K-pop girl group Red Velvet’s Irene, Seulgi and Wendy arrived in Manila on Dec. 30 ahead of their appearance at a New Year’s Eve celebration in Taguig. The three K-pop stars were welcomed at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1 upon their arrival. Red Velvet’s...
President Marcos has ordered concerned government agencies to speed up the implementation of recovery, reconstruction and rehabilitation efforts for Marawi City. Marcos issued Administrative Order (AO) No. 14, which will also streamline the functions of government agencies involved in...
MIAMI (AFP) -- The Denver Nuggets' six-game winning streak came to an end on Friday, Dec. 29, with the defending NBA champions failing to a 119-93 loss at home to the Oklahoma City Thunder. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Oklahoma City Thunder dunks over Christian Braun the Denver Nuggets in the...
A snatcher was arrested by the police after he took a woman’s cell phone and money in Taguig on Dec. 29. The suspect, identified only by the Southern Police District (SPD) as alias Romy, 31, was arrested in a follow-up by members of the Western Bicutan Police Substation 2 at Food Terminal...
Taguig police arrested a 47-year-old man in a buy-bust operation on Dec. 30, leading to the confiscation of P108,000 worth of suspected shabu. The Drug Enforcement Unit of the Taguig Police conducted the sting at about 6:30 a.m. on Road 39 in Barangay North Daang Hari, Taguig...
CHRISTMAS BY THE LAKE Enjoy a dazzling display of lights and attractions at Taguig's Lakeshore complex Light shows and fireworks always delight me. Maybe it’s a holdover from our prehistoric Philippines fascination for everything kumukuti-kutitap (glittering). It is reported that inhabitants of...
EXILED TO ISOLATION Hoping to silence Rizal, the Spanish Government had Rizal exiled to the isolated City of Dapitan in 1892 In fear of Dr. José Rizal’s growing influence among the people due to his calls for social reform, the Spanish colonial government hoped to extinguish Rizal’s reach by...
CEBU CITY – A security guard was killed after he was run over by a mixer truck while he was driving a motorcycle in Barangay Tejero here on Thursday night, December 28. Police identified the fatality as Christopher Moral, 43, a resident of Barangay Paknaan, Mandaue City. The truck was driven by...
BACOLOD CITY –Six sacks of refilled butane canisters were confiscated by the City Legal Enforcement Team here on Thursday, December 28. The enforcement team conducted an inspection at Burgos Public Market as part of their intensified campaign against selling of refilled butane canisters,...
Employees in the private sector in Taguig are now exempted from securing mayor’s permit or clearance. Mayor Lani Cayetano signed Ordinance No. 109, passed on Dec. 18 by the City Council, which exempts employees, including the self-employed, those seeking employment, or practicing a...
Muntinlupa Mayor Ruffy Biazon urged the people to follow the ban on the use of firecrackers and open pipes and mufflers on motorcycles and other vehicles. “Wag nang matigas ang ulo, at wag lumabag sa batas. Bawal ang paputok and open muffler/pipe sa Muntinlupa (Don’t be stubborn and don’t...
In a promising development for cancer patients in Pangasinan and the rest of Northern and Central Luzon, Dagupan Doctors Villaflor Memorial Hospital (DDVMH), a partner hospital of Mount Grace Hospitals, Inc., proudly advances its cancer care services with the newly installed VitalBeam Radiation...
