LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – Police on Tuesday arrested the suspect in the fatal shooting of two women in Barangay San Roque, Tabaco City, Albay province. Police Lt. Col. Malu Calubaquib, spokesperson for the Police Regional Office-5, identified the suspect as Lui, 43. Lui, who was apprehended in the...
The Malabon City Government issued traffic and parking advisories on Thursday, Oct. 30, in preparation for the observance of Undas 2025, to ensure smooth traffic flow and public safety around major cemeteries. According to the city’s Public Information Office (PIO), a traffic rerouting scheme...
ILOILO CITY – The University of San Agustin (USA) is seeking to expand a telemedicine project in other parts of the country to bridge health care gaps for Indigenous Peoples (IPs). “We can extend digital health to remote communities towards the goal of universal healthcare. This is a model...
To ensure the safety of visitors during the expected influx for Undas, the local government of Pasig conducted cleaning and repair activities in the city’s cemeteries. On October 28, members of the city 's Incident Management Team convened for a final coordination meeting in preparation for...
A 21-year-old student died after his motorcycle crashed into the center island beneath the LRT-1 along Taft Avenue corner P. Ocampo Street in Malate, Manila, on Wednesday night, Oct. 30. According to the Manila District Traffic Enforcement unit of the Manila Police District (MPD), the victim was...
BACOLOD CITY – An ethanol spill from the Universal Robina Corp. (URC) distillery plant in Bais City, Negros Oriental has affected 10 coastal barangays in the city and a portion of the neighboring town of Manjuyod. Bais City Mayor Luigi Marcel Goñi met representatives of URC on Wednesday, Oct....
BACOLOD CITY – This highly-urbanized city has acquired two new customized Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) vehicles for the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) to boost the peace and order campaign here. Mayor Greg Gasataya turned them over to Police Col. Joeresty Coronica, Bacolod police...
BACOLOD CITY – The brother of 17-year-old Freya Go vowed justice for her sister, who was laid to rest on Wednesday, Oct. 29, at the Valley of Peace in Barangay Mandalagan here, a week after she was found dead in Barangay 12, this city on Oct. 22. “We will not stop until justice is duly...
CEBU CITY – The wanted man who fatally shot a police captain is willing to surrender but only to Camp Crame, the headquarters of the Philippine National Police. Leonardo Manto Jr. said he will not surrender to the local police, suspecting that he would be killed. “If I will surrender in Cebu,...
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto announced on Wednesday, Oct. 29, that more than 5,000 city hall employees have been regularized since 2019, marking a workforce with more permanent staff than contractual and job order workers. He said that among those regularized, over 1,000 became regular this year...
A four-year-old boy reportedly died after being hit by a pickup truck while he was playing with his playmates along Antipolo Street in Barangay 473, España, Manila, on Tuesday, Oct. 28. Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) footage near the incident area showed the white pickup truck at a stop near a...
A Catholic church will soon rise in Dagupan City – the Shrine of the Our Mother of Perpetual Help. The groundbreaking ceremony for the new landmark of faith was held on Tuesday, Oct. 28. The church honors the devotion of the late spouses Jimmy and Remedios Fernandez. Archbishop Socrates Villegas...
