A leader of a drug syndicate being monitored by the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) was arrested in Compostela town in Cebu province on June 2, the police here confirmed on Wednesday. The suspect, Cader Chisno Magondacan, has been identified as a su…
The five governors of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) have formed a caucus to sustain peace and economic development between their respective provinces. In a statement Wednesday, Lanao del Sur Governor Mamintal Adiong Jr. s…
Mayor Jerry Treñas will request additional flights to and from Iloilo International Airport in Cabatuan town to cut the cost of plane tickets. “The airplane fares have become very expensive. We need more flights to and from Iloilo City to lower the pl…
In a bid to connect the islands here, a lawmaker announced on Wednesday the construction of a PHP300-million inter-island bridge project. Rep. Cindi King-Chan said PHP60 million will be allocated for the construction of phase 1 of the bridge project t…
A former undersecretary of the Department of Tourism (DOT) who hails from this capital city on Wednesday said he is now mapping out wide-scale plans for Negros Oriental province as the new governor intensifies efforts to boost local tourism. Woodrow ‘…
The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Bicol region (DSWD-5) and local government units (LGUs) in Albay province are preparing for possible response operations after the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) raised…
The Bureau of Customs (BOC)-Port of Clark on Wednesday said it confiscated over PHP2 million worth of ‘kush’ or high-grade marijuana in a shipment declared as denim jeans. Under the leadership of district collector Lawyer Elvira Cruz, the BOC-Port of …
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is ready to reinforce the local government units (LGUs) in case Taal and Mayon volcanoes erupt anew, Secretary Rex Gatchalian said on Wednesday. During the Kapihan sa Manila Bay media forum hoste…