ILOILO CITY – The city government expressed support to the investigation against contractors of flood control projects after two of the top five contractors disclosed by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Monday are handling major flood control projects in this city. “I fully support the...
Las Piñas City Mayor April Aguilar recognized more than 1,300 students who graduated from the National Service Training Program (NSTP) and rendered community service. Aguilar thanked the exceptional students who made significant contributions to the community through volunteer work and...
The Navotas City government will hold the “Elderlympics” Sports Activity on August 14-15, 2025, at the Navotas Sports Complex, aiming to promote health, fun, and active lifestyles to senior citizens. The event, organized in partnership with the Office of the Senior Citizens’ Affairs (OSCA),...
Las Piñas City Mayor April Aguilar turned over three brand new patrol cars to the city’s police to boost public safety and strengthen law enforcement capabilities. Aguilar led the turnover at the City Hall grounds on Monday, August 11, and was received by Col. Sandro Tafalla, Las Piñas City...
ILOILO CITY — The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is pushing for the ethical and responsible use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the country. “AI should be viewed as an opportunity, not a threat. We should not be scared of it, we should see it as a new tool. We need people to...
Six people were injured after a fire broke out in a storage area along Guido 3, Barangay 33-A, Mabini Street, Maypajo, Caloocan City, on Tuesday, August 12. According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), the victims included a 15-year-old boy who sustained a puncture wound, a 65-year-old man...
BACOLOD CITY – A man was stabbed to death by his stepbrother over an old grudge in a computer shop in Barangay Rizal, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental on Sunday, Aug. 10. Police Lt. Col. Nazer Canja, said the 27-year-old suspect, Lex, allegedly stabbed his 41-year-old stepbrother Ian while he...
BACOLOD CITY – Three suspected “salvage” or summary execution victims were found in Talisay City, Negros Occidental on Monday, Aug. 11. Police Brig. Gen. Arnold Thomas Ibay, Police Regional Office–Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) chief, expressed concern over the gruesome discovery. A Special...
CEBU CITY – Two Malaysian-Chinese nationals were arrested on suspicion that they were involved in spying activities. The two foreigners were arrested in a hotel at the North Reclamation Area here last Friday, Aug. 8. The National Bureau of Investigation-Central Visayas (NBI-7) withheld the names...
DAVAO CITY – Puwersa ng Pilipinong Pandagat Rep. Harold Duterte celebrated his birth anniversary on Sunday, Aug. 10, by sending school supplies and food packs to 300 children from fisherfolk communities and a tribal village in the Davao region. The assistance reached coastal areas of Santa Cruz,...
DAVAO CITY – Vice President Sara Duterte on Monday, Aug. 11, said the decision to declare television host and comedian Jose Marie Viceral, known as Vice Ganda, persona non grata here for allegedly mocking former President Duterte rests solely with the city council. “I haven’t seen or read the...
CEBU CITY – Suspected shabu worth P17 million was seized from a 35-year-old drug pusher in a buy-bust operation in Mandaue City on Saturday night, Aug. 9. Police described Ian Mark Rosales Velasquez as a high-value individual. The suspect, a resident of Barangay Pit-os, Cebu City, was cornered...
