Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto announced on Friday, March 7, that select public lying-in clinics in the city will offer free vaccinations for children every weekend and holiday to ensure that they get to receive their preventive shots against diseases. Sotto explained that the initiative aims to...
I Iloilo City, the fast rising city in Western Visayas (Photo from Iloilo Local Govenment Facebook page) In 2023, Iloilo City’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 10.5 percent with a value of P160.28 billion, compared to P145.07 billion in 2022, positioning the city as the fastest-growing...
DAVAO CITY – Police are preparing charges against the suspect in the killing of a 17-year-old aspiring model in 2020 in Tagum City, Davao del Norte. TAGUM City Police Office chief Police Lt. Col. Wildemar Tiu (right) inspects the skeletal remains believed to be of Quinnie Grace Arong....
Ken the cat (Photo from CARA Welfare Philippines) A community cat died after it was kicked violently by a foreign national at a park in Ayala Avenue in Makati City, animal welfare group Compassion and Responsibility for Animals (CARA) Welfare Philippines said. According to the group, a foreign...
Mayor Francis Zamora The San Juan City local government kicked off its celebration of National Women’s Month on Friday, March 7, to reaffirm its commitment to women's empowerment. Organized by the City Social Welfare and Development Department and led by San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora,...
Former Taguig mayor and congressional candidate Lino Cayetano said he will appeal a decision by a Regional Trial Court that ordered the removal of his name from the list of voters in a barangay. Cayetano is running for congressman in the 1st District of Taguig-Pateros in the May 12 national...
A 33-year-old ride-hailing service rider died after being run over by a dump truck when he lost control of his motorcycle after hitting a car in Ermita, Manila, on Thursday, March 6. A dump truck runs over a ride-hailing service rider in Ermita, Manila. (Photo from MPD) The Manila Police District...
Police arrested a fisherman, tagged as the No. 7 most wanted person in the Southern Police District (SPD) for a homicide case, in Taguig on March 6. Fisherman under the alias Christian, 26, was nabbed in a police operation in Ibayo, Napindan in Taguig. Christian, a resident of the...
BACOLOD CITY - A 15-minute tornado hit Murcia, Negros Occidental and parts of this city on Thursday, March 6. A TORNADO hits Murcia, Negros Occidental and parts of Bacolod City on Thursday, March 6. (Photo courtesy of Negros Power) A power outage was reported by the Negros Electric and Power...
CEBU CITY – The Court of Appeals (CA) has denied the Temporary Restraining Order that dismissed Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes filed to contest his one-year suspension. CORTES (FB) The CA 12th Division said there was no basis to issue a TRO against the order of the Office of the Ombudsman...
The Muntinlupa City government has granted additional benefits to qualified solo parents in the city. Mayor Ruffy Biazon signed Ordinance No. 2025-311 on March 3, a measure enacted by the Muntinlupa City Council on Feb. 10. The new local law is known as the "Muntinlupa City Solo Parents...
ILOILO CITY—Former Sen. Franklin Drilon said proceeding with the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte before the elections will be disadvantageous to the Filipino people. FORMER Sen. Franklin Drilon (center) speaks in a press conference in Iloilo City on Thursday, March 6. Also in...
