Over 3,000 new Covid-19 infections were recorded by the Department of Health (DOH) during the past week. In a bulletin issued on Monday, Jan. 2, DOH showed that a total of 3,458 new cases were recorded in the Philippines from Dec. 26, 2022 until Jan. 1, 2023. The average number of daily Covid-19...
CAMP Marcelo A. Adduru, Tuguegarao City, Cagayan – A member of the Philippine National Police-Special Action Force arrested a 41-year-old man for indiscriminate firing in Barangay San Luis, Cauayan City, Isabela on New Year’s Day. Police said an intoxicated Danilo Grandeza fired his caliber .45...
ILOILO CITY – The New Year celebration in Western Visayas region was generally peaceful, police said. TOURISTS watch the fireworks display ushering in the New Year at the beach front of world-famous Boracay Island. (Malay-Boracay Tourism Office) "The peaceful celebration is attributed to the...
CEBU CITY – At least 37 firecracker-related incidents were recorded in Central Visayas from Dec. 2 to New Year’s Day. Data from the Department of Health-Central Visayas showed that two persons were wounded by stray bullets in Cebu province and Lapu-Lapu City. Most of the firecracker-related...
THE Bureau of Fire Protection extracts victims of a truck which plunged into a ravine and crashed into a house in Tacloban City on New Year’s Day. (BFP-SRF Region VIII FB) TACLOBAN CITY – Two persons were killed while seven others were injured after a truck fell into a ravine and rammed a house...
CABANATUAN CITY, Nueva Ecija – A policeman assigned to the Philippine National Police unit in charge of going after rogue policemen is facing charges for allegedly shooting two persons on New Year’s Day here. A report from Nueva Ecija Police Provincial Office said a drunk Patrolman Quibuyen,...
The country's top two leaders said they were praying that the Philippines would be stronger and more stable, and that Filipinos would unite and have better lives this 2023. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. and VIce President Sara Duterte (Bongbong Marcos YouTube channel) President...
As the country welcomed the new year, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte revealed their wishes for the year 2023, including having enough time for sleep for their families, and acquiring new skills. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. and Vice President...
The breakdown of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP)'s old Air Traffic Management (ATM) system plus its backup on New Year's day affected 244 flights and 24,000 passengers of the Philippine Airlines PAL Group alone. The 244 flights affected comprise 60 percent of PAL's total...
K-pop artists BTS’ J-Hope and Tomorrow X Together (TXT) ushered in the New Year in the US with performances at the iconic Times Square in New York City and Disneyland Park in California. J-Hope and TXT were invited to perform at the annual Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve celebration on...
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Board chaired by President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr., approved last December 16 the Philippine Development Plan for 2023-2028, with the following key macroeconomic targets: gross domestic product (GDP) growth ranging from 6.5 to 8.0 percent;...
QUIRINO – Firecracker ban paid off, at least in the province of Quirino which recorded zero casualties in the entire Region 2 during the celebration of New Year’s Day. The Quirino Philippine National Police said the Department of Health (DOH) had not recorded any case of firecracker-related...
