BACOLOD City Police Office chief Pedrito Escarilla is stepping down from his post as he retires from the Philippine National Police (PNP) service on March 11.

Escarilla, who stayed as BCPO...

BACOLOD City Legal Office (CLO) chief Rayfrando Diaz II said on Tuesday that they are preparing for the filing of the ejectment case against the AVM Bernardo Engineering, the private operator of...

BACOLOD City Mayor Monico Puentevella said on Tuesday that he plans to meet with Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) commissioner Kim Henares on Thursday to discuss the tax woes of the small sugar...

PINOY music will be tackled in Congress.

The Original Pilipino Music Development Act (House Bill 4218) filed last year by Ifugao Representative Teddy Baguilat will be deliberated by the...

MORE than P1.2 million was given to the bereaved families of the 14 fallen Cordilleran Philippine National Police-Special Action Force commandos.

On Monday, the families of the 14...

FOR efficient disaster preparation and action, mayors are mandated to be more vigilant through Operation Listo.

The Department of the Interior and Local Government recently launched...

BOTH the military and police, including the local government unit of Misamis Oriental, have vowed to uphold the law to maintain the peace and security in the province and Cagayan de Oro.

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A PUBLIC school teacher was one of the eight persons recently arrested by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)-Northern Mindanao following two buy-bust operations it conducted.

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SECOND district Representative Rufus Rodriguez is open to the decision of the leaders of both houses of Congress to move the approval of the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) by June 30.

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A PROSECUTOR recommended yesterday the filing of a case of slight physical injuries, not frustrated murder, against the wife of a vice mayor who allegedly attacked another woman, using her pick-up...

CEBU City’s traffic managers advised the public to brace for heavy traffic in the North Reclamation Area (NRA) starting tomorrow, when a new rerouting plan is implemented.

The City Traffic...

THE Cebuana who facilitated the donation of P15 million worth of calamity and life support equipment to the Cebu City Government was dismayed by the City’s refusal to pay the P2.4-million cost of...

A DAVAO City councilor wants an official from the Department of Education (DepEd) to explain why elementary and high school football champion teams from the city were not chosen to represent the...

AN IMPROVISED explosive device (IED) hidden in a bag near the bus terminal in Kabacan, North Cotabato, was defused by authorities Tuesday afternoon.

The bomb was found as the military...

A DAVAO City councilor said Tuesday the tax-sharing scheme over a coal-fired power plant cannot be decided on until the result of an equipment inventory has been submitted.

The city...

POLICE operatives raided the house of a suspected drug pusher early Wednesday in Barangay Lower Camanjac, Dumaguete City and seized a large volume of suspected methamphetamine hydrochloride or "...

COMMANDERS of the military and police in Negros Oriental assured Wednesday that the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) in the province remain united...

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...

THE ILOILO City council has recommended charges against eight city officials and employees implicated in anomalies at the Iloilo terminal market.

In a 44-page committee report, the council...

THE Iloilo City Council's Committee on Engineering, Construction and Public Works wants the Philippine Ports Authority to stop the construction of a water tank at the city's roro port terminal,...

ILOILO City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog has named Donnalyn Rose Acap as officer-in-charge of the Transportation Management and Traffic Regulation Office (TMTRO).

Acap was head of TMTRO...

SENATE Majority Alan Peter Cayetano said Tuesday he will be divulging evidence in a few days that will prove that the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) coddled Malaysian terrorist Zulkifli bin...

JUSTICE Secretary Leila de Lima said Tuesday minors are the ones "most vulnerable" to become victims of sex abuse online because of their "curiosity and gullibility."

"More internet users...

THE Senate passed on third and final reading Monday a bill seeking to regulate and modernize the practice of pharmacy in the country.

ANGELES CITY -- Councilor Bryan Nepomuceno, who is planning to run for the city's vice-mayoralty post in 2016, said that he is supporting Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan for the best interest of the city...

ANGELES CITY – "The true essence of this annual celebration is to highlight the role of the women in society, which we are doing in the city every day. We have been fighting for women equality...

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO -- Governor Lilia Pineda expressed full support on Monday to the holding of Kiwanis Asia Pacific Convention 2015 from March 5 to 7 this year at the Clark Freeport with a theme...

MANGALDAN, Pangasinan -- At least 24 closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras have so far been installed by the local government in two of the most frequented areas of this town, said police....

DAGUPAN City was found to be the second most vulnerable to climate change among 16 Philippine key cities based on the assessment made by the World Wide Fund (WWF) Philippines and the Bank of the...

DAGUPAN CITY -- The Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) in Pangasinan will conduct a three-month simultaneous mass vaccination from March to May in order to eliminate human rabies cases in the...

THE private jet that skidded off the Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport in Tacloban City during the papal visit in January is still stuck inside the city’s airport complex as probe into the mishap is...

THE Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (Caap) will announce another round of limited operation of the Daniel Z. Romualdez (DZR) Airport to complete the repair of its runway.

Allan...

KEY officials of the National Maritime Polytechnic (NMP), a government maritime training and research agency in Tacloban City, recently met with Japanese workers union group leaders to discuss...

GOVERNMENT troops thwarted a possible bombing plot of the Abu Sayyaf's Urban Terrorist Group (UTG) in Basilan after they recovered bombmaking materials, the military reported Tuesday.

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POLICE arrested a barangay official who is wanted for murder in Zamboanga Sibugay, an official said Tuesday.

Wilfredo Bantoy, 56, a councilman in Barangay Dipolod, Salug, Zamboanga del...

A MOTORCADE around Zamboanga City today, March 4, kicks off the Bureau of Internal Revenue's (BIR) campaign to remind the public to pay proper taxes.

Alert Alocilja, BIR regional director,...