Ilocos Sur town mayor suspended
Mayor Brigido Camarillo of Sta. Maria, Ilocos Sur has been suspended for 60 days for gross negligence and dereliction of duty. .....»»
Chavit’s convoy flagged on EDSA busway
Former Ilocos Sur governor Luis “Chavit” Singson will give P100,000 in cash reward to traffic enforcers of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority who accosted yesterday his two-vehicle convoy for using the EDSA bus lane......»»
6 areas hit dangerous heat index hits on Monday
MANILA, Philippines — Six areas experienced a dangerous peak heat index on Monday according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa). Based on Pagasa’s latest computed heat index as of 5:00 p.m., Dagupan City, Pangasinan and Bacnotan, La Union both had a 44ºC (degrees Celsius) heat index. Meanwhile, Sinait, Ilocos Sur, Puerto.....»»
Three-leg Indigenous Peoples Games set
The Philippine Sports Commission will hold three regional legs of the Indigenous Peoples Games this year beginning with the Luzon leg in Salcedo, Ilocos Sur on April 19 and 20......»»
Mayor Cabaron volleyball tilt resumes on Saturday
CEBU CITY, Philippines — After a week-long pause, the 1st Mayor Inocentes Cabaron Invitational Inter-Town Volleyball Tournament resumes its hardcourt action tomorrow at the Moalboal Covered Court in south Cebu this weekend. The host town, Moalboal, and Barili, will fight for the top spot in the men’s division. Both teams have identical 3-0 (win-loss) records......»»
Zamboanga del Norte town mayor dismissed over illegal cockfight permits
Former Sindangan town Mayor Rosendo Labadlabad and five barangay officials are perpetually barred from holding government office.....»»
Mayor Rama mum on including town reps in MCWD’s board
Mayor Rama mum on including town reps in MCWD’s board.....»»
Ombudsman junks raps vs Tabuk mayor
Suspended Mayor Darwin Estrañero of Tabuk City in Kalinga can report to work on Monday......»»
Moalboal inter-town hoopla unfolds on March 9
CEBU CITY, Philippines— The Municipality of Moalboal will once again roll out the red carpet for sports as the cash-rich 2nd Mayor Inocentes Cabaron Invitational Inter-town tournament unfolds on March 9 at the town’s sports complex. A dozen teams will compete for a whopping P500,000 worth of cash prizes in this annual cage fest. For.....»»
P34-M worth shabu seized in Lanao del Sur
Agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency seized P34 million worth of shabu from a dealer based in this city who was entrapped in Malabang town in Lanao del Sur on Monday......»»
Money lending firm collector killed in Zamboanga del Sur ambush
Gunmen killed a collector of a local money lending firm in a daytime ambush in Barangay Lutlutan in Dimataling town, Zamboanga del Sur on Wednesday......»»
Division of Wao, Lanao del Sur feared to provoke violence anew
WAO, Lanao del Sur (MindaNews / 10 March) — Residents of this town fear a return to its bloody past – a time in the 1970s when land conflict pitted the Christian settlers against the native Moro inhabitants – if a bill proposing to divide it into two pushes through at the Bangsamoro Parliament. Parliament […].....»»
Ranking BIFF member die in Maguindanao del Sur clash
Soldiers shot dead a senior member of the outlawed Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters and arrested his father in an encounter in Mamasapano town in Maguindanao del Sur before dawn Monday......»»
Residents of floating village in Agusan Sur surviving on relief aid after flood
TALACOGON, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews / 24 February) – Residents of La Flora, a floating village in this town, continue to grapple with the aftermath of the devastating flood that struck the province on January 31. Roselyn Santin, a mother of four, expressed on Friday that their survival hinges solely on relief aid provided by […].....»»
Woman dead, father wounded in Maguindanao del Sur robbery
Robbers shot dead a helpless 28-year-old woman and wounded her father in a highway heist in Barangay Libutan in Mamasapano town, Maguindanao del Sur on Wednesday......»»
2 suspects in ambush of doctor in Maguindanao del Sur surrender to cops
Two of the three suspects in an ambush of a 28-year-old physician in Buluan town in Maguindanao del Sur last February 3 surrendered to the police on Wednesday. .....»»
P6.9-M worth shabu confiscated in Lanao del Sur
Anti-narcotics agents seized P6.9 million worth of shabu from a dealer entrapped in Barangay Bugaran in Poona Bayabao town in Lanao del Sur on Tuesday......»»
Government physician hurt in Maguindanao del Sur ambush
A 28-year-old government physician was seriously injured in an ambush in Buluan town, the capital of Maguindanao del Sur, on Saturday night......»»
Another Maguindanao del Sur school official perish in ambush
Gunmen along a highway shot dead a school principal in Sultan sa Barongis, Maguindanao del Sur on Monday afternoon, the second education official in the same town killed in an ambush in just two months......»»
Seven Zambo Sur relatives seeking jobs found buried in Lanao Norte
Seven bodies belonging to one family from Zamboanga del Sur were found buried in a remote town in Sapad, Lanao del Norte last Sunday, January 6, three of whom were minors......»»
Agusan mayor offers P100k bounty for arrest of suspects who killed 2 farm workers
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews / 8 March) – San Francisco Mayor Grace Carmel Paredes-Bravo has offered a P100,000 cash reward for residents who can provide information leading to the apprehension of the suspects behind the fatal shooting of two oil palm workers and the injury of another during an ambush on February 29 […].....»»