ZAMBOANGA CITY – A Department of Public Works and Highways engineer was killed when his car rammed a backhoe in a road construction site here last Saturday, Sept. 27. Police identified the victim as Engr. Farad Abduraup. Investigation disclosed that Fahad was driving his vehicle at high speed on...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Twenty-six families were rendered homeless in a fire in Medina Drive in Barangay Tumaga here on Monday, Sept. 29. The 91 fire victims included a person with disability, senior citizens, and several minors. Four vehicles were reportedly damaged by the blaze. The fire started at...
BACOLOD CITY – A 43-year-old man was killed and his younger brother was wounded after they were shot by two unidentified motorcycle-riding gunmen in Purok Active, Barangay Mandalagan here on Monday, Sept 29. Police withheld the names of the two victims upon the request of the family. Police Capt....
Several roads in Quezon City were flooded on Monday morning, Sept. 29, due to heavy rains. The city government released a list of affected roads as of 2:35 p.m.: Not Passable: Barangay Sto. Domingo • NS Amoranto corner Banawe • 141 Mauban Araneta Barangay Mariblo • Bernardo corner De...
The Malabon City Government and the Department of Health (DOH) on Monday, Sept, 29, reopened a six-story building at the San Lorenzo Ruiz General Hospital (SLRGH), expanding its capacity to 200 beds to provide better and more accessible healthcare services for residents. The reopening was held in...
The city government of Parañaque distributed lot assignments, including certificates of full payment and lot titles, to 106 qualified beneficiaries from the city’s various barangays who have long been awaiting formal recognition of their housing rights. The city government, through the Local...
BAGUIO CITY – Mayor Benjamin Magalong has urged the city council to initiate a third-party investigation on the P110-million Baguio tennis court to clear lingering questions surrounding the project. Magalong said an impartial review is necessary to shed light on concerns raised particularly on...
The Tourism and Cultural Offices of the Las Piñas and Parañaque local governments conducted a benchmarking activity through “Lakbay Aral” aimed at strengthening local tourism programs and cultural initiatives. Las Piñas LPTCO head Paul Ahljay San Miguel gave the delegates from the...
Two cats died after a fire hit a housing unit in Mandaluyong City on Sunday, Sept. 28, the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) reported. According to the BFP, the fire that hit the residential building along Boni Avenue corner Ligaya Street, started at around 3:11 p.m. The fire was declared out a few...
Marikina City 2nd District Councilor Jaren Feliciano on Sunday, Sept. 28, denounced an AI-edited photo of her being hugged by Marikina City Rep. Marcy Teodoro that has been circulating on social media. She described the AI-edited photo of her and Teodoro posted on a Facebook page entitled...
The Quezon City government held its first-ever Mooncake Festival on Sunday, Sept. 28, highlighted by the unveiling of a 39-inch, 100-kilogram giant mooncake. The day-long celebration, organized by the Quezon City Tourism Department in partnership with the QC Association of Filipino Businessmen...
BACOLOD CITY - A 62-year-old caretaker was recently arrested in Barangay Estefania here for the murder of two sugarcane field caretakers. The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) said the suspect, a resident of Barangay Talotog in Murcia, Negros Occidental, was the region’s...