ILOILO CITY – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)-6 (Western Visayas) is constructing the new Bureau of Customs (BOC) building in this city. A NEW Bureau of Customs building is rising at the Port of Iloilo in Iloilo City. (M. Sedicol/DPWH-6) DPWH-6 Regional Director Sanny Boy...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Authorities seized an estimated P9.7-million worth of smuggled cigarettes near Santa Cruz Island here on Sunday, February 18. SMUGGLED cigarettes worth P9.7 million were seized by authorities in Zamboanga City. (2 nd ZCMFC photo) The 2nd Zamboanga City Mobile Force...
CEBU CITY – Police in Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu continue to reach out to suspected drug pushers, users, and toughies to bolster their anti-criminality campaign. 'TSIP TOK' was launched in Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu by the police to bolster the anti-crime campaign. The Lapu-Lapu City Police Office headed by...
Vice-Mayor April Aguilar with Sen. Imee Marcos during the distribution of assistance to AICS beneficiaries (Photo from Las Piñas PIO) The Las Piñas City government and Senator Imee Marcos distributed assistance to more than 3,000 beneficiaries of Assistance to Individuals in Crisis...
The continuing pursuit operations of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) against members of the Islamic State (IS)-linked Dawlah Islamiyah-Maute Group who allegedly perpetrated a bomb attack at the Mindanao State University (MSU) in Marawi City last year resulted in yet another bloodbath on...
ILOILO CITY – A 26-year-old call center agent and a 21-year-old college student died in a boarding house fire in Barangay San Nicolas La Paz District here on Sunday afternoon, February 18. AN aerial photo of the February 18 fire in Barangay San Nicolas, La Paz, Iloilo City, that killed two...
The Taguig City government issued strict guidelines on the use of the popular e-trikes or electric tricycles. E-trikes have become a hot topic for debate on social media, including Facebook, especially their use on highways and main roads. An e-trike or electric tricycle (Photos...
The Southern Police District (SPD) warned the public of a resurgence of an old social media post about an alleged “chop-chop” syndicate involving police officers. The Facebook post made public on Feb. 17, 2024 about the alleged "chop-chop syndicate" involving police officers (Screenshot...
BAGUIO CITY – Float No. 8 with the theme Welcome to Baguio City topped the Panagbenga Festival Fluvial Parade 2024 at Burnham Park Lake here on February 18. BURNHAM Park Lake in Baguio City was the site of the Panagbenga Festival Fluvial Parade 2024. (Zaldy Comanda) It won the grand...
BACOLOD CITY – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency arrested a suspected drug pusher and dismantled a drug den in a buy-bust operation in Purok Magtiayon, Barangay 10, this city, on Friday, February 16. THE Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)-Negros Occidental arrested four...
ILOILO CITY – Mayor Jerry Treñas showcased the environmental programs of this city at the World Governments Summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates last week. MAYOR Jerry Treñas (right) at the World Governments Summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Mayor Jerry Treñas FB) “I shared the Tree...
TANAUAN CITY, Batangas – The body of a suspected “salvage” or summary execution victim was discovered in Barangay Janopol Oriental here on Saturday, February 17. A group of mango pickers found the body wrapped in a sack, naked, and his feet and hands tied at the back with a tie wire while...
