A total of 110 prefabricated homes were turned over by the San Juan City government on Tuesday, Nov. 18, to residents who lost their homes in a fire that hit Barangay Batis last April 16. 2024. San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora, Social Housing Finance Corporation (SHFC) President Federico Laxa,...
The Malabon City government on Monday, Nov. 17, distributed 680 family food packs to persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) at the Malabon City Jail, following a recent noise barrage staged by inmates over alleged poor conditions. According to the city’s Public Information Office, the distribution...
ILOILO CITY – The 2025 Panublion trade fair of the Department of Trade and Industry-Western Visayas earned P11.8 million, surpassing its target by P3 million or 40 percent. The DTI-6 set an P8-million sales target for the recent trade fair at SM City Iloilo that showcased 150 micro, small, and...
A nine-year-old boy diagnosed with biliary atresia became the patient of the country 's first successful pediatric liver transplant performed in a government hospital, Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso announced on Tuesday, Nov. 18. Domagoso visited the boy at the UP Philippine...
The Manila City government and Quiapo Church officials vowed that next year 's Traslacion, which is the highlight of the Feast of the Black Nazarene on January 9, will be holy, orderly, and safe. The annual feast draws millions of devotees of the Black Nazarene. The meeting for this year...
High-quality yet affordable shoes, bags, and other leather goods ideal for Christmas gifts are now available in Marikina City with the opening of the Christmas Shoe Bazaar at Marikina Freedom Park on Monday, Nov. 17. The city, known as the country’s shoe capital, launched its annual bazaar to...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Office of the Vice President kicked off an exhibit featuring the country’s vice presidents in a mall here on Monday, Nov. 17. The exhibit was held to celebrate the OVP’s 90th anniversary and honor the contributions of the country’s vice presidents by showing that they...
BACOLOD CITY – Ayala Malls Capitol Central recently unveiled a 31.4-foot Christmas tree, lighted as a symbol of hope and unity, as this highly urbanized city and Negros Occidental province recover from past calamities. General Manager Sharon Ciocon highlighted that the holiday season inspires...
DAVAO CITY – Davao City first district Rep. Paolo Duterte reiterated his longstanding call for mandatory hair follicle drug testing for all government officials, following Sen. Imee Marcos’ disclosure about her brother, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Monday night, Nov. 17. In a statement...
BACOLOD CITY – The City Legal Office (CLO) is investigating an alleged mass falsification scheme involving 32 employees of the General Services Office (GSO) at the Bacolod City Government Center (BCGC). The suspects—composed of utility workers, clerks, and drivers—allegedly tampered their...
ILOILO CITY – Ten different schools in this city and the province of Iloilo received bomb threats on Monday, Nov. 17. The Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) and the Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) still have to identify people responsible behind these bomb threats that disrupted classes and...
DAVAO CITY – Acting Davao City Vice Mayor Rodrigo “Rigo” Duterte II said the official date of his oathtaking as vice mayor, along with that of his uncle, acting Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte, has yet to be finalized. In an interview with reporters after the launching of the Office of...
