TABACO CITY, Albay – A tricycle driver and his passenger were killed and three others were injured after a cargo truck reportedly lost its brakes and collided with parked tricycles in Barangay Quinastillo here on Tuesday morning, Sept. 2. Police Lt. Col. Malu Calubaquib, Police Regional Office-5...
BACOLOD CITY – A six-year-old girl died after she was accidentally shot by her 32-year-old intoxicated father at their temporary residence in Barangay 10, Victorias City, Negros Occidental on Saturday, Aug. 30. Police Lt. Col. Terrence Paul Santa Ana, Victorias City police chief, said her father...
A former security guard who has been evading the law for shooting another man in Makati City was arrested by the Eastern Police District 's District Mobile Force Battalion (EPD-DMFB) on Aug. 31, EPD director Brig. Gen. Aden Lagradante said. Lagradante identified the suspect as alias Jan, 25, a...
A nanny and a three-year-old girl died while another child remained in critical condition after a fire hit their residence in Barangay Tinajeros, Malabon City, on Tuesday, Sept. 2. According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), the fire started at 12:05 a.m. and was extinguished at 12:38...
One hundred barrels of granulated chlorine were donated to the city government of Manila to be used for its city-wide cleaning and disinfecting operations to curb diseases and viruses, especially in places with high foot traffic. Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso personally received the...
"Baguio is one of the few places in the country that has remained steadfast against corruption, it is a treasure that we must preserve at all costs. Youth participation and community unity are very important.” This was the statement of Mayor Benjamin Magalong in his State-of-the-City Address...
A man was arrested for breaking into an AUV parked inside a mall in Tondo, Manila, and stealing a laptop, the Manila Police District (MPD) said on Monday, Sept. 1. According to MPD Moriones Police Station 2 commander Lt. Col. Gilbert Cruz, the robbery occurred on Aug. 31 after the owner of the...
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto on Tuesday, Sept. 2, said that those responsible must be held accountable as authorities investigate alleged anomalies in flood control projects. His statement was made following the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing on Monday, Sept. 1, attended by all 15 contractors...
PasigLaban Kabataan, a youth organization in Pasig City, has called on the public, especially the youth, to use and raise their voices against all forms of corruption and work together to end it. The statement was issued following recent corruption issues involving flood control projects, allegedly...
DAVAO CITY – About 400 senior citizens joined opening the “Zumba Ehersisyo sa Barangay” program led by the Office of First District Rep. Paolo Duterte on Monday morning, Sept. 1, in Barangay Catalunan Grande. The initiative, designed to promote health and wellness among older people, will be...
CEBU CITY – A policeman was arrested for allegedly causing trouble inside a cockpit in the City of Naga, southern Cebu. Police Patrolman Frank Omambac Alemento, 46, was allegedly drunk when the incident happened on Saturday afternoon, Aug. 30. Investigation showed that Alemento arrived in the...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)-Albay 2nd District Engineering Office has called for a review of the design of the retractable roofing project at Peñaranda Park here following an incident over the weekend that prompted concerns over public safety. In an...
