Dragon figurines, fortune plants, lanterns, and lucky charms, among other varieties of Chinese items, are now prominently showcased in Binondo, Manila for the celebration of Chinese New Year. According to the Chinese zodiac, the year 2024 is the Year of the Wood Dragon which signifies...
DAVAO CITY – Many residents of a subdivision here have mastered the art of evacuation as well as adaptation as they have nowhere to go when flood strikes. RESIDENTS wash clothes on Monday, February 5, a week after hundreds of houses were submerged by flood at Jade Valley...
CEBU CITY – The provincial and city government of Zamboanga del Norte and Dapitan continued their aggressive tourism campaigns by participating in the 31st Travel Tour Expo of the Philippine Travel Agencies Association in Pasay City. DAPITAN City, led by its tourism officer Apple Marie Agolong...
Tycoon Andrew Tan’s urban township developer Megaworld Corporation is building its second hotel in Pasig City, the 31-storey ArcoVia Hotel, which will be its tallest homegrown hotel development to date. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), the firm said the new hotel will be...
Muntinlupa commemorated the 79th anniversary of its liberation from Japanese occupation during World War II. Officials led by Rep. Jaime Fresnedi, Vice Mayor Artemio SImundac and councilors in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Liwasan ng mga Bayani in Barangay Alabang on Feb. 3. ...
The Taguig Police arrested two men and three minors after they took a motorcycle from a pool attendant and his pregnant wife in Taguig on Feb. 4. The theft incident happened on C6 Road Lakeshore in Barangay Lower Bicutan. The suspects, armed with firearms, took the pool attendant’s...
BACOLOD CITY – Police arrested a 30-year-old drug pusher in a buy-bust operation in Purok Roadside 2, Barangay Alijis here on Saturday, February 3. The suspect yielded 95 grams of suspected shabu worth P646,000. Police Capt. Dax Santillan, head of Police Station 6, said the operation was led...
BACOLOD CITY – A four-year-old girl drowned in a swimming pool in a resort in Barangay Old Poblacion, Escalante City, Negros Occidental on Saturday, February 3. POLICE conduct follow-up investigation on a four-year-old who drowned in a resort in Barangay Old Poblacion, Escalante City, Negros...
ILOILO CITY – The Business Permit and Licensing Division (BPLD) here reported a 15 percent increase in business permit renewals in January. THE Iloilo City Hall at night. (Tara Yap) The BPLD which is under the Local Economic Development and Investment Promotion (LEDIP) Office said...
The Muntinlupa City government announced the opening of a connecting road between two villages to ease traffic and provide easy access to residents. The opening of the access road between the government housing project Katarungan Village and South Greenheights Village will happen soon. ...
BAGUIO CITY – The Management Information Technology Division of the City Mayor's Office reported that more than three million hackers attempted to infiltrate the city government's data system in 2023. According to MITD head Francisco Camarao, the city's database was successfully protected by...
BAGUIO CITY – The 2024 Panagbenga Festival opened on Saturday, February 3, with an estimated 20,000 people witnessing the opening parade on Session and Harrison Roads here. POLICEMEN secure parade Panagbenga Festival parade route in Baguio City on Saturday, February 3. (Zaldy Comanda) Anthony de...
