To ensure a safe New Year celebration, Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso on Tuesday, Dec. 30, urged the public to avoid illegal firecrackers and warned that violators may be arrested. Domagoso stressed that the Manila Police District (MPD) will intensify patrols and confiscate...
CALASIAO, Pangasinan – A former mayor of Santo Domingo town, Nueva Ecija province was arrested in a buy-bust operation in Talavera, Nueva Ecija on New Year’s Eve. Recovered from the suspect, considered a high-value individual in the illegal drugs trade, were suspected shabu valued at P476,000...
The local government of Pasig on Tuesday, Dec. 30, announced it will impose a P5,000 fine on anyone caught using firecrackers and pyrotechnics outside designated zones. Mayor Vico Sotto earlier said the city did not issue any special permits to sell firecrackers, leaving no one authorized to sell...
BAGUIO CITY – Mayor Benjamin Magalong said there is no foul play in the death of former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Undersecretary Maria Catalina Cabral in Barangay Camp 4, Kennon Road, Tuba, Benguet. “Personally, I am convinced that there was no foul play, and I also have no...
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto on Saturday, Dec. 27, said the local government and authorities will arrest all sellers of illegal firecrackers in the city ahead of New Year’s Day. On Friday, Dec. 26, the mayor said the Pasig PNP arrested an online seller of illegal firecrackers and confiscated the...
BAGUIO CITY – Mayor Benjamin Magalong assured the people that security and safety plans remain in place for the expected influx of tourists this holiday season here. According to Magalong, the city government does not see the need for major changes in the overall security and safety framework for...
DAVAO CITY — Close to 12,000 fishermen from the first district here received Christmas food packs from the Dutertes during a two-day distribution held on Dec. 22 and 23, providing assistance to coastal communities experiencing lean fishing conditions this season. The distribution was conducted...
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto said contractor spouses Pacifico “Curlee” and Cezarah “Sarah” Discaya are allegedly threatening their former employees who may testify against them and blackmailing lawmakers and seeking payment to avoid their inclusion in the so-called “ledger” of...
BACOLOD CITY – This highly-urbanized city is investigating an allegation of spoiled food served during Employees ' Day on Friday, Dec. 19, following concerns aired by numerous employees, including department and office heads. Mayor Greg Gasataya has directed all department and office heads...
Following the arrest of contractor Cezarah “Sarah” Discaya in connection with the alleged P96.5-million ghost flood control project in Davao Occidental, Mayor Vico Sotto reminded the public not to fall for propaganda portraying the Discaya couple as merely “small fish” or just...
Marikina City Mayor Maan Teodoro on Saturday, Dec. 20, led the payment of P15 million to Manila Water as an initial settlement of Barangay Tumana’s ballooning debt, which earlier resulted in the disconnection of water services that affected around 3,000 residents on Dec. 18. The mayor, together...
BAGUIO CITY – Mayor Benjamin Magalong here said the family of former Department of Public Works and Highways Undersecretary Maria Catalina Cabral rejected an autopsy and deoxyribonucleic acid test to determine the exact cause of her death. Magalong, head of the Cordillera Regional Peace and Order...
