BAGUIO CITY – The iconic Kennon Road, one of the three gateways to this city, the others being the Aspiras-Palispis Highway or Marcos Highway and the Bauang-Baguio or Naguilian Road, reopened on Saturday, December 23, to light vehicles to ease traffic going to the Summer Capital. THE Lion’s Head on …
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Jaro Archbishop Lazo tells faithful: Find peace in your hearts
ILOILO CITY – Catholics in Iloilo and Guimaras were urged to find peace in their hearts and express solidarity with the children of Gaza amid the Israel-Hamas war this Christmas. ARCHBISHOP Jose Romeo Lazo (center) leads the Christmas Day Mass at the Jaro Metropolitan Cathedral in Iloilo City. (Archdiocese of …
Read More »Marcos: May Christmas season bring light to our hearts
President Marcos wished that Christmas would bring love and strengthen bonds among Filipino families. Marcos made the statement through a Facebook post on Monday, Dec. 25. “Nawa’y magdala ang Kapaskuhan ng liwanag sa ating mga puso at muling magbukas ng pintuan para sa pagmamahal at pagkakabuklod (May the Christmas season …
Read More »Army, NPA clash on Christmas Eve
BACOLOD CITY – The military recovered a firearm in an encounter with the New People’s Army (NPA) in Sitio Tayubong, Barangay Puso, La Castellana, Negros Occidental on Christmas Eve. TROOPS recover a .45 caliber pistol after a clash with the New People’s Army (NPA) in Barangay Puso, La Castellana, Negros …
Read More »Marcos to Pinoys: Be ‘parol’ that gives light, joy to others
President Marcos has called on Filipinos to be the “parol” that illuminates the lives of others this Christmas by being caring, understanding, and helpful during the Yuletide Season. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (Bongbong Marcos/YouTube) Marcos said this ahead of the Christmas celebration on Monday, Dec. 25. In a video …
Read More »106-year-old ‘lola’ gets P100,000 cash gift from Taguig LGU
Another centenarian was given a cash gift of P100,000 by the Taguig City government. Mayor Lani Cayetano personally visited Lola Maria Billones in Barangay Western Bicutan to greet her on her 106th birthday on Dec. 21. During the visit, Billones received a check amounting to P100,000 from the city government …
Read More »63K passengers flock to sea ports — PCG
A personnel of Philippine Coast Guard Station Abra de Ilog in Occidental Mindoro conducts a pre-departure inspection inside a passenger vessel bound for Batangas Port on Dec. 21, 2023. (Photo: PCG) Around 63,000 passengers were monitored in all sea ports around the country on Saturday, Dec. 23, as the exodus …
Read More »Bacolod police unveil P10-M building
BACOLOD CITY – The Bacolod City Police Office unveiled its third standard Philippine National Station building here on Thursday, December 21. The three-story building in a 500-square meter lot donated by businessman Roy Villa in Barangay Felisa was built for P10 million and funded by the Office of Abang Lingkod …
Read More »DILG, OCD discuss strategic plans to prepare for ‘El Niño’
(DILG PHOTO) The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the Office of the Civil Defense (OCD) have mapped out plans in a bid to control and mitigate the ill effects of the El Niño phenomenon in Cagayan Valley. In a statement, the DILG Regional Office II stressed …
Read More »Cops in Roxas, Or. Mindoro steps up security measures for Christmas
Police Capt. Clyde B. Kalyawen, chief of police of Roxas Municipal Police Station in Oriental Mindoro, supervises the implementation of intensified security measures in a bid to ensure the peaceful celebration of Christmas in the town. (photo: Roxas MPS) The Roxas Municipal Police Station (MPS) in Oriental Mindoro has intensified …
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