ZAMBOANGA CITY – A fire hit the Hall of Justice in Barangay Zone IV here before dawn on Saturday, Aug. 9. The Bureau of Fire Protection and the City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office put out the fire that started at 3:31 a.m. and declared under control at 3:58 a.m. Nobody was killed or...
SAN PABLO CITY, Laguna - An 11-month-old baby girl was shot dead while her mother and grandmother were wounded in an eatery in Barangay Gregorio, this city, on Friday night, Aug. 8. Police identified the fatality as baby Catherine, and injured were Rhea, 30, vendor, and Mercelita, 56, widow....
BACOLOD CITY – The Bacolod City Police Office reported an 18.66 percent increase in total crime volume in this highly-urbanized city from Jan. 1 to June 30. A total of 731 crime incidents were recorded in the first six months, from 616 during the same period in 2024, an increase of 115 cases....
CABANATUAN CITY, Nueva Ecija – A minor who shot and wounded a student then turned the gun on himself inside a classroom in Barangay Rizal, Santa Rosa, Nueva Ecija on Thursday, Aug. 7, died on Friday, Aug. 8. Police Capt. Noime Gogotano, Nueva Ecija police information officer, said suspect Leo...
CEBU CITY – The Metro Cebu Water District (MCWD) emphasized that it is “stable” and operating “under normal conditions.” “There is no looming water shutdown, no financial collapse, and no basis for alarm,” the agency said in a statement on Friday, Aug. 8. The clarification was issued...
CABANATUAN CITY – A shooting incident involving two teenagers inside a classroom at the Santa Rosa Integrated School (SRIS) in Barangay Rizal here on Thursday is a reminder of the importance of stronger school safety measures, police said Friday. Police Col. Heryl Bruno, Nueva Ecija Police...
Macau-based Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd. is talking to about two prospective buyers or investors for its City of Dreams Manila integrated resort, which it is operating using the property of Belle Corp. and the license of Premium Leisure Corp., both of the SM Group. “At the moment, as far...
The Quezon City government will hold a travel expo from August 16 to 17 at QC M.I.C.E. Center, located within the Quezon City Hall compound, to promote local tourism and drive economic recovery. Spearheaded by the Quezon City Tourism Department in partnership with the Quezon City Travel Agencies...
Informal settlers in Quezon City will soon have a home of their own as the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) plans to establish a new housing project under the expanded Pambansang Pabahay para sa Pilipino (4PH) Program. DHSUD Secretary Jose Ramon Aliling met with...
DAGUPAN CITY – Authorities arrested a Grade 9 student and seized suspected shabu valued at P700,000 in a buy-bust operation here on Wednesday, Aug. 6. The suspect was placed under surveillance for his alleged illegal activities before he was apprehended. Also recovered from the suspect were the...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The city government will strictly implement the rest day provision among tricycles here. Tricycle Ordinance 185 regulates the operation of motorized tricycles. In a press conference, Secretary to the Mayor Celso Lobregat said Article 6, Section 3, of Ordinance 185 restricts the...
The Valenzuela City government, in partnership with the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) Corporation, has intensified the cleanup and inspection of waterways to prevent flooding and keep communities safe. Personnel from the local government, MMDA,...
