A conductor was killed after a fistfight between him and two other men ended up in a shooting incident inside a public utility jeepney (PUJ) terminal in Brgy. Guadalupe Nuevo, Makati City on Monday, Sept. 15. According to the police, a heated argument ensued between the victim and a male passenger...
BACOLOD CITY – The city government has started distributing free school supplies to public elementary pupils after months of delay due to procurement procedures. Mayor Greg Gasataya led the initial rollout in District 1 on Wednesday, Sept. 17, benefiting 7,000 pupils in six public schools –...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Thirteen persons died from dengue from January to August this year in this city and Isabela City, Basilan province. Zamboanga City Medical Center Information Officer Dr. Shadrina Sarapuddin said that the fatalities were seven minors and five adults. A total of 236 patients were...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Cocaine and shabu valued at P9 million were seized in a buy-bust operation in a motel here on Tuesday. The City Drug Enforcement Unit of the Zamboanga City Police Office, Regional Intelligence Unit-9, and other law enforcement agencies conducted the operation. Recovered from a...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Department of Migrant Workers-9 has recovered more than 300 balikbayan boxes from fraudulent and unscrupulous freight forwarders. DMW-9 Regional Director Gay Iris Tangcalagan said that 362 boxes are being delivered to their rightful owners in Region 9 (Zamboanga City) and the...
CEBU CITY – More than 40 houses were razed in an early morning fire in Barangay Tejero here on Wednesday, Sept. 17. The fire broke out past 3 a.m. and it took two hours before it was contained, said SFO3 Wendell Villanueva, information officer of the Cebu City Fire Office. The fire reached third...
ILOILO CITY – Majority of lawmakers from this city and province of Iloilo voted for Isabela Rep. Faustino “Bojie” Dy III as new House Speaker. Voting in favor of Dy were Reps. Julienne “Jam-Jam” Baronda of the lone district here, Janette Loreto-Garin of the first district, Kathryn Joyce...
COTABATO CITY – To speed up the resolution of an ambush here that left three people dead and two injured, Mayor Bruce Matabalao has offered a reward for information that would identify the assailants. Police said they have already identified persons of interest behind the ambush of Barangay...
DAVAO CITY – Pwersa ng Pilipinong Pandagat party-list Rep. Harold Duterte called on new House Speaker Faustino Dy III to demonstrate empathy towards ordinary Filipinos, particularly workers and fisherfolk, while ensuring that accountability remains within Congress. “My hope for the new House...
Acting Davao City Mayor Sebastian Duterte’s camp filed on Wednesday, Sept. 17, an urgent omnibus motion seeking the inhibition of acting Ombudsman Dante Vargas from handling cases against high-ranking government officials over the March arrest and transfer of former President Rodrigo Duterte to...
TACLOBAN CITY – Three people waiting in line were injured when an electric jeepney crashed in a mall terminal here on Tuesday, Sept. 16. Police said an electric jeepney driven by Lito, 50, reportedly accelerated forward while parked at the terminal and hit the victims – Riza, 33; Kaye, and Mae....
At the Santa Filomena Central School (SFCS) in Iligan City, teachers and students have carried the weight of a challenge too familiar: Not enough classrooms for its learners. SFCS School Guidance Designate Helen Diez explained that the school only has 38 usable classrooms, while more are needed to...
