TACLOBAN CITY – Work in government offices and classes in public and private schools in parts of Leyte province have been suspended for the 11th anniversary of super typhoon “Yolanda” (Haiyan) on Friday, Nov. 8. ROMUALDEZ (FB) Mayor Alfred Romualdez here issued an executive order suspending...
BACOLOD CITY – The Bacolod Yuhum Foundation Inc. has raised P1 million for victims of severe tropical storm “Kristine,” particularly in the Bicol region. The MassKara Festival 2024 organizer initiated a MassKarade Ball dubbed “Sapphirus” to raise funds for those deeply impacted by the...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The city government sent water and medicines to victims of severe tropical storm “Kristine” in Bicol on Thursday, Oct. 31. MAYOR John Dalipe poses during the transport of assistance to storm-hit areas in the Bicol region. (Mayor John Dalipe page) It sent 8,000...
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Mayor John Dalipe issued two executive orders to ensure the peaceful and orderly observance of All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day here. A vendor prepares items for sale for All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day in Zamboanga City. (City Hall PIO) Executive Order 2024-069...
CEBU CITY – Aside from two residents, a lawyer has also filed a petition before the Commission on Elections (Comelec) seeking to disqualify dismissed Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes from next year’s polls. Lawyer Ervin Estandarte, a resident of Barangay Pagsabungan, Mandaue, asked the Comelec...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The city government launched on Wednesday, Oct. 30, the 911 Emergency Response, a program designed to provide real time response to emergency calls. MAYOR John Dalipe shakes hands with an operator of the 911 desk during the launching of the emergency response system in Zamboanga...
CEBU CITY – For allegedly lying in his Certificate of Candidacy (COC), dismissed Mandaue City Mayor Jonas is facing a petition for disqualification before the Commission on Elections (Comelec). CORTES (center). (FB) Two petitioners, both residents of Barangay Labogon, Mandaue, accused...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Albee Benitez has donated P2.5-million worth of assistance to kiosk tenants affected by tropical cyclone “Kristine” and extended the MassKara Festival celebration until Oct. 31. The five-day extension from Oct. 27 to 31 benefitted food kiosks at the Bacolod City...
Marikina City Mayor Marcy Teodoro has suspended classes in all levels in both public and private schools in the city on Thursday, October 24. Teodoro said both face-to-face and asynchronous classes will remain suspended as the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services...
ILOILO CITY – The role of Raisa Treñas-Chu, mayoral candidate and daughter of Mayor Jerry Treñas here, has been questioned anew. Chu has been taking a forefront role in public functions despite no longer having an appointive position in the Iloilo City government when she resigned on Oct. 7,...
BACOLOD CITY – Classes in several local government units in Negros Occidental, including this city, and sea trips were cancelled on Tuesday, Oct. 22, due to heavy rain from tropical storm “Kristine.” Mayor Albee Benitez here extended the suspension of classes in all public and private...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The municipal government of Sibuco, Zamboanga del Norte has offered a P100,000 reward for information that would lead to the safe recovery of kidnapped American Elliot Onil Eastman. Sibuco Mayor Joel M. Ventura announced the reward on Tuesday Oct. 22, with another P50,000...
