Pope Leo XIV visited the Philippines twice before he became the head of the Catholic Church on Thursday, May 8. POPE Leo XIV, then Father Robert Prevost, presiding over a Mass at the San Agustin Church in Intramuros, Manila, in 2010. (CBCP News FB) The Pontiff – then Father Robert Prevost...
DAVAO CITY – The Davao City Council passed on second reading on Tuesday, May 6, a proposed ordinance that would increase the annual financial assistance for senior citizens from P1,500 to a maximum of P3,000. Councilor Pilar Braga, chairwoman of the Committee on Education, Science and...
CEBU CITY – Ormoc City, Leyte Mayor Lucy Torres-Gomez on Thursday, May 8, filed separate disqualification cases against two candidates running for congressman and mayor in the province in the May 12 elections. Mayor Gomez asked the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to disqualify ex-Leyte Rep....
CEBU CITY – The camp of two Cebu-based business process outsourcing (BPO) executives has appealed to the government to help bring them home after they were arrested in the United States (US) for their alleged involvement in a multi-million dollar fraud. Lawyer Oliver Baclay maintained that Mike...
Police arrested a government employee for grave threats and gun ban violation after he was involved in a traffic accident on May 7. Taguig police identified the suspect as alias Reynaldo, 28, who was arrested in Barangay Central Bicutan for grave threats and violating Republic Act 10591...
BACOLOD CITY – Seven-hundred ninety-one families or 2,373 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) from five Kanlaon Volcano-hit barangays in Canlaon City, Negros Oriental will vote on May 12. Edna Lhou Masicampo, city’s public information officer, said that they have estimated three voters per...
CAMP COL. RAFAEL C. RODRIGUEZ, Butuan City – The 22-year-old suspect in the murder of a service crew member in Quezon City surrendered to the Police Regional Office-13 on Thursday, May 8, in Barobo town, Surigao del Sur province. The incident went viral online. Police Regional Office-13 (PRO-13)...
A total of P123,000 worth of marijuana products were recovered from a 28-year-old suspect named "Prince" in a buy-bust operation in Makati City on Thursday, May 8. The police identified the suspect as a resident of Taguig City. He was arrested in Barangay Guadalupe Nuevo. The Makati City Police...
The Taguig City government opened government facilities in EMBO (enlisted men’s barrio) barangays after getting a temporary restraining order (TRO) from a court. Last May 5, Executive Judge Loralie Cruz Datahan of the Taguig Regional Trial Court issued the TRO for Makati to cease obstructing...
Valenzuela City Police Chief Col. Nixon Cayaban on Thursday, May 8, said he will not tolerate any form of abuse or misconduct among his personnel. He issued the statement after three police investigators from the Valenzuela City Police Station (VCPS) were arrested during an entrapment operation...
Various women 's organizations in Marikina have aired their support for the mayoralty bid of Marikina 1st District Rep. Maan Teodoro, wife of incumbent Marikina City Mayor Marcy Teodoro, on Thursday, May 8, citing her strong commitment to championing a women-centered agenda in the city. The...
The Taguig police arrested a man identified as a high value individual in a buy-bust operation on May 6. Suspect Gilbert, 44, was nabbed by the Taguig police’s Drug Enforcement Unit in front of his residence in Barangay West Rembo. During the operation, the police seized six plastic sachets...
