January 15, 2024

PAL to add Manila-Cebu-Borongan flights starting July

TACLOBAN CITY: The city government announced on Monday that flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) would be adding more flights from Manila and Cebu to Borongan starting July 3 this year.

The announcement was made following the signing of the memoran…

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Army unearths NPA’s high-powered firearms in Samar

TACLOBAN: Soldiers discovered on Monday an arms cache containing high-powered firearms in the upland Mabini village in Basey, Samar, through information from a rebel leader who yielded to authorities last month.

Brig. Gen. Noel A. Vestuir, commander …

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Iloilo City Hall goes green, adopts solar power

ILOILO: The city government has tapped solar power to supply at least one-third of its around 200 kilowatts daily demand.

Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas on Monday said the use of solar power could help lessen the city government’s expenses

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Coast Guard, BuCor in talks for new PCG HQ

MANILA: The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Monday met with Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) officials in Muntinlupa City to discuss the possibility of allocating 20 hectares of land inside the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) to become its permanent headquarter…

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Gun-toting cop in QC bar dismissed from service

MANILA: The police officer who had been charged with firing his handgun during a confrontation with another customer in a bar in Quezon City last November has been dismissed from the service, Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Benjamin Acorda…

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PNP acquires P485-M firearms, mobility assets

MANILA: The Philippine National Police (PNP) has acquired some PHP485 million worth of firearms, mobility and protection equipment as part of its modernization efforts.

PNP director for logistics Maj. Gen. Mario Reyes said the new equipment was procu…

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