ILOILO CITY – Neophyte Mayor Raisa Treñas of this city has drawn flak for announcing her administration is extending help to the family of a suspect in a robbery incident that victimized the wife of a former provincial police chief. “Oh my God!” exclaimed retired Police Col. Cornelio Salinas...
BAGUIO CITY – A second year Bachelor of Science in Information Technology student at the University of the Cordilleras was crowned Miss Baguio 2025 during the coronation night at the Baguio Convention and Cultural Center on Saturday, Sept. 6. Janela Andal Recio, 22, of Barangay Trancoville,...
BAGUIO CITY – A fire engulfed the basement of the Maharlika Livelihood Complex here with a floor area of 1,500 square meters, which lasted for eight hours before it was completely declared out. The fire started at around 9 p.m. on Sept. 6 and put out 5:04 a.m. on Sept. 7. Mayor Benjamin Magalong,...
DAGUPAN CITY – Two minors reported missing after they were swept away while crossing the Tarlac River irrigation system on Sept. 3 were rescued on Sept. 4. The victims were identified as Jansen and Kenvin, both 13 and residents of Tarlac City. Police said the victims were last seen crossing the...
BACOLOD CITY – Police recently recovered a car allegedly used in the fatal shooting of a church driver here last month. The vehicle was found in Barangay Pandanon, Don Salvador Benedicto, Negros Occidental, Police Major Ryan Villasario, Don Salvador Benedicto police chief, said. Police Lt. Meller...
CABUYAO CITY, Laguna – Four kilograms of suspected dried marijuana leaves or kush were found in a parcel of a delivery carrier here on Friday afternoon, Sept. 5. Police said sorters were unpacking unclaimed parcels when they discovered a box without a tracking number or any indication of...
Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso announced that more than 2,000 residents of Baseco Compound have become PhilHealth members following the opening of the much-awaited President Corazon Aquino General Hospital (Baseco Hospital) on Friday, Sept. 5. Domagoso expressed his gratitude to...
Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso approved the disbursement of the 1st and 2nd quarter 2025 budget for all 896 barangays in the city on Friday, Sept. 5. Domagoso said the delayed budget, totaling P150,055,477.37, has already been signed, assuring the public that the city government will...
Filipino surgeons provided free surgeries to indigent patients nationwide on Saturday, Sept. 6, during the National Surgical Outreach Day held in Quezon City. The initiative was organized by the Philippine College of Surgeons (PCS) in Quezon City as part of its 89th founding anniversary, with the...
A four-year-old boy died, and his mother was injured while trying to save him during a fire that hit a residential area in Pasig City early Saturday, Sept. 6. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said the fire started at around 2:22 a.m. in Pupha Compound, Barangay Pinagbuhatan, and was...
CEBU CITY – The Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) is 100 percent ready for the Bar examinations here. Police Col. Enrico Figueroa, chief of the CCPO, said security preparations are in place for the exams that will be held at the University of San Jose Recoletos Basak Campus on Sept. 7, 10, and 14....
CEBU CITY – Angry protesters stormed the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)-Cebu City District Engineering Office in the pier area here on Friday morning, Sept. 5. Members of youth and multi-sectoral groups showed their frustration by pelting the office with tomatoes as they denounced...
