SANTA CRUZ, Laguna – A biology student and beauty queen was killed in a fire at the Laguna State Polytechnic University College of Arts and Sciences in Barangay Bubukal here on Thursday afternoon, March 13. MACALACAY (FB) Police identified the victim as Trisha Macalacay, an official of the...
CEBU CITY – Four pulpit panels missing for decades were finally returned to Cebu. THE four pulpit panels were formally turned over to the Archdiocese of Cebu on Thursday, March 13. (Contributed photo) Missing since the 1980s, the sacred artifacts belonging to the Archdiocesan Shrine of...
The Office of the President declared March 22, Saturday, a special non-working holiday in Cavite to commemorate the 156th birth anniversary of General Emilio Aguinaldo. Proclamation No. 822 stated that the holiday seeks to give Caviteños full opportunity to participate in the commemorative...
CAVITE – Authorities apprehended a drug suspect and confiscated P221,000 worth of suspected shabu in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Amaya 2, Tanza, on Wednesday, March 12. The Cavite Police Provincial Office (PPO) identified the suspect as alias Chris. The suspect was caught in the act of...
CEBU CITY – Key political figures in Cebu have expressed support for former President Rodrigo Duterte as the Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) was placed on heightened alert following the developments in the nation’s capital. DUTERTE Dismissed Mayors Jonas Cortes of...
SARIAYA, Quezon – The driver of Barangay Gibanga here was gunned down on Tuesday afternoon, March 11. Police identified the victim as Mario Pantoja. Investigation said Pantoja was parking a barangay patrol vehicle in front of the house of the barangay captain in Purok 7,...
MABINI, Batangas - A woman was killed in a fire in Barangay San Juan here on Tuesday afternoon, March 11. A WOMAN was killed in a fire in Barangay San Juan, Mabini, Batangas on March 11. (Photo via Danny Estacio) The victim was identified as Michelle Hernandez. Hernandez was...
(File photo) It’s all systems go for the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) as it is set to hold this year’s first quarter Nationwide Simultaneous Earthquake Drill (NSED) on Thursday, March 14, and the focus will be on Laguna’s ability to integrate its response capabilities with Metro Manila in...
CEBU CITY – Legal obstacles may still continue to hound dismissed Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes even if he wins in the May elections. CORTES (FB) Despite an order by the Office of the Ombudsman perpetually disqualifying him from holding public office, Cortes was still allowed to run as mayor in...
SARIAYA, Quezon – A 39-year-old woman was killed and three others were injured in a head-on collision between two buses before dawn on Monday, March 10, in Barangay Castañas here. Police identified the victim as Ria, who died on the spot. Investigation said a JAC Liner bus driven by...
ILOILO CITY – The first madrasah school building or Islamic law school in Western Visayas region will be constructed in Sara town, Iloilo province. THE design of the school building for Muslim learners in Sara town, Iloilo province. (Iloilo PSB) The Iloilo provincial...
CAVITE – A man and his cohort who were initially reported to be carrying a bladed weapon were also found to be in possession of suspected shabu on Monday, March 10, in Imus City. A report from the Police Regional Office 4A said the Imus Component City Police Station (CCPS) received a report from...
