DAVAO CITY – The Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan denounced on Friday, Feb. 7, the impeachment complait filed against Vice President Sara Z. Duterte by the House of Representatives. The erstwhile administration party called it a "sham and a railroaded process driven by political...
(Photo from SPD) A 25-year-old college student was arrested by members of the Makati City Police for selling firearms in Barangay Magallanes, Makati City on Thursday, Feb. 6, the Southern Police District (SPD) said. The suspect was identified as "Jonathan." He was nabbed during a buy-bust operation...
(Photo from Makati BFP) A fire has hit the 5th floor of the Makati Medical Center in Barangay San Lorenzo, Makati City on Friday, Feb. 7, the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) reported. According to the authorities, the blaze started at the Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of the hospital at 8:29...
Mayor Lani Cayetano lauded the Taguig City Integrated Terminal Exchange (TCITx) project, a transport hub that will be fully operational in 2028. Cayetano attended the groundbreaking ceremony for the TCITx together with officials from the Department of Transportation and Ayala Land. The...
A 26-year-old woman was arrested in Marikina City for extorting and threatening her aunt’s life, with the victim unaware that the suspect was her niece. The Philippine National Police-Anti-Cybercrime Group (PNP-ACG) arrests a woman for grave threat and extortion in Marikina. (Photo from PNP-ACG)...
BACOLOD CITY – A total of 1,018 policemen in Negros Island were promoted on Thursday, Feb. 6. TWO-hundred seventy-four policemen were promoted in Negros Oriental on Thursday, Feb. 6. (Photo courtesy of Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office) Five-hundred twenty-seven were from Negros...
The Muntinlupa Police arrested a man who was found in possession of an unlicensed firearm on Feb. 5. Col. Robert Domingo, Muntinlupa Police chief, identified the suspect as alias Bogoy, 23, who was arrested during the implementation of a search warrant in Barangay Poblacion. The...
Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental and neighboring areas will soon benefit from improved cellular network and data connectivity after the city government signed a partnership with Phil Tower Consortium Inc. to build cell site towers in strategic areas. MAYOR Raymund Tongson (right) and Phil Tower...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has expressed alarm over the rise of criminality in Zamboanga City after the recent violent incidents in Region IX and Basilan. "Security of persons against arbitrary deprivation of life is one of the vital responsibilities of the government to the populace....
BAGUIO CITY – The Bureau of Fire Protection reported seven fire incidents from Jan. 1 to Feb. 5 here. Baguio Fire Marshal Fire Supt. Marisol Odiver said a fire occurred on Feb. 3 and razed an entertainment hub where a 78-year-old grandfather died. Mayor Benjamin Magalong condoled with the...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Albee Benitez said the rehabilitation of the public plaza and the government center grounds here will start this month. BENITEZ (Glazyl Masculino) Benitez said the Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority finished the bidding process last December. “They’ve...
Former Taguig mayor Lino Cayetano marked Feb. 5 as the day he donated part of his liver for his dad, the late senator Rene Cayetano, 22 years ago. It was on Feb. 5, 2003 when he underwent a 12-hour operation where doctors took two-thirds of his liver to give it to his dad, who needed a liver...
