DAVAO CITY – The Sangguniang Kabataan Federation president here denounced on Tuesday, Sept. 9, a social media post by a local vlogger that used the phrase “Looking for Baboy na Halal,” calling it offensive, misleading, and disrespectful to the Muslim community. In a privilege speech,...
A 55-year-old person with a disability (PWD), who was a former city hall employee, was shot dead by an unidentified man outside his house in Barangay San Isidro, Antipolo City, Rizal. According to the police investigation, the victim, together with his driver and 61-year-old helper, came home from...
A carnapper was nabbed at a checkpoint in Barangay Balong Bato, San Juan City, on Sept. 8, the Eastern Police District (EPD) reported Tuesday, Sept. 9. Based on the police report, officers of the San Juan City Police manning an Oplan Sita checkpoint in the barangay spotted a motorcycle with a...
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto shared on Tuesday, Sept. 9, some long-term reforms that could minimize the chances of corruption, following his attendance at the House of Infrastructure Committee hearing on alleged anomalies in flood control projects. He suggested the following reforms: •Freedom of...
Police arrested three men with the help of a GPS tracker embedded in the Apple Watch they had stolen from a woman in Makati City on Sept. 8. Col. Reycon Garduque, Makati City Police chief, said the suspects -- identified as alias Kalbo, alias Kobe, and alias Patrick -- were arrested in...
DAVAO CITY – Davao City first district Rep. Paolo Duterte called on government officials on Wednesday, Sept. 10, to be transparent about alleged ghost flood control projects, warning that taxpayers across the country deserve accountability for every peso spent. “We, Davaoeños, are taxpayers,...
An Aspin (Asong Pinoy or native dog) in Legazpi City, Albay died on Sept. 6, days after her owner passed away on Aug. 29. Janelyn Sanchez told ABS-CBN News Mitchu became lethargic after looking at their father Carlos in his coffin. Mitchu lost appetite and refused to eat until they found her dead....
ZAMBOANGA CITY - The city government, police, and the military gathered on Tuesday, Sept. 9, at the Freedom Fighters Memorial here to commemorate the 12th anniversary of the Zamboanga Siege. Mayor Khymer Olaso led officials during the wreath-laying ceremony to honor the heroes who lost their lives...
DAVAO CITY – A councilor has proposed the creation of an organization of city-based content creators that will support and regulate online activities following the insensitive remark of social media content creator Crist Briand Oncada on halal that went viral recently. Speaking at the...
A Davao City councilor is eyeing an ordinance to strengthen safeguards for cooperatives, following the controversy surrounding the Agdao Multi-Purpose Cooperative, which has put the savings of more than 58,000 members at risk. Councilor Al Ryan Alejandre, chairman of the Committee on Cooperative...
DAVAO CITY – The Davao City government and a popular fastfood company on Tuesday inked a memorandum of agreement for a work opportunity program for senior citizens here. Assistant floor leader and head of the Committee on Housing, Rural, and Urban Development (Socialized Housing Projects),...
BACOLOD CITY – A 52-year-old businessman was gunned down in broad daylight in front of his hardware store in Barangay 12 here on Tuesday, Sept. 9. Police identified the victim as Romy, a resident of Barangay Taculing here. Police Col. Joeresty Coronica, Bacolod police director, said the victim...
