The national government is now urged to seek approval from local government officials before starting any infrastructure projects in their areas of responsibility. This was what the members of the Metro Manila Council (MMC) agreed upon during its meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 16, as the policy-making...
In view of the announced transport strike and a careful assessment of its potential impact on student attendance and participation, all classes at Bulacan State University will shift to online synchronous mode on Sept. 18 to 19. This decision followed a dialogue between the Office of the Student...
A facility providing free hemodialysis treatment was formally inaugurated and opened in Malolos, Bulacan, on Tuesday, Sept. 16. City Mayor Christian Natividad said the Hemodialysis Center is offered by the City Government of Malolos not only for Maloleños but for anyone in need. Natividad also...
A 52-year-old man was arrested after choking his live-in partner with a wooden stick (arnis) and threatening to kill her during an argument in Barangay Sta. Cruz, Antipolo City on Tuesday night, Sept. 16. The Antipolo City Component Police Station (Antipolo CCPS) reported that the suspect,...
The Malabon City government on Wednesday, Sept. 17, deployed twelve vehicles to ferry stranded commuters during the transport strike. The “Libreng sakay” vehicles - 3 APV units, 3 Travis. 1 L300, 3 troop carriers, and 2 tow trucks - will be deployed until Saturday, Sept. 19. “Magkaroon...
The city government of Parañaque announced that several areas in the city will experience a power outage due to the line reconstruction works along Diosdado Macapagal Avenue in Aseana Business Park, Barangay Baclaran, on Sept. 18 and 19. The Manila Electric Company will temporarily cut the power...
Police apprehended a 46-year-old man in Barangay Tanza Uno, Navotas City, on Sunday, Sept. 14, after he was found wearing a Philippine National Police (PNP) uniform and carrying an unlicensed firearm. Patrolling officers noticed the man sitting in an alley wearing a green camouflage police shirt...
The Muntinlupa City government deployed its vehicles to provide free rides to the public amid the transport strike of Manibela and Piston scheduled from Sept. 17 to 19. According to a Facebook post by the Muntinlupa Traffic Management Bureau (MTMB), the “libreng sakay” is to help those who...
Paranaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez announced that the city will soon be home to the largest Kadiwa Market in the Philippines which is expected to strengthen trade activities in the city. According to Olivarez, the largest Kadiwa Market, dubbed as the “Baclaran Gateway Market,” occupying a...
Three cats and a dog were trapped and killed after a fire broke out in five-adjacent apartment units on Violet Street, Barangay Pasong Tamo, Quezon City, on Wednesday, September 17. According to arson probers, the fire started at around 2 a.m. and was raised to the first alarm as thick smoke...
Members of transport group Manibela staged simultaneous protests on Wednesday, Sept. 17, marking the start of a three-day transport strike to denounce alleged massive corruption amid the ongoing investigation into the alleged anomalies in flood control projects. In Quezon City, drivers and...
San Juan City Mayor and Metro Manila Council (MMC) president Francis Zamora said on Tuesday, Sept. 16, that a resolution has been passed agreeing to a standard P5,000 fine for all Metro Manila local government units (LGUs) for littering. Zamora said this is their way of disciplining the public,...
