The Commission on Elections (Comelec) clarified that disqualification petitions are only allowed before a candidate’s proclamation. The poll body made the clarification after a new case was filed against Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto. During a meeting of the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas...
A dump truck caught fire along the Luzon Avenue flyover in Katipunan, Quezon City on Wednesday morning, May 21. According to the Quezon City Traffic and Transport Management Department (QCTTMD), the bottom part of the truck caused the flame. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) immediately...
A 10-year-old boy died after reportedly undergoing a circumcision procedure at a lying-in and medical clinic in Tondo, Manila. According to the boy’s mother, Marjorie San Agustin, her son began experiencing complications soon after the procedure on May 17. She said the family rushed the boy to a...
CEBU CITY – An office allegedly used for cyber scams here was found abandoned when authorities arrived to enforce a closure order on Tuesday, May 20. Personnel of the Business Permit and Licensing Office enforced the closure order against BMJ Data Processing Services. The office in Barangay...
CEBU CITY – With a new mayor set to lead this city, a burning question immediately popped up. Where will next year’s Sinulog Festival be held? Mayor-elect Nestor Archival on Tuesday, May 20, settled the issue once and for all, announcing that the 2026 Sinulog will be held at its traditional...
BACOLOD CITY – Two-hundred eighty policemen were deployed on Tuesday, May 20, to maintain peace and order in the 2025 Bacolod Chicken Inasal Festival here from May 21 to 25. Police Capt. Liberty Indiape, spokesperson for the Bacolod City Police Office, said that they will be deployed in various...
The Southern Police District (SPD) announced on Tuesday, May 20, that they are still searching for two armed men who robbed a Japanese restaurant in Makati City on May 4 -- an unusual incident in which the suspects returned the stolen items and apologized. The SPD said criminal charges have been...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Maritime Industry Authority has issued a 30-day special permit to seven roll-on, roll-off vessels to operate between Calbayog City in Samar and Ormoc City in Leyte to minimize transport disruption in the region amid limited access to the San Juanico Bridge. Given special...
Water concessionaire Manila Water announced scheduled water service interruptions in Quezon City from May 20 to 23 due to ongoing network maintenance activities. The areas to be affected by water interruptions are the following: May 20 (10:00 p.m.) to May 21 (4:00 a.m.) Culiat Tandang Sora UP...
BACOLOD CITY – Two siblings were killed and their grandfather was injured in a fire that hit their house in Purok Lison, Barangay 1, this city, on Tuesday, May 20. The fatalities were an eight-year-old boy and his six-year-old sister. Fire Officer 2 Rolin Paulan, chief arson investigator of the...
An alleged member of the “Akyat-Bahay” gang in Antipolo City was arrested after breaking into a house and stealing belongings from the homeowner who was sleeping. Based on the investigation, the suspect, whose identity was not disclosed, entered a house in Barangay Mambugan through an unlocked...
Therma South, Inc. (TSI), an Aboitiz Power Corporation subsidiary, recently released 67 hatchlings from the first of five sea turtle (pawikan) nests found along the shoreline of the power plant in Binugao, Toril, Davao City. TSI team members, local barangay officials, and experts from Ridge to Reef...
