ZAMBOANGA CITY – A barangay councilor was shot dead here before dawn on Saturday, Nov. 22. Police said the victim, Julambri Baring Utubara, 28, councilor of Barangay Manicahan, was driving his motorcycle in Barangay Santa Catalina when a man, Kyle Belleza Navarro, engaged him in a conversation...
The local government of Pasig on Saturday, Nov. 22, has started the house-to-house distribution of Pamaskong Handog food packs to residents as the Christmas season approaches. Residents of Barangay Buting were the first to receive the food packs on Saturday. Meanwhile, the local government...
BACOLOD CITY – Police have arrested a man in Bayawan City, Negros Oriental for allegedly raping his stepdaughter. The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) said the 38-year-old suspect allegedly raped the minor victim in their home. The warrant of arrest for qualified rape of a...
CEBU CITY – Complete chaos. That was how Cebu City Mayor Nestor Archival Sr. described the situation at pier area due to reports of illegal activities involving dispatchers and taxi drivers. Archival ordered the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) to address reports of the presence of aggressive...
LUCENA CITY, Quezon – Construction of the Hall of Justice here has officially begun. House Deputy Speaker David C. Suarez led the groundbreaking on Thursday morning, Nov. 20, in Barangay Mayao Parada. Attending the event were Supreme Court (SC) Associate Justice Midas Marquez, SC Associate...
CEBU CITY – Tanzanian boxer Mchanja Yohana had a forgettable experience in his first foray in the Philippines almost two years ago. Yohana is back on Philippine soil and guaranteed that his second tour of duty in the country is going to be a pleasant one as he vowed to conquer one of the rising...
Manila City Vice Mayor Chi Atienza led the council in expressing gratitude on Thursday, Nov. 20, after the Department of the Interior and Local Government–National Capital Region (DILG–NCR) recognized the 13th Manila City Council as an Outstanding Local Legislative Awardee for its exemplary...
Several youth groups and student organizations staged a lightning protest at the Mendiola Peace Arch in Manila on Friday, Nov. 21, urging President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., Vice President Sara Duterte, and all public officials involved in rampant corruption to resign and be held accountable...
BACOLOD CITY – Contraband – four sachets of suspected shabu, six cellphones, and two improvised bladed weapons – were seized during random greyhound operations inside the Negros Occidental District Jail (NODJ) in Barangay Tabunan, Bago City, Negros Occidental on Nov. 18 and 20. Jail Senior...
ILOILO CITY – Despite one student in custody, the national government is needed to help solve and stop the spate of bomb threats in Iloilo, particularly Iloilo City. In a resolution, the Iloilo City Council asked the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), the National...
Mandaluyong City Mayor Menchie Abalos expressed her full support for the national government 's Bayanihan sa Estero program on Thursday, Nov. 21, noting the considerable improvement in Metro Manila 's flooding situation after the program 's launch. Abalos made the statement during...
BACOLOD CITY – The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) has stepped up coordination with Regional Anti-Cybercrime Unit and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) experts for real-time monitoring, rapid tracing of digital threats, and analysis of digital footprints,...
