The local government of Marikina has identified and released a list of designated “safe zones” in each barangay as part of its preparedness efforts amid the recent series of earthquakes and other disasters in the country. It said these areas serve as safe locations for immediate evacuation and...
The city government of Las Piñas distributed community go bags to different homeowners ' associations as part of the city government 's ongoing disaster preparedness and resilience campaign. Barangays Manuyo Dos, Pulanglupa Uno, Zapote, and CAA were the first batch of communities to...
Operatives of the Southern Police District Drug Enforcement Unit (SPD-DEU) arrested two high-value individuals for illegal drugs in a buy-bust operation in Parañaque City on Friday, Oct. 17. Police identified the suspects as “Gie,” 37, and “Jefrey,” 27, both residents of Barangay San...
San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora on Friday, Oct. 17, urged local government units (LGUs) nationwide to expedite disaster preparedness to ensure both government and community readiness when calamities strike. According to Zamora, who also serves as the Metro Manila Council (MMC) president and...
Makati City Mayor Nancy Binay on Saturday, Oct. 18, affirmed her commitment to improving the employment and education sector of Makati as she pushes for a more inclusive and people-centered city under her leadership. On Oct. 16, the city government launched the Pantawid Trabaho Program (PTP), which...
A 10-year-old girl died and a civilian was injured in a fire that broke out in residential area in Pasay City, Friday night, Oct. 17. According to the Pasay City Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) the blaze affected a total of 347 individuals. The fatality was identified as Jamzey. The injured,...
A Nigerian man was arrested in Las Piñas for robbery-extortion that victimized a Filipino businesswoman, following an entrapment operation conducted by operatives from the District Special Operations Unit (DSOU) of the Southern Police District (SPD). Col. Sandro Tafalla, Las Piñas City Police...
The Southern Police District (SPD) arrested a jeepney driver suspected of being a firearm dealer during a buy-bust operation in Parañaque City on Friday, Oct. 17. The suspect, identified as Jhastian, 28, was apprehended at around 1:30 a.m. on Dr. A Santos Avenue (Sucat Road), Barangay San...
A murder suspect who had evaded arrest for seven years was finally arrested by Pasig City police at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 2 in Pasay City last Oct. 16, the Eastern Police District (EPD) announced. The 30-year-old suspect, identified as alias "Jef," was nabbed by...
“Flood control project? No. Font control project? Yes!” Amid ongoing talks about flood control projects, netizens seem to have shifted their attention to a lighter kind of project—Mayor Vico Sotto’s newfound hobby of experimenting with various fonts for his social media posts. Recently,...
Around 1,000 individuals from various progressive youth groups and student organizations trooped to Mendiola, Manila to protest widespread corruption in the country, particularly the flood control project scandal that allegedly involves top officials of the national government. The Manila Police...
The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) filed criminal charges on Thursday, Oct. 16, against several agencies in connection with the falling debris incident on Tomas Morato Avenue in Quezon City. The incident occurred on August 12 and resulted in the death of a minor and injuries to two others after...
