TACLOBAN CITY – A notorious leader of the New People’s Army was killed in an encounter with the 46th Infantry Battalion of the 8th Infantry Division in Barangay Cawayan, Catbalogan City, Samar on Dec. 13. The military identified the fatality as Artemio Solayao, alias Budil,...
LOPEZ, Quezon – The Sangguniang Barangay of Matinik here has declared a state of calamity after a ground rupture affected 15 houses and displaced around 51 families or 124 individuals on Sunday. The Barangay Disaster Risk Reduction Management Committee said that two classrooms at Matinik...
CAVITE – A fetus was found inside a parcel left in a vacant lot in Naic, Cavite, on Saturday, Dec. 14. A report from the Police Regional Office 4A said a food delivery rider who had his motorcycle repaired at a nearby shop noticed a foul-smelling package at the vacant lot. Upon inspecting...
For more than two decades, the humble and secluded sitio of Bairan, Naga City in Cebu, located some seven kilometers away from the main road, has been enveloped in darkness. Rough and treacherous road conditions complicate and delay the arrival of progress in this hilltop community. But...
CEBU CITY – A couple was shot dead after they allegedly refused to lend money to a 43-year-old man in San Francisco town, Camotes Island, Cebu, on Thursday. Police identified the suspect as Rey Cabahug Batiller. A MAN was apprehended for allegedly shooting a couple who refused to lend money to...
REAL, Quezon – A 19-year-old working student drowned in the sea of Purok 1, Barangay Tignoan, this town, on Dec. 11. Police identified the victim as Reymond Jeorge de Leon, single, from Barangay Pinagbuhatan, Pasig City. Investigation said the De Leon was swimming alone when he struggled...
CEBU CITY – Echoing the pronouncement of fellow lawmakers, Sen. Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. on Thursday denied speculations that there are moves to oust Senate President Chiz Escudero. SEN. Bong Revilla denies moves to oust Senate President Chiz Escudero during a press conference in Mandaue City...
ILOILO CITY – A former policemen was caught with approximately P500,000 worth of suspected shabu in a buy-bust operation in Balasan town, Iloilo province on Thursday. TAMPOL'S mugshot. The suspect was identified as alias Tampol. “This arrest serves as a stark reminder that the Philippine...
SAN NARCISO, Quezon – Troops arrested two suspected civilian New People’s Army supporters in an encounter here on Thursday, Dec. 12. The two individuals were identified as Ronilo and Genero. The 85th Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army was patrolling Barangay Guinhalinan when it engaged...
Over 800 technical-vocational scholars graduated in Bacoor City on Dec. 12. (Photo from the City Government of Bacoor/MANILA BULLETIN) CAVITE – More than 800 technical-vocational scholars graduated at the Strike Gymnasium in Bacoor City on Thursday, Dec. 12. The graduates were students of...
CEBU CITY – A jealous former lover allegedly gunned down a 38-year-old woman and her 14-year-old daughter inside their home in Barangay Valladolid, Carcar City, Cebu on Wednesday night, Dec.11. POLICE inspect the house where a mother and daughter were gunned down in Barangay...
ILOILO CITY – Police seized suspected shabu valued at more than P2 million from two drug pushers in a buy-bust operation in Pavia town, Iloilo province on Dec. 11. TWO drug suspects yield more than P2-million worth of suspected shabu in a Dec. 11, 2024 anti-drug operation in Pavia town, Iloilo...
