BACOLOD CITY - Two jail officers assigned to the Negros Occidental District Jail (NODJ) in Bago City have been relieved from their posts effective following a recent shooting incident that targeted one of them. The relief order, signed by Jail Chief Supt. Brendan Fulgencio, director of the Bureau...
DAVAO CITY – Government suspended all sea travel here on Wednesday, July 30, as a precautionary measure after the magnitude-8.8 earthquake in Russia that resulted in a tsunami alert. The Davao City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office reported “calm to slight seas and ongoing low...
CAVITE – Authorities dismantled a drug den in Barangay Niog, Bacoor City, on Tuesday, July 29. The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Regional Office 4A (PDEA 4A) said eight drug suspects were collared during the buy-bust operation. The suspects were identified as alias Fidel, alias Jennifer,...
LAOAG CITY – Four houses, as well as an animal shelter, were hit by a tornado in the coastal Barangay Caaoacan in this city on Wednesday morning. Dr. Melvin Manuel, head of the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, said no one was reported hurt during the incident. "We immediately...
Search and rescue (SAR) operations were conducted amid heavy rain for a missing 35-year-old man in Barangay Kias, Baguio City, on July 30. The man was reported missing after he allegedly slipped and swept away in a river on Tuesday, July 29. Rescuers expanded their search area from Barangay Kias to...
ILOILO CITY – Police seized more than P1.8-million worth of suspected shabu in this city in 24 hours. The Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) was able to seize 264 grams of shabu from 10 suspects between 4 a.m. on July 29 to 4 a.m. on July 30. “These accomplishments demonstrate ICPO’s firm...
A grandmother from Barangay Comembo received a P100,000 check from the Taguig City government to mark her 102nd birthday. Taguig Councilor Raul Aquino visited Carmen Salvilla at her home to personally give her the centenarian cash gift. Through the city’s Office of the Senior Citizens Affairs...
A truck driver was injured after his vehicle crashed into an electric post due to alleged brake failure in Barangay Marikina Heights, Marikina, on Wednesday morning, July 30. The Marikina City Rescue 161 said the driver sustained cuts and bruises. Due to the impact, the electric post was broken in...
A man tagged as a high-value target (HVI) and his wife were arrested, along with their accomplice, during a buy-bust operation inside the couple 's house in Barangay Concepcion Uno, Marikina City on Tuesday, July 29, the Marikina City Police said. The suspects were identified as alias Albert,...
A fire broke out at an industrial building in Barangay Mabolo, Valenzuela City on Wednesday, July 30. According to the Valenzuela City Command, Control, and Communication Center (VCC3), the fire started at 8:13 a.m. and was raised to the second alarm at 8:20 a.m. Firefighters are still...
By GLAZYL MASCULINO and PNA BACOLOD CITY – Officials of this highly urbanized city have expressed support for the various initiatives being pushed by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to improve the lives of Filipinos during his fourth State-of-the-Nation Address (SONA) on Monday. Mayor Greg...
DAVAO CITY – Policy advocacy group Legal Rights and Natural Resources Center has urged President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to speak on the issues hounding indigenous communities. In a statement, LRC said many indigenous communities are under siege but Marcos’ fourth State-of-the-Nation Address on...
