CEBU CITY – A barangay captain in Mandaue City found himself in hot water after he was caught driving a motorcycle without a helmet in a busy street. The Land Transportation Office-Central Visayas (LTO-7) has issued a show-cause order against Basak Barangay Captain Felipe Diano, who was also seen...
BACOLOD CITY – The Bacolod City Police Office has implemented a reshuffle affecting seven out of 10 station commanders here. Police Col. Joeresty Coronica, Bacolod police director, gave them three months to deliver results or face possible relief from their posts. The directive was announced...
The traditional "Pahalik" (kissing) of the image of the Jesus Nazareno started on Wednesday night, Jan. 7, at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila, 2 days before the much-anticipated Traslacion of the holy image on Friday, Jan. 9. According to the Manila Police District (MPD), about 4,000 devotees...
CEBU CITY – Suspected shabu worth almost P70 million was seized from two men in a buy-bust operation in Tagbilaran City, Bohol on Tuesday night, Jan. 6. Operatives of the Intelligence Unit of the Bohol Police Provincial Office arrested 39-year-old Felix Gallogo, the subject of the operation, and...
BACOLOD CITY – Fire incidents in this highly urbanized city decreased by 31.5 percent, from 295 in 2024 to only 202 in the past year, data from the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)-Bacolod City Fire Station on Wednesday showed. Fire Officer 2 Paul Servano, public information officer of...
DAVAO CITY – The National Bureau of Investigation-Davao disclosed on Wednesday, Jan. 7, that they are having a hard time pinpointing the mastermind behind the killing of a barangay chairman in Digos City, Davao del Sur last December. NBI-Davao special investigator Elias Leaño said that they and...
DAVAO CITY – A Davao City councilor announced on Tuesday, Jan. 6, that his committee is set to conduct a follow-up hearing this month on the new names of the 40 barangays here. Committee on Government Properties chairperson Councilor J. Melchor Quitain Jr. said that the Office of the Culture and...
DAVAO CITY – The Davao City Council is considering amendments to the city’s Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance to address emerging development issues, clarify regulatory provisions, and respond to the evolving physical and socio-economic landscape of the city. Committee on Socialized Housing...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Bureau of Fire Protection logged 536 fires here in 2025. Senior Fire Officer 3 Garry Fernandez, BFP-Zamboanga City Intelligence and Investigation chief, said 149 were categorized as structural and 387 were non-structural. Damage to property was placed at P80,883,250....
A 30-year-old man was arrested for allegedly raping his acquaintance’s niece in Pasig City, the Eastern Police District (EPD) said on Tuesday, Jan. 6. The EPD identified the suspect as “Jayson,” listed as the station’s No. 2 most wanted person. He was arrested on Friday, Jan. 2, in Barangay...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Two suspects were arrested on Monday, Jan. 5, for the murder of a truck driver over the weekend. The suspects were identified as Archie, 27, a resident of Barangay Manicahan here, and Jonel, 44, of Barangay Lunzuran, this city. Both vehemently denied involvement in the crime. The...
DAVAO CITY – The Bureau of Fire Protection is still conducting investigation on the fire that damaged the upper level of Gaisano Grand Citygate Mall here on Jan. 2. Almost a week after the P48-million fire, Davao City Fire District (DFCD) spokesperson Fire Senior Insp. Frances Marie Sendrijas...
