Several cities in Metro Manila bagged multiple awards in the 26th Association of Tourism Officers of the Philippines (ATOP) Pearl Awards held in Baguio City on Oct. 2, Metro Manila Council (MMC) President and San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora proudly announced. Attended by thousands of tourism...
The Pasay City government offered job opportunities and free legal services as part of the celebration of Tourism Month and Rule of Law Month. Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano said the City Tourism and Cultural Development Office and Public Employment Service Office (PESO) conducted a job fair...
An Indian national living in Angono, Rizal, was robbed inside of his own house by three men on Oct. 2, the Angono Municipal Police Station said Friday, Oct. 3. According to the 37-year-old victim born in Punjab, India, three armed men suddenly entered his house in Villa Gloria 1 Subdivision in...
A 23-year-old man was shot by three men who stole his motorcycle in Antipolo City, Rizal, on Thursday, Oct. 2, the Antipolo City Police reported. According to the police investigation, the victim, identified as Eurell Magiba, a resident of Barangay San Isidro, was cruising along Sitio Sampaga on...
Around P461,040 worth of illegal drugs was confiscated from a man tagged as a high-value individual (HVI) and drug pusher during a buy-bust operation in Binangonan, Rizal, early Friday, Oct. 3. The suspect, identified as “Francis,” was arrested following the operation conducted by the Municipal...
The Quezon City Government has pledged P10 million in financial assistance and deployed a response team to Cebu following the 6.9-magnitude earthquake that struck the province on Sept. 30. The assistance will be distributed to ten badly affected localities, with P1 million each for Bogo City and...
The Muntinlupa City government will donate P8 million as financial assistance to Cebu, which was devastated by a 6.9 magnitude earthquake last Sept. 30. Based on an Oct. 3 report by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), 68 people died and 559 others were injured...
A 36-year-old construction worker was found dead inside his residence with multiple bullet wounds in Barangay Pinugay, Baras, on Thursday night, Oct. 2. Personnel of the Baras Municipal Police Station (MPS) and Antipolo City Component Police Station (CCPS) immediately responded to the scene after...
Authorities from the Las Piñas City Police Warrant and Subpoena Section arrested two most wanted persons, including a senior citizen, on Thursday, Oct. 2. Las Piñas Police Chief Col. Sandro Tafalla identified the suspects as "Wilfredo," 44, and "Maximiano," 70. Wilfredo, listed as the No. 8 most...
Meralco Vice President and Head of Corporate Communications Joe R. Zaldarriaga empowered the next generation of communicators to champion media literacy and take a proactive stand against fake news. In a learning session attended by communication students and faculty of Far Eastern University...
The Pasig Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 158 on Wednesday, Oct. 1, convicted Janet Lim Napoles, the alleged mastermind of the 2013 Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) scam or “pork barrel” scam, on 13 counts of money laundering. The case was jointly initiated and prosecuted by the...
CAVITE – Authorities seized over P1 million worth of shabu in three drug buy-bust operations on Wednesday, Oct. 1. In Dasmariñas City, a high-value suspect identified as alias Inday was arrested in an entrapment operation in Barangay Paliparan 3. Confiscated from her possession were 80.10 grams...
