BACOLOD CITY – A 12-year-old Grade 7 student is under the custody of the City Social Welfare and Development Office in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental for allegedly bringing a firearm inside the premises of the Negros Oriental High School at noon on Friday, October 11. Police Lt. Stephen Polinar,...
BACOLOD CITY – An estimated 45,000 individuals gathered at the Bacolod City Government Center on Friday night, October 11, to witness the grand countdown that officially opened this year’s MassKara Festival here. Mayor Albee Benitez led the opening of this year’s Sapphire edition of the...
ILOILO CITY – The two-day Bagong Pilipinas: Caravan of Services of the Marcos administration kicked off in Capiz province on Saturday, October 12. At least 30 national government agencies are in the provincial capital of Roxas City to provide services for the October 12 to 13 event. PEOPLE attend...
ILOILO CITY – Police seized fake cigarettes valued at P1.1 million from a 57-year-old businessman before dawn here on Saturday, October 12. The Iloilo City Police Office identified the suspect as Rogel from Lapuz District. POLICE recovered fake cigarettes valued at more than P1.1 million in...
SANTA ROSA CITY, Laguna – Five members of a family were injured in a fire sparked by an e-bike in Barangay Kaunlaran here on Friday, October 11. The Bureau of Fire Protection identified the victims as Shirley de Jesus Rodriguez, 65; Joseph Naya Rodriguez, 29; Angelo, 13, Jomart 12,...
DAVAO CITY – The Department of Transportation and the International Finance Corp. on Thursday, October 10, formally signed the Transaction Advisory Services Agreement to facilitate the rehabilitation and modernization of the Francisco Bangoy International Airport here. A NEW LOOK Francisco...
BACOLOD CITY – A fleet of electric jeepneys was launched here on Tuesday, October 8. ELECTRIC jeepneys are expected to augment public transportation in Bacolod City during the MassKara Festival this month. (Bacolod PIO) The Cebu People’s Multi-Purpose Cooperative in partnership with E-Future...
BACOLOD CITY – A 28-year-old mall employee was shot dead in Barangay 6, this city, on Thursday night, October 10. A 28-year-old mall employee was shot dead in Barangay 6, Bacolod City on Thursday, October 10. (Contributed photo) Police Major Eugene Tolentino, head of Police Station 2, said...
CEBU CITY – An influential political clan in Danao City, Cebu is backing the candidacy of a philanthropist, who is going up against the formidable incumbent Gov. Gwen Garcia. THE Durano clan led by its patriarch Danao City Vice Mayor Ramon ‘Nito’ Durano III (third from right)...
TABUK CITY, Kalinga – An 18-year-old student drowned and her back rider was rescued after their motorcycle plunged in an irrigation canal in Barangay Bulanao, this city, on Thursday night, October 10. Police Master Sgt. Prodencio Atas, Tabuk police spokesperson, identified the fatality as...
BACOLOD CITY – The Bacolod City Police Office said 1,859 security personnel have been deployed to secure the MassKara Festival here from October 11 to 27. THE Bacolod City Police Office deploys on October 11 an initial contingent of security forces for this year’s MassKara Festival. (Glazyl...
ILOILO CITY – The Iloilo City Police Office apprehended two men for allegedly robbing an Automated Teller Machine in a mall in this city on Wednesday, October 9. Police Capt. Shella Mae Sangrines, ICPO spokesperson, said the suspects – alias Jun-Jun, 37, from Sagay City, Negros Occidental...
