The Navotas City Police have filed charges of frustrated murder and violation of the Anti-Child Abuse Law against a suspect who allegedly attacked a five-year-old boy. The suspect, a 20-year-old man, was identified and arrested through CCTV footage and witness accounts, police said. The incident...
DAVAO CITY – Davao City first district Rep. Paolo Duterte said his father, former President Rodrigo R. Duterte, remains strong and well-cared for while in the custody of the International Criminal Court in The Hague. Speaking to Alvin and Tourism Wednesday, Rep. Duterte said he met his father who...
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – Authorities have inspected key areas for this year’s Maleldo or reenactment of Jesus’ crucifixion on Good Friday here. Inspected were major crucifixion sites in Barangays San Juan, Santa Lucia, and San Pedro Cutud, along with assistance hubs, tourist desks,...
BAGUIO CITY – Fewer tourists were recorded in this city and neighboring areas this Holy Week. Mayor Benjamin Magalong admitted a decline in tourists after the Panagbenga Festival which was followed by the oil crisis caused by the war in the Middle East. “Our tourist arrivals dropped by 40 to 50...
BAGUIO CITY – This city has stepped up the campaign against tuberculosis after 1,241 cases were recorded in 2025 and 231 in the first quarter of this year. Mayor Benjamin Magalong encouraged public schools, hospitals, and private establishments to illuminate their buildings with red lights,...
BACOLOD CITY – A heavy equipment driver was allegedly gunned down by a fruit vendor during a heated argument in Barangay 33 here on Tuesday, March 31. Police identified the victim as Joevic, a resident of Silay City, Negros Occidental. Police Capt. Peter John Ramos, commander of Police Station 6,...
BACOLOD CITY – The city government of La Carlota in Negros Occidental implemented a provisional tricycle fare increase across the city starting Wednesday, April 1. Ordinance No. 2026-002, enacted in response to the ongoing oil crisis tied to the Middle East tensions affecting the transport...
BUTUAN CITY – Gov. Nilo Demerey Jr. lauded police in Dinagat Islands and Davao City for rescuing seven minors, victims of human trafficking, officials announced Wednesday. Based on a report from the Dinagat Islands Police Provincial Office (DIPPO), seven minors – six boys and one girl aged 16...
CEBU CITY – A 46-year-old man was arrested while a 14-year-old boy was rescued when authorities uncovered an online sexual exploitation in Lapu-Lapu City on Tuesday night, March 31. The operation was carried out by the Women and Children Protection Center-Visayas Field Unit (WCPC-VFU) headed by...
BAGUIO CITY – The city government is expediting the release of food subsidy to indigents using the P56-million grant from the national government. "I have directed the City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWD) to prepare the project proposal and the purchase request and other documentary...
By JAYFERSON B. COMITAN In Malabon City, Barangay Potrero processes around 500 kilograms of wet and dry waste every day through a community-based segregation program to reduce the volume of trash sent to dumpsites. “Sa isang household, nalaman natin na 60 percent ng basura ay nabubulok, 15...
Operatives of the Makati City Police arrested one of two suspects involved in a convenience store robbery inside a building in Barangay Magallanes on Wednesday, April 1. The arrested suspect was identified as alias “Talong,” 29, a resident of Barangay Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City. According to...
