THE Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (Noppo) and Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) yesterday joined the National Day of Mourning for the deaths of 44 elite Philippine National Police-...

THE two policemen eyed as suspects in the killing of Police Officer 2 John Gallenero Jr. Tuesday were relieved yesterday from their respective assignments at the La Carlota City Police Station and...

THE Bacolod City Water District (Baciwa) inaugurated its Santorini well at Eroreco Subdivision in Barangay Mandalagan yesterday.

The opening of the well was led Baciwa chairman Maria Aida...

BAGUIO-Benguet Bishop Cenzon calls on the community to pray for the fallen police who died in Maguindanao.

Cenzon made the call for prayers Thursday morning amid outrage in the ambush of a...

LET us celebrate the 20th Baguio City Flower Festival.

The City Government of Baguio and the Baguio Flower Festival Foundation Inc. are inviting residents of Baguio and nearby...

BENGUET Representative Ronald Cosalan is opposing the re-routing plans of TPLEX.

In a press conference, Cosalan said the construction of the 88.4-kilometer Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union...

A TRIBAL group leader is pressing on the government to stop coercing the indigenous people (IP) of San Luis, Agusan del Sur to sign the document that would pave the way for the entry of mining...

FOR violating manufacturing laws, Christmas lights estimated to be worth P160,000 were destroyed by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) at the City Engineers Office (CEO) compound in...

CONDUCT an investigation but pursue the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) no matter what.

This was the call of the leader of a Muslim group, which is advocating for peace in Mindanao, amid the...

NOT all barangays in Cebu City have a completely functional materials recovery facility (MRF).

DELINQUENT taxpayers in Cebu City may be in for a tax holiday.

In his proposed ordinance, Councilor Noel Wenceslao wants to waive interest on unpaid real property taxes (RPT).

THE Cebu City Government is set to form its own project team to supervise the implementation of the Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project.

THE suspected gunrunner who was arrested for selling firearms to operatives of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG)-Davao at an eatery in Calinan, Davao City on January 21 will be...

THE case filed against an Army soldier accused of killing his colleague in a shooting incident at their camp at Sitio Pag-asa, Paquibato Davao City on January was raffled off to the Regional Trial...

THE regional office of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD 11) is targeting a total of 21,190 beneficiaries for its Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP).

Julius R....

THE local government unit (LGU) of Tayasan, Negros Oriental declared a state of calamity on Monday following the damages brought by Tropical Depression Queenie.

Vice Mayor Julius Bromo, in...

A BODY was found and retrieved by passenger vessels off Dumaguete City and Siquijor Tuesday morning.

The body was identified as that of Michael Narciso of Bolisong village in Manjuyod,...

A SEVEN-YEAR-OLD girl died after she accidentally fell down while holding a kitchen knife.

Jhosaine Diama of Purok 5, Barangay West Balabag, Valencia, Negros Oriental, was proclaimed dead...

ILOILO City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog has ordered the close monitoring of illicit call centers operating as internet shops to avoid payment of the mandatory business permit and license.

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A PROPERTY developer is providing houses to 600 families who are victims of Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) in Passi City.

Guillermo Choa, chairman of Property Company of Friends or Pro-Friends,...

MORE than 2,000 farmers from Western Visayas received Friday farm machineries from the Department of Agriculture (DA).

The turnover of farm machineries worth P75,298,024.50 was held at the...

MEMBERS of the House of Representatives moved to provide financial assistance to members of the Philippine National Police – Special Action Forces (PNP-SAF) slain in Mamasapano, Maguindanao last...

SENATOR Miriam Defensor Santiago has filed a bill seeking to define and penalize the crime of stalking.

Santiago said it becomes easier to stalk other persons nowadays through social...

THE northeast monsoon is affecting Luzon while parts of the country can experience rain showers, the state weather bureau said Saturday.

The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and...

SASMUAN -- "No more illegal dumpsite in Sasmuan. No more garbage in riverbanks."

So said Mayor Nardo Velasco on Friday as he led the clearing operations and closure of the illegal dumpsite...

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO – "In every nook and cranny of our city are common folk, volunteers and group who take on a social mission just like what our local hero Pedro Abad Santos did during his time...

MABALACAT CITY -- The City Government here is eyeing a grander Caragan Festival 2015 set on February 16 to 20.

Highlights of the festival include the street dancing, which will be...

LINGAYEN -- The Provincial Employment and Services Office (Peso) here recorded a significant decrease in the number of illegal recruitment, including human trafficking, cases in the province of...

LINGAYEN -- Bay Watch continues in the Lingayen beach this yuletide season till the first week of the new year as the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) anticipates...

LINGAYEN -- The Liga ng mga Barangay provincial federation is set to hold a provincial anti-drug summit here to discuss and plot a massive intensified campaign against illegal drugs down to the...

THE search continued Friday for three missing persons believed to be buried alive by landslide in Mercedes village in Catbalogan City in Samar, the Office of the Civil Defence (OCD) reported....

THE Department of Health (DOH) Eastern Visayas office has reported 32 victims of firecracker-related injuries in the region or 30 percent lower compared to last year’s New Year revelries.

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TACLOBAN City Mayor Alfred Romualdez asked city residents to take part in different activities set for the visit of Pope Francis in Leyte on January 17.

“Basically, we should be happy for...

THE Philippine National Police Academy Alumni Association (PNPAAA)-Zamboanga del Sur members have shaved their heads as they mourn the death of their fallen comrades who are members of the Special...

THE Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) has released P10 million for the implementation and improvement of water system projects in three towns in the region.

Lemuel Mejares...

THE Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) central office is allocating P200,000 to introduce improvements at the BJMP-administered Zamboanga City Reformatory Center (ZCRC).

Chief...