BAGUIO CITY – The City General Services Office (GSO) said residents and businesses here generate about 550 tons of mixed waste daily, making solid waste management one of the major concerns of the local government that requires various solutions. GSO head Eugene Buyucan said about 300 tons of...
BACOLOD CITY – Twenty-four houses were razed by fire in Barangay 5, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental, before noon on Wednesday, Sept. 3. Fire Officer 1 Rochel Ann Batayola, chief of the intelligence and investigation unit of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)-San Carlos City, said that 21...
The Malabon City government announced on Friday, Sept. 5, the opening of nominations for the 40th “Gintong Parangal” awards, which honor outstanding citizens whose achievements have contributed to the city’s progress. According to the city government, the event, “40 Taon: Pagpupugay sa...
Firefighters belonging to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) and Recto Engine Fire Volunteers expressed their disappointment over an AI-generated photo of a burning truck posted on social media on Thursday, Sept. 4. According to Recto Volunteer Fire Chief Samuel Fenix, a follower on their social...
Militant groups on Friday, Sept. 5, gathered outside the St. Gerrard Construction Building in Pasig City, vowing to sustain their peaceful protests as they demanded for an "exorcism" of the national budget of corruption and accountability from construction companies allegedly involved in anomalous...
ILOILO CITY – Lawmen apprehended a man who allegedly robbed the wife of a former police chief of Iloilo province here in 24 hours. The 39-year-old suspect pointed a gun while Dr. Maria Lulu Divinah Salinas, wife of retired Police Col. Cornelio Salinas Jr., was waiting for her husband in a mall...
A man climbed up the wall of a LED screen at the intersection of Mindanao Avenue and Quirino Highway in Quezon City on Friday, September 5, prompting a two-hour rescue operation by authorities. According to the report, the man was first seen walking along the intersection when traffic enforcers and...
Three fires hit parts of Tondo, Manila on Friday morning, Sept. 5, the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) reported. Authorities said the first fire was reported in Solis Street, Jose Abad Santos Avenue at around 5:37 a.m. and was declared fire out at 5:46 a.m. The second blaze occurred on Barrio Menu...
CAMP COL. RAFAEL C. RODRIGUEZ, Butuan City – Police arrested Caraga region’s most wanted person after 10 years of hiding in Bayugan City, Agusan del Sur province on Wednesday. The 38-year-old suspect was a former political instructor of Section Committee 14 of the CPP-NPA Northeastern Mindanao...
Malaysia reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening bilateral ties with the Philippines during a reception marking its 68th National Day at Dusit Thani Residence in Davao City on Wednesday evening, Sept. 3. Consul General Deddy Faisal Bin Ahmad Salleh of Malaysia underscored the “enduring...
CEBU CITY – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Central Visayas (PDEA-7) defended the arrest of a son of barangay captain in a buy-bust operation here on Wednesday, Sept. 3. Leia Alcantara, information officer of PDEA-7, said the arrest of the son of Barangay Carreta Captain Marciano Ando was...
DAVAO CITY – Davao City first district Rep. Paolo Duterte and son, acting Vice Mayor Rodrigo Duterte II, arrived at the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, on Wednesday, Sept. 3, to visit former President Rodrigo Roa Duterte. While Vice Mayor Duterte could not enter the...
