ILOILO CITY – The killing of Vice Mayor Julio M. Estolloso by Sangguniang Bayan (SB) member Mihrel Senatin in Ibajay town, Aklan province was complete shock as the two are political allies. Police Major Rajiv Salbino, chief of the Ibajay Municipal Police Station, said that politics is unlikely...
TACLOBAN CITY – A fire gutted the house of Llorente, Eastern Samar Mayor Christine Cardona in Llorente on Thursday morning, Aug. 7. Initial investigation disclosed that Cardona was traveling when the fire broke out. The caretaker said the fire originated at around 11 a.m. from one of the...
The police power of the town mayor of San Simon, Pampanga was suspended by the National Police Commission (Napolcom) after he was arrested for extortion, it was bared on Friday. Aug. 8. Commissioner Rafael Vicente R. Calinisan, vice chairperson and executive officer of the Napolcom, ordered the...
Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso criticized the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) for implementing infrastructure and flood control projects in the city without coordinating with the local government. “Tumigil na po kayo nang pagpapagawa ng hindi kayo nagkokonsulta...
ILOILO CITY – Vice Mayor Julio M. Estolloso of Ibajay town in Aklan province was shot dead by Sangguniang Bayan (SB) Member Mihrel Senatin on Friday morning, Aug. 8. The incident occurred around 9:15 a.m. inside the SB office where the 43-year-old Senatin entered and requested copies of local...
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto on Thursday, Aug. 7, said the local government is eyeing the dredging of San Agustin Creek after flash floods were reported along Urbano Velasco and nearby streets when the creek’s water level rose above the drainage lines on Wednesday, Aug. 6. “Yesterday, the...
To ensure every child is protected and healthy, some elementary students received Measles-Rubella (MR), Tetanus-Diphtheria (Td), and Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines during a school-based immunization program held at Senate President Neptali A. Gonzales Integrated School in Mandaluyong City on...
DAVAO CITY – Acting Davao City Vice Mayor Rodrigo "Rigo" Duterte II visited on Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 5, fire victims in Purok 7, Barangay 8-A, a day after the blaze gutted down 18 houses and displaced 25 families. Duterte distributed financial and relief aid, including food packs, to affected...
Muntinlupa Mayor Ruffy Biazon announced that the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) has allowed the entry of public utility vehicles (PUVs) inside the New Bilibid Prison Reservation to transport thousands of students from two public schools. Thousands of students and teachers of Pamantasan ng Lungsod...
BACOLOD CITY – This highly-urbanized city is considering terminating two drainage projects being handled by the same contractor due to delays in their completion. Mayor Greg Gasataya announced that these projects are located in Purok Nangka, Barangay 3 and the reclamation area near the Pope...
The Malabon City government collected over 6,500 cubic meters of trash in just one week following days of heavy rainfall in late July. City officials said on Tuesday, August 5, that while their teams responded promptly to clear streets and waterways once the floodwaters receded, the volume of...
Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno" Domagoso has publicly criticized the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) for announcing the closure of the southbound lane of the Dimasalang Bridge without first securing the necessary permits and coordinating with the local government. Domagoso...
