Provinces
Antipolo City Jail raided
The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) conducted a surprise inspection of Antipolo City Jail in Rizal. The operation was...
Cebu City LGU registers with Uber
The Cebu City Hall will initially register six of its vehicles on the Uber platform for official and exclusive use...
Smuggled luxury vehicles seized in Cebu
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has intercepted the smuggling of some luxury cars in the port of Cebu. BOC alleged...
Taytay Municipal Hall gets bomb threat
Staffmembers of Taytay Municipal Hall and the adjacent building that houses the court in Rizal have received bomb threats. This prompted...
PAF fights with alleged NPAs in Batangas
Members of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) have clashed with suspected communist rebels in Batangas. This comes after government forces...
ASG abducts 6 Sulu residents
Suspected members of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) have abducted six (6) residents of Patikul, Sulu. Those taken hostage included two minors....
Road mishap kills 4 in Tanauan City
A road accident has killed four persons and injured eight others in Tanauan City, Batangas on Thursday. This happened after...
8 drown in Binangonan, Rizal
Eight persons are killed after their boat overturned in a fish pen in Binangonan, Rizal. Binangonan Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction...
Duterte to declare Oct. 26 holiday in Cebu
President Rodrigo Duterte is set to sign an executive order declaring October 26 a non-working holiday in Cebu. This is...
Criminal cases to be filed vs. Maasim mayor
Several criminal complaints are set to be filed against Maasim, Sarangani Mayor Aniceto Lopez Jr. on Monday afternoon. The Philippine...
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