Mandaue fire: 400 individuals displaced, P280K goes up in smoke
MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — Almost 400 individuals were displaced by the Mandaue fire that hit three puroks of the city past 11 a.m. on Thursday, May 23. A report shared by the Mandaue City Fire Office, showed that 60 houses were destroyed and two others were partially damaged. As of 3 p.m, 70 families and.....»»
Paciones faces acid test in Kumbati 17 slugfest
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Unbeaten Cebuano prospect Arvin Jhon “The Sniper” Paciones will return to Cebu for the “Kumbati 17” fight card of the Omega Sports Promotions slated on June 29 at the Liloan Gymnasium in Liloan town, north Cebu. Paciones, who is based in Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam, is one of the.....»»
WTE plant solution to landfill crisis, say
DAVAO City Councilor Louie John J. Bonguyan advocated for the Waste-to-Energy (WTE) plant as the solution to the city's landfill issue......»»
Baguio City to get upgraded telco service quality
Baguio City officials recently granted Mayor Benjamin Magalong authority to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Phil-Tower Consortium Inc. to improve the quality of telecommunications in the city......»»
2 injured in Cessna plane crash in Philippines
MANILA, May 21 (Xinhua) -- Two people aboard a Cessna 172 plane were injured after their aircraft crashed into the waters of La Union province, north of Manila, on Tuesday morning, the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) said. The training aircraft reportedly went down a few minutes after it took off from the San Fernando Airport while conducting touch-and-go flights. The flight instructor.....»»
35,371 Makati students receive grocery packs
The city government of Makati yesterday started the distribution of grocery packs to 35,371 public school students who have completed academic year 2023-2024......»»
Trainer plane crashes off La Union; 2 hurt
A pilot instructor and his student were injured when a trainer plane crashed off the coast of Barangay Canaoay in this city yesterday......»»
Mandaue, DPWH clear manholes in city to prepare for rainy season
MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — Mandaue City and the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) are coordinating to clear the manholes along the national roads in the city. On Tuesday, May 21, personnel of the Mandaue City Engineering Office (CEO) and DPWH 6th District Engineering Office desilted and declogged manholes located near Cebu Rolling Hills.....»»
Earthquake ‘swarm’ near Naples, Italy rattles residents
Authorities evacuated 39 families near the Italian city of Naples and schools were closed on Tuesday after a wave of tremors of a strength not seen for decades sparked panic but no injuries. One 4.4-magnitude quake was registered shortly after 8:00 pm (1800 GMT) on Monday evening at a depth of 2.5 kilometres (1.6 miles), according to.....»»
Dengue cases spike in Baguio City
Physician Donnabel Tibera-Panes, chief of the Baguio City Epidemiology Surveillance Unit of the Baguio City Health Services Office (CHSO) raised the alarm over the spike of dengue cases in the city, citing a high number of persons acquiring the mosquito-borne disease in the first quarter and until May this year......»»
Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, May 20
NEW DELHI -- At least 17 people were killed and eight others injured Monday after a pickup vehicle carrying them skidded off the road and fell into a gorge in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh, police said. The accident occurred near Bahpani village in Kabirdham district, about 173 km northwest of Raipur, the capital city of Chhattisgarh. (India-Road Accident) - - - - MANILA -- Philippine Se.....»»
Raymond Garcia suspends new Palaro procurements pending review
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Acting Cebu City Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia has ordered the “immediate suspension” of all new procurements related to the city’s hosting of the Palarong Pambansa 2024 in July pending a review of the proposals. Garcia said he wants to make sure that they only spend government funds on what’s needed. “Daghan.....»»
Uncle beating his young nephew in viral video nabbed
CEBU CITY, Philippines – A 24-year-old man landed in jail after surveillance footage, which went viral, caught him beating his 7-year-old nephew inside their residence in Brgy. Labangon, Cebu City. The incident has also caught the attention of the city government which assured that the suspect will face legal consequences for his actions. Last Sunday,.....»»
CVFA kicks off ‘PFF U19 Nat’l Championship 2024’ on May 21
CEBU CITY, Philippines— The Central Visayas Football Association (CVFA) will compete in Group A of the Philippine Football Federation (PFF) U19 Boys National Championship 2024 Division 1 on Tuesday, May 21, at the Dynamic Herb-Borromeo Sports Complex in this city. As the host, CVFA will face three top football associations from Visayas and Mindanao in.....»»
Olympic fencer, Quezon City fencing program gain backing
A fencing program from Quezon City credited for producing a Filipino athlete bound for the 2024 Olympics in Paris has been on the receiving end of a pledge of support from one of the city’s lawmakers......»»
2 wounded in Cotabato grenade attack
Two people were wounded in an explosion that ripped through a chapel in this city yesterday morning......»»
Extreme heat scorches parts of north India; New Delhi on high alert
NEW DELHI - Parts of northwest India sweltered under scorching temperatures Saturday, with the capital, New Delhi, under a severe weather alert as extreme temperatures struck parts of the country.India's weather department expects heat wave conditions to persist across the north for the next few days and has put several states on high alert.On Friday, parts of New Delhi reported up to 47.1 degrees Celsius.....»»
P108.8 million shabu seized in Zamboanga
Sixteen kilos of shabu with an estimated value of P108.8 million were confiscated from a “high-value” target in this city on Friday night......»»
Condo may face raps for CCTV violation
THE condominium establishment in Bajada, Davao City where the infamous couple murder last April 21 was transpired, may face charges for violating the city's CCTV ordinance......»»
Philippines arrests Australian suspect, reportedly the father of a rugby star, for drugs trafficking
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — One of Indonesia’s most-wanted drug suspects has been arrested in the Philippines after an international manhunt and efforts were underway to have the suspect extradited to Jakarta to face charges, Indonesian and Philippine officials said Friday. Philippine Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco said Gregor Johann Haas, 46, was detained in Bogo city.....»»