DAVAO CITY – Davao City second district Rep. Omar Vincent Duterte has outlined his Top 10 legislative priorities in the 20th Congress. Leading the priorities is the proposed Magna Carta of Barangay Health Workers, which seeks to formalize fair wages, benefits, and protection for community-based...
BUTUAN CITY – A male Olive Ridley turtle was found dead Wednesday afternoon by residents in the coastal Barangay Punta Bilar in Surigao City. Personnel from the City Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) were immediately dispatched to the area for investigation and found that the...
CABANATUAN CITY – A student was shot and wounded inside a classroom in Barangay Rizal, Santa Rosa, Nueva Ecija, on Thursday morning, Aug. 7. Initial investigation said the minor suspect, Leo, barged inside the classroom of the victim, Lea, 15. Leo drew a gun and shot the victim in the neck. The...
SAN ANTONIO, Quezon – A businessman from Lipa City, Batangas was allegedly shot dead by his former employee in Rosario, Batangas on Monday. Police identified victim as Nelson Calalo, 36. Calalo’s body was found in his vehicle in Barangay Loob, this town, on Tuesday. The suspect Larry...
The San Juan City government on Thursday, Aug. 7, officially opened its Makabagong San Juan National Government Center (NGC) which houses several city and national government offices under a centralized system of services for San Juaneños. Mayor Francis Zamora, together with his son Rocco, Vice...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Three soldiers and a civilian were injured in a grenade explosion at the headquarters of the 18th Infantry Battalion in Barangay Campo Uno, Lamitan City, Basilan province on Wednesday evening, Aug. 6. Injured were Private Chico D. Obillo, 28; Private Armando M. Patinio III;...
The Mandaluyong City Council on Thursday, Aug. 7, clarified that it has not allowed nor issued any resolution allowing the construction and development of a 72-story high-rise condominium building along Ortigas Avenue in Barangay Wack-Wack, which was heavily protested by nearby residents. “The...
Manuel V. Pangilinan-led Manila Electric Company (Meralco) has partnered with the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) and the Quezon City local government unit (LGU) to launch a joint initiative aimed at advancing the greater use of renewable energy (RE) sources in the metropolitan area....
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Two persons were killed and two others were injured when a truck rammed a motorcycle along the Malagutay portion of the bypass road here on Tuesday, Aug. 5. Police identified the fatalities as Rowel Lopez dela Peña, the motorcycle driver, and Dennis Gaco Absin, a native of...
CEBU CITY – A 40-year-old drug pusher was wounded in a shootout with police in Barangay Apas here on Tuesday night, Aug. 5. Police said suspect Harry Mistula Candaza fired the first shot in an attempt to elude arrest. The Mabolo Police Station was alerted that Candaza was involved in the illegal...
BACOLOD CITY – This highly-urbanized city has intensified its campaign to clear public roads and sidewalks of illegal structures and obstructions to improve traffic management and pedestrian safety. Mayor Greg Gasataya said that barangays have been tapped to support the ongoing implementation and...
CEBU CITY – Two male Grade 11 students were arrested after they were caught using marijuana near a university in Barangay Sambag 1 here on Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 5. The two students, aged 18 and 16, were heading home after classes when they decided to “smoke and chill.” They were arrested...
