BACOLOD CITY – The Augustinian Sisters of Our Lady of Consolation (ASOLC) here expressed overflowing joy and extended their warmest congratulations and fervent prayers to Pope Leo XIV. “As daughters of Saint Augustine, we rejoice in the gift of his leadership and the blessing of his wisdom,"...
A few months before I graduated from grade school and entered my teenage years, a new mall opened near our school—SM Centerpoint, now known as SM City Sta. Mesa. At the time, it was the biggest news among us students. We were all thrilled to finally have a place to hang out after school. That...
Re-electionist First District Representative Juan Carlos "Arjo" Atayde has received the endorsement of the religious group Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) days before the 2025 midterm elections. In a statement, Atayde expressed his gratitude to the Iglesia ni Cristo. “Lubos po ang aking pasasalamat muli...
Taipan Lucio Tan’s LT Group Inc. is infusing a total of ₱3.5 billion into subsidiary Eton Properties Philippines, Inc. (EPPI) and its residential unit Eton City Inc. (ECI) to fund their growth initiatives. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, LTG said its management has finalized...
DAVAO CITY – A pair of Philippine Eagles was released to the forests in Burauen, Leyte on Thursday, May 8, as part of the Philippine Eagle Foundation’s reintroduction program in the island-province. The PEF said they are three-year old Kalatungan 1, male, and Sinabadan, an 11-year-old female....
A Taguig Regional Trial Court (RTC) extended a temporary restraining order (TRO) that directed the Makati City government to cease obstructing the Taguig City government from accessing and possessing government facilities in the EMBO (enlisted men’s barrio) barangays. In an order dated May 8,...
The Rizal Police Provincial Office (Rizal PPO) on Thursday, May 8, reported the arrest of the province 's No. 5 most wanted person for repeatedly molesting his 10-year-old neighbor for four years in Antipolo, Rizal. The suspect was identified as "Mark," a resident of Barangay Cupang. He was...
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...
