CEBU CITY – A beach outing turned tragic when a motor banca capsized, killing two of four passengers in Badian, Cebu, on Black Saturday`. RESCUERS apply first aid to a passenger of a motor banca that sank off Badian town, Cebu province on Saturday, April 19. (Contributed photo) The...
ILOILO CITY — Thirty eight people were injured on Black Saturday, April 19, after an overloaded jeep flipped on its side in Miag-ao town, Iloilo province. The private jeep with 58 people (57 passengers and a driver) was on its way to a beach resort in San Joaquin town from Anilao town when the...
KALAYAAN, Laguna (AP) — Dozens of penitents whip their backs to atone for their sins during Good Friday rites in the streets of the southern Philippine town of Kalayaan, as Christians across this largely Catholic country commemorate the passion and sufferings of Jesus. A PERFORMER reenacts the...
TAGKAWAYAN, Quezon - A Grade 5 student drowned after he was stung by a jellyfish on Maundy Thursday in the sea of Barangay Candalapdap here. Police identified the victim as Angelo, a resident of the barangay. Investigation disclosed that the victim, together with his friends, were riding a...
More than 5 million devotees, some barefooted, walked from different parts of Metro Manila to join the annual trek to Antipolo City in Rizal Province on Thursday night, April 17. (Photo from Antipolo Cathedral's Facebook page) Rizal Police Provincial Office Director Col. Felipe Maraggun said around...
REAL, Quezon - The military recovered a New People's Army (NPA) arms stash after an encounter in Barangay Tanauan, here on Wednesday April 16. The Army 2nd Infantry Division said these were an M16 rifle, 14 long magazines, a hand grenade, two rounds of 40mm live ammunition, an ICOM radio, five...
Devotees continue to visit the Roman Catholic churches, including the Jubilee churches, in the diocese of Antipolo during the Holy Week. Diocesan Shrine and Parish of St. Clement in Angono, Rizal The Diocese of Antipolo, through Bishop Ruperto Santos, has designated 14 churches as Jubilee...
CEBU CITY – The Danao City Regional Trial Court Branch 80 in Cebu province granted the petition for mandamus filed by a barangay captain against a vice mayor and the National Liga ng mga Barangay (NLB). The court ruled in favor of Esperanza, Pilar Barangay Captain Mario Pagalan, who filed the...
ILOILO CITY—Four Public Utility Vehicle (PUV) drivers tested positive for illegal drug use during a random drug test conducted by the Western Visayas regional office of the Land Transportation Office (LTO) in Iloilo City. A RANDOM drug testing is conducted on public utility vehicle drivers in...
CEBU CITY – Eight public schools in Cebu were among the latest beneficiaries of an advocacy that seeks to provide digital learning tools to remotely located schools. TABLETS and Starlink satellite internet kits were given to a school in a far-flung area in Cebu. (Contributed photo) Through the...
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – The Land Transportation Office-Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon area) has issued a show-cause order summoning the registered owner of the Isuzu dropside truck involved in a tragic multi-vehicle crash in Calamba City on Sunday, April 13. READ:...
Authorities inspect the area in Tagaytay City where Dexter Roales’ body was discovered on April 7. (Photo from Cavite PPO/MANILA BULLETIN) CAVITE – Tagaytay Component City Police Station (CCPS) operatives arrested two suspects allegedly involved in the slaying of two sports utility...