A member of the notorious "Sputnik Gang" was collared by the police for illegal firing and possession of a firearm in Barangay Guadalupe Nuevo, Makati City, Makati City Police OIC Col. Reycon Garduque said. Garduque identified the suspect as alias John, 39, and a resident of Taguig City. John is...
Following the powerful magnitude 6.9 earthquake that hit the province of Cebu last month, Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso has ordered the conduct of a city-wide simultaneous earthquake drill in Manila 's barangays as part of the city government 's expanded preparations for...
The Philippine Statistics Authority said the economic growth rate of Iloilo City and Iloilo province declined in 2024. The economic growth rate of Iloilo City, the regional capital of Western Visayas, dropped to 7.1 percent last year from 10.4 percent in 2023. Iloilo’s economic growth rate in...
BACOLOD CITY – A fisherman was arrested in a buy-bust operation on his 26th birthday on Sunday in Cabug Bay-bay, Barangay Guinhalaran, Silay City, Negros Occidental. Police Lt. Col. Mark Anthony Darroca, Silay police chief, said that the suspect Alden asked to spare him because of his birthday...
DAVAO CITY – Davao City first district Rep. Paolo Duterte criticized on Tuesday, Oct. 7, the appointment of Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla as the new Ombudsman, calling it a move that undermines the integrity of the Constitution and serves the interests of those in power. “It makes...
CEBU CITY – Four Korean nationals sought help from the police after they were robbed by a group of men who introduced themselves as policemen. Seo Heum In, 41; Oh Jong Min, 31; Yoon Seung Yong, 44; and Park Sung Min, 42, all natives of Gwangju City, South Korea, said the incident happened past...
Malabon City Mayor Jeannie Sandoval on Tuesday, Oct. 7, vowed to further strengthen support for local businesses and job creation as the city recorded a 7.27-percent growth in its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2024. According to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), Malabon ranked among the...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Greg Gasataya announced on Tuesday, Oct. 7, that this highly-urbanized city will donate P2 million to Bogo City, Cebu province severely impacted by the Sept. 30 earthquake. Gasataya, in Tuesday’s media interview, said that he has discussed the donation with department heads...
The city government of Manila, through its Manila Health Department (MHD) and Office for Senior Citizens ' Affairs (OSCA), conducted a medical and dental mission for senior citizens in the city in celebration of Elderly Filipino Week (EFW) on Tuesday, Oct. 7. Held at the Don Bosco Covered...
The San Juan City government, in partnership with the Metro Manila Mayors’ Spouses Foundation Inc. (MMMFSI), the Department of Health (DOH), and the ICanServe Foundation on Tuesday, Oct. 7, kickstarted the Breast Cancer Awareness Month aimed at strengthening awareness, education, and access to...
The Quezon City Government has officially terminated four projects linked to Pacifico "Curlee" and Sarah Discaya as it denounced "malicious insinuations" linking the city 's infrastructure projects to construction firms owned by the Discayas. “We condemn any and all malicious insinuations...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) is mourning the loss of Jose Ian R. Ho, a dedicated volunteer who died protecting his son during the 6.9-magnitude earthquake that struck Cebu Province last month. PRC Chairman Richard J. Gordon and Secretary General Gwen T. Pang visited Ho’s wake on October 4,...
