DAVAO CITY – Davao City first district Rep. Paolo Duterte and acting Vice Mayor Rodrigo Duterte II expanded their community outreach on Wednesday, Aug. 13, delivering solar-powered lights, sturdy fiberglass basketball boards, and food assistance to residents of Barangays 5-A, 6-A, 8-A, and 25-C....
DAVAO CITY – Native games roared back to life and camaraderie was cemented as more than 1,000 youths from 54 barangays in the first district and guest participants from other districts and members of the media competed in the “Dabawenyo Ko, Mubarog Ko! Dula Kaniadto Pinoy Fun Games” at...
KORONADAL CITY – Authorities have launched a citywide manhunt for two gunmen who shot and killed a civil engineer and wounded his wife during a Wednesday morning gun attack inside Doña Lourdes Subdivision. Police Lt. Col. Peter Pinalgan Jr., city police director, said engineer Kezzie Junsan was...
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- A lending company collector was stabbed and left for dead during a robbery-holdup here last Tuesday. The victim Erwin Camanlaan was stabbed four times by suspects. The suspects, believing he was dead, pushed him off a cliff and left. Camanlaan mustered the strength to crawl...
DAVAO CITY – The Department of Public Works and Highways-11 on Tuesday, Aug. 12, said the delayed Maa-Magtuod Flyover on Diversion Road here could be partially opened to motorists by December this year, provided utility companies expedite the removal and relocation of electric and...
BACOLOD CITY – The Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital, an apex hospital of the Department of Health in Negros Island Region, is renovating its emergency room starting next month. An apex hospital is defined as an end-referral hospital offering specialized services and...
DAVAO CITY – The Davao City Council, in a unanimous decision on Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 12, approved a resolution denouncing comedian Jose Mari Viceral – widely recognized as Vice Ganda – over his satirical comments that members said ridiculed former President Rodrigo Roa Duterte. Councilor...
A member of the LGBTQ community was stabbed to death in Lipa City, Batangas over the weekend. Police identified the victim as Jericho Elliorante. Elliorante, a 25-year-old newly crowned LGBTQ pageant winner in Barangay Sambat, Tanauan City, Batangas, sustained 13 stab wounds. His body was found at...
CABUYAO, Laguna – A 27-year-old employee of a gadget store was stabbed dead during a robbery in Barangay Mamatid, this city, on Monday morning. Police identified the victim as Jona. Investigation said the victim arrived at the store and discovered that assorted gadgets are missing. She called her...
LAOAG CITY – Residents of Ilocos Sur province no longer need to travel far to seek medical treatment as the newly upgraded Ilocos Sur Medical Center (ISMC) in Candon City is ready to cater to more patients with new facilities inaugurated on Tuesday. First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos led the formal...
The Malabon City government on Wednesday, August 13, announced ongoing relief distribution, mobile services, and flood control efforts for residents affected by the recent typhoon and heavy flooding. Mayor Jeannie Sandoval assured the public that assistance will continue to reach every affected...
Only 1 per 44,000 Filipinos, group declares ILOILO CITY — The Philippine Heart Association (PHA) is alarmed by the shortage of cardiologists in the country with only one cardiologist for every 44,000 Filipinos. “There’s only 2,500 cardiologists in the country with a population of around 112...
