For over three weeks now, the news has been centered on the negative: the questionable, if not altogether ghost, flood control project; online gambling; and the recent unceremonious departure of four-star Philippine National Police Chief Gen. Nicolas Torre III. Yes, Virginia, all these developing...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development has provided assistance worth P2.2 million to families affected by flood and the monsoon rain here. The Disaster Response Management Division led the distribution of food packs, hygiene and sleeping kits, and family kits in...
DAVAO CITY – Pwersa ng Pilipinong Pandagat party-list Rep. Harold Duterte on Thursday, Aug. 28, lauded the Philippine Coast Guard and community volunteers for the quick rescue of a fisherman whose boat capsized in rough seas in Santa Cruz, Davao del Sur. Authorities identified the fisherman as...
CEBU CITY – Strict security measures will be enforced to ensure the smooth conduct of the Bar examinations here next month. In an Executive Order (EO) issued by Mayor Nestor Archival Sr., a liquor ban will be implemented around the 100-meter zone of the University of San Jose-Recoletos (USJ-R)...
CEBU CITY – The Senate has been asked to investigate the flood control projects in Mandaue City. Edward Ligas, a radio broadcaster and an international boxing judge, has sent letters to at least eight senators, including Sen. Rodante Marcoleta, the chairman of the Blue Ribbon Committee. The...
BACOLOD CITY - The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology-Negros Island Region (BJMP-NIR) has designated Jail Senior Insp. Raymund Aro as officer-in-charge of the Negros Occidental District Jail (NODJ) in Barangay Tabunan, Bago City, after Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDLs) staged an eight-hour...
Investigators have identified structural cracks and vibration-related damage as key factors in the August 12 falling debris incident at Atherton Place Condominium on Tomas Morato Avenue, which injured three minors and later claimed the life of one victim. According to the Quezon City Police...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Western Mindanao Command celebrated its 19th founding anniversary on Thursday, Aug. 28, at its headquarters in Camp Basilio Navarro here with the theme, “One Command, One Vision: WestMinCom @19 – Towards a Stronger and Safer Tomorrow.” Philippine Army commanding general...
Hundreds of families in Barangay Tatalon received food packs and essential supplies on Thursday afternoon, August 28, as part of a large-scale relief operation jointly organized by the Federation of Filipino Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Inc. (FFCCCII) and the Quezon City...
BACOLOD CITY – Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDLs) at the Negros Occidental District Jail (NODJ) in Barangay Tabunan, Bago City held a noise barrage on Thursday morning, Aug. 28, calling for the ouster of jail warden Jail Chief Insp. Crisyrel Awe due to unfair treatment. Jail Senior Insp. Juniven...
BACOLOD CITY – "I will not vacate my position." Thus said Bacolod City Water District (Baciwa) General Manager Mona Dia Jardin after she was removed by the Baciwa Board due to alleged “loss of confidence.” Jardin said the move was done without due process, and called the resolution illegal,...
Sixteen people were injured after a passenger jeepney lost its brakes and crashed into an electric post along Camarin Road in Barangay 175, North Caloocan, on Thursday, August 28. The Caloocan City Police Station (CCPS) said the jeepney was cruising along Palmera Street when the driver noticed...
