlupa Mayor Ruffy Biazon said the Land Transportation Office (LTO) did not hold any consultation when it announced that e-bikes and e-trikes would be banned from plying major roads. The LTO earlier announced that starting Dec. 1, e-bikes and e-trikes plying national highways will be...
BACOLOD CITY – A fake police officer was arrested in an entrapment operation in Barangay Singcang-Airport here on Saturday, Nov. 29. The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) identified the suspect as John, 38, from Koronadal City who posed as “Police Major Calsado” to extort money. Police Lt....
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte led a wreath-laying ceremony on Sunday, Nov. 30, to mark the 162nd birth anniversary of Gat Andres Bonifacio, honoring the hero’s sacrifices for the country’s freedom and unity. According to the city government, the commemoration highlighted Bonifacio’s role as...
The Quezon City government on Sunday, Nov. 30, warned the public against a Facebook post falsely claiming to show the contents of the Pamaskong Handog (PH) gift bags, saying the information has no factual basis. The city government said that although the post carried a hashtag stating it was...
Filipinos from various civil society organizations gathered at the EDSA People Power Monument on Sunday, Nov. 30, for the second Trillion Peso March, demanding accountability for alleged corruption in government flood-control projects. Groups such as Akbayan Partylist, Partido Manggagawa, August...
Three individuals were reprimanded by the police for wearing balaclavas during the Nov. 30 protest in Manila amid the city 's anti-balaclava ordinance prohibiting people from wearing anything that covers their faces, especially inside commercial, government, and other public establishments....
Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso has finally achieved his childhood dream of having a Boy Scout uniform at the age of 51, proving that dreams really do come true to those who wait. Domagoso 's wife, Dynee, posted a photo of the mayor wearing a Master Scout uniform given to him as...
ZAMBOANGA CITY - A foreign national was shot dead by an unidentified assailant here on Saturday evening, Nov. 29. Authorities said the shooting incident transpired at the boundary of Divisoria and Lumbangan. Police identified the victim as Elfaky Abdulrahman Elshawadfy Mohammed, 47, of Matina...
Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso called on the public to rekindle their sense of patriotism, the same as how our national heroes did as they fought for the freedom of the country and Filipinos. Domagoso made the statement during the commemoration of Bonifacio Day on Sunday, Nov. 30. He...