More communist rebels surrender in Ilocos Sur
THREE MORE New People’s Army (NPA) members surrendered to the military in Sta. Cruz, Ilocos Sur, according to Army Lt. Col. Eugenio C. Osias...
Sole proprietorships in Cebu on the rise, but capitalization lower
REGISTERED SINGLE owner businesses in Cebu province went up in the first half of 2017 at 9,288 from 7,878 in the same period last...
Another paramilitary volunteer shot dead in Pikit
SUSPECTED RELIGIOUS extremists shot dead Monday an off-duty militiaman in Pikit town, the fourth murder of a paramilitary volunteer in the province in about...
Cebu City eyes centralized 911 emergency system
THE CEBU City government is eyeing to set up a centralized emergency response hot line using 911, Mayor Tomas R. Osmeña announced, with initial...
7 suspected Maute members stopped at NAIA
By Kristine Joy V. PatagReporter
SEVEN SUSPECTED members of the Islamic State-backed Maute terrorist group were barred from their flight to Kuala Lumpur by immigration...
PET holds preliminary conference on electoral protests of Marcos, Robredo
THE SUPREME Court (SC), sitting as the Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET), holds a preliminary conference today on the electoral protest filed by former Senator...
Visa-free travel to Taiwan tied to Marawi outcome
By Zsarlene B. ChuaReporter
THE implementation of visa-free travel to Taiwan hinges on how soon the Marawi clashes will end, according to Taiwan’s official post...
AFP cool on 5 years of martial law
By Ian Nicolas P. CigaralReporter
FIVE YEARS of martial rule in Mindanao, as proposed by House Speaker Pantaleon D. Alvarez, “might be too long,”...
5.4-magnitude aftershock rocks Leyte; Initial damages from 6.5 earthquake estimated at P52M
DAMAGES from the 6.5-magnitude earthquake that struck Leyte on July 7 has been initially estimated at P52 million, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and...
Data gathering slows down planned integration of police, military pensioners into GSIS
THE STUDY for the new pension scheme integrating police and military uniformed personnel into the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) has yet to commence...
Diesel, kerosene price hike highest this year
OIL COMPANIES will be raising this week the prices of diesel products by P1.20 per liter (/L), the biggest increase so far this year....
NFA assures no spoiled rice being distributed in calamity-stricken areas
THE NATIONAL Food Authority (NFA) has assured that they distribute good quality rice to calamity victims. “The NFA is an advocate of food safety...