To mark its founding anniversary, the local government of Pasig held a Day Against Child Labor observance by providing groceries, school supplies, and mental and health check-up vouchers to 100 child laborers profiled by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). The program was held on...
A 44-year-old woman was shot and killed near her home in a subdivision in Barangay 169, Caloocan City, on Tuesday, July 1. Authorities said the woman was inside her car and was on her way home when a motorcycle-riding gunman approached and shot her multiple times. Six bullet casings were found at...
A man and his live-in partner were arrested after allegedly running off with around P600,000 in sales from the meat shop where they were working in Antipolo City. Authorities said the store owner first noticed that the suspects had been away from the shop for several hours on Sunday, June 29, but...
ILIGAN CITY – A 37-year-old woman was found dead with multiple stabs wounds inside a boutique shop in Purok Dahlia, Barangay Acmac, this city, on Tuesday, July 1. Police received a call from a barangay kagawad or councilor about a stabbing incident in the area. Lawmen arrived and found the...
A construction worker in Antipolo City was arrested after breaking into the house of a National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) agent and stealing a gun which he needed to take revenge on the person who killed his sibling. The Rizal Police Provincial Office (Rizal PPO) identified the suspect as...
KIDAPAWAN CITY – Reelected Mayor Jose Paolo Evangelista on Tuesday intensified his efforts for transparency and good governance by working to improve anti-corruption policies and boost the image of local public servants. Evangelista, currently serving his second term, highlighted five key changes...
DAVAO CITY – The counsel of a multisectoral group in Mati City, Davao Oriental is seeking to dismiss the charges against three of its members who were arrested over the weekend amid the protest against a large-scale mining operation in Barangay Macambol last week. Lawyer Glocelito Jayma told...
BACOLOD CITY – A 53-year-old dump truck driver involved in a road accident that killed seven job order employees in Barangay Guimbalaon, Silay City, Negros Occidental last week has been released from hospital arrest. Police Lt. Col. Mark Anthony Darroca, Silay police chief, said that none of the...
DAVAO CITY – Councilor Rodrigo “Rigo” Duterte II, grandson of former President Rodrigo Duterte and son of first district Rep. Paolo Duterte, officially assumed as acting city vice mayor on Tuesday, July 1, and presided over the Inaugural Session of the 21st City Council of Davao at the...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Isabela City, Basilan Mayor Sitti Djalia Turabin-Hataman, together with other city officials, took their oath during the Pasínaya: 9th Inauguration of the Elected Local Government Officials on June 30 at the Isabela City Civic and Cultural Center. The event marked the start of a...
ILOILO CITY -- Former Mayor Jerry Treñas still had a role at Iloilo City Hall when he was appointed as special adviser by his daughter Mayor Raisa Treñas-Chu on the day he left office. The former mayor’s appointment was the fourth executive order signed by his daughter when she officially...
BACOLOD CITY -- The first-ever lady mayor of Talisay City, Negros Occidental, was sworn in on Monday, June 30. Lawyer Rowena Lizares was inducted by Regional Trial Court Executive Judge Therese Blanche Bolunia at the Talisay public plaza after attending a Mass with her family, friends,...
