BACOLOD CITY – Bacolod Rep. Albee Benitez and Mayor Greg Gasataya have ordered swift and coordinated action from government agencies following the severe flooding in this highly-urbanized city over the weekend that affected about 5,000 residents and displaced around 441 families. The two leaders...
CEBU CITY – A man believed to be high on illegal drugs hacked and killed his father in their home in Barangay Sudlon 1 here. Police said the incident happened on Friday night, July 11, but it was just last Sunday, July 13, that the suspect identified as Jojo Overnario was arrested. The suspect...
CEBU CITY — Two mountain trekkers were rescued while their companion died after they were stranded in Budlaan Falls in Barangay Budlaan here on Saturday night, July 12. Personnel from the Special Rescue Force of the Bureau of Fire Protection-Central Visayas (BFP-7) launched what authorities...
The Philippine National Railways has resumed Lucena City-Calamba City and vice versa trips. It is based on the directives of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to ensure the safety and convenient travel of commuters via PNR trains. Loading and unloading stations are Lucena City, San Pablo City, and...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Police Brig. Gen. Eleazar Pepito Matta was appointed as director of the Police Regional Office-9 based on a unit reassignment order from the national headquarters of the Philippine National Police in Camp Crame, Quezon City on July 11. Matta was reassigned to his new post...
Mayor Ruffy Biazon and the Schools Division Office (SDO) of Muntinlupa refuted claims on social media that the name of a public high school in Muntinlupa was changed. Biazon and the SDO said the name of Muntinlupa National High School (MNHS), located in Barangay Poblacion, was not changed to One...
A total of 15 families or 45 individuals lost their homes in a fire that hit a 2-story residential building in Makati City early Sunday morning, July 13, the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said. Based on the incident report, the fire that hit Barangay Bangkal started at around 12:42 a.m. and was...
The Quezon City government passed an ordinance aimed at making public healthcare services more accessible and responsive to the needs of LGBTQIA+ individuals, becoming the first local government unit in the country to institutionalize gender-inclusive health policies. The gender-inclusive health...
BACOLOD CITY – The Sangguniang Panlungsod has adopted a resolution urging the Senate and House of Representatives, through Bacolod Rep. Albee Benitez, to revisit the K to 12 program and push for a more effective, inclusive curriculum that better promotes learning, employability, and equitable...
BACOLOD CITY – A 52-year-old electric bike (e-bike) driver wounded in a random shooting incident in Silay City, Negros Occidental on Thursday, July 10, passed away in a hospital on Saturday, July 12. Police Lt. Col. Mark Anthony Darroca, Silay police chief, confirmed on Sunday, July 13, the death...
BAGUIO CITY – The World Travel Index (WTI) has named this city as one of the safest cities in the country for travelers in its mid-year report. The Summer Capital was seventh with a 73.99 percent rating. Dumaguete was first with 81.36 percent; Davao, second, 80.73 percent; Bulacan, third, 76.42...
Police have arrested the fourth and final suspect in the murder of University of the Philippines Manila student Sophia Coquilla in Tagum City this week. A report said the suspect, Roy-Roy, was nabbed in a follow-up operation in Barangay Agdao, Davao City on Saturday, July 12. Seized from Roy-Roy...
