The University of Santo Tomas recently held the groundbreaking of the UST-Dr. William T. Belo Interdisciplinary Research Institute (UST-WiTBIRIn) in its Santa Rosa City campus in Laguna. FROM left during the groundbreaking: UST Vice Rector for Academic Affairs Prof. Cheryl Peralta, DrPH, Vice...
In a move to foster healthier Filipino communities, Metrobank Foundation Inc. (MBFI) and Toyota Motor Philippines Foundation (TMPF) turned over a fully equipped mobile laboratory to the city government of Bacolod on June 27 at the University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos. METROBANK...
ANGELES CITY – Five-hundred grams of suspected shabu worth P3.4 million were seized from three foreign nationals in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Balibago here on Monday, July 1. THREE Chinese nationals were nabbed in a buy-bust operation in Angeles City on July 1. (Photo via Liezle...
[File] Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto announced on Monday, July 1, that an amendment to the Senior Citizen Code has been made, allowing the elderly to participate in budget formulation, planning, implementation, and evaluation of city projects to make the city government...
The Taguig City government announced that its Electronic Business Permit Licensing System (eBPLS) is now operational. Through the eBPLs, business owners can register, renew and amend their business permits by accessing the service through https://eservices.taguig.gov.ph/ . (Photo from...
DAVAO CITY – Former President Rodrigo Duterte said on Sunday, June 30, that he has no intention of running in the 2025 Senate race, despite Vice President Sara Duterte’s claim that he and her brothers are aiming for Senate seats. FORMER President Duterte, Mayor Baste Duterte, and Sen. Bong Go...
The Malabon City government inaugurated the 12 new "Ahon" rescue boats and a water tanker in line with the observance of the National Disaster Resilient Month at the Malabon Sports Complex, on Monday, July 1. (Photo from city's public information office/Manila Bulletin) Mayor Jeannie Sandoval...
BACOLOD CITY – A delivery boy was killed when his motorcycle collided with a passenger bus in Barangay To-oy, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental on Sunday, June 30. Police identified the victim as 41-year-old Hernan Panaligan. A DELIVERY boy was killed in a collision in Barangay To-oy, Himamaylan...
CEBU CITY – Packs of suspected shabu worth P6.8 million were seized from a public utility jeepney (PUJ) driver in a buy-bust operation here at dawn on Monday, July 1. SUSPECTED shabu worth P6.8 million was seized from a public utility jeepney driver in Barangay Mabolo, Cebu City at dawn on...
CEBU CITY – Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma opposed the bill that seeks to legalize divorce in the country. PALMA (Archdiocese of Cebu FB) Palma appealed to the faithful to shun House Bill (HB) No. 9349 or the An Act Reinstituting Absolute Divorce as an Alternative Mode for the Dissolution of...
BURAUEN, Leyte – Last June 28, a pair of Philippine Eagles was reintroduced in the forest of Barangay Kagbana here. PHILIPPINE Eagles ‘Uswag’ and ‘Carlito’ inside their holding cages prior to their release. (Keith Bacongco) But this significant milestone was not just an overnight...
ILOILO CITY – A coalition of environmental groups has urged the Iloilo City government to scrutinize the proposed waste-to-energy (WTE) project by incineration deemed toxic both to people and the environment. “We call on the Iloilo City government to reconsider the construction of a WTE...
