Dengue cases in Quezon City have reached 6,872 from January 1 to August 18, with 23 deaths reported, according to the Quezon City Epidemiology and Surveillance Division (QCESD). The number is 155 percent higher than in the same period last year. Most of those affected are children aged 10 years...
Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso ordered the suspension of afternoon classes in the city on Friday, Aug. 22, based on the recommendation of the Manila Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (DRRMO) due to inclement weather and flooding in the city. The mayor ordered the...
Mayor Ruffy Biazon suspended face-to-face classes in all levels in public and private schools in Muntinlupa on Aug. 22 due to bad weather. “Batay sa forecast na pinalabas ng PAGASA ngayong 5:05 AM at rainfall forecast ng DDRMO, face to face classes are suspended today in Muntinlupa City,...
Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso and the Manila Police District (MPD) urged motorists, especially truckers, to work together to prevent car robberies following the apprehension of two men who were caught stealing cargo from a moving truck on Road 10 (R-10) in Tondo, Manila. In a media...
Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso challenged Manila 3rd District Rep. Joel Chua to reflect on what is right and wrong following the discovery of an unauthorized construction project on a vacant lot owned by the city government on Thursday, Aug. 21. During a media briefing at the city...
Police said a 12-year-old girl was killed in a suspected grenade explosion in Barangay Labangal, General Santos City, on Wednesday. The victim was identified as Angel Malid. Investigation said the victim’s family heard an explosion in their backyard and saw the victim in a hammock. Malid...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Renato Gustilo of San Carlos City, Negros Occidental has requested the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to investigate three flood control projects totaling P306 million allegedly implemented in the city under the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) by three...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – The body of a crew of a fast craft vessel plying the Batangas-Mindoro route was discovered early Thursday morning, Aug. 21, in the vicinity of the city port. The victim was identified as Cyril Quingco, 25, a resident of Buluangan, Valderrama, Antique and a cadet...
BUTUAN CITY – The Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) has approved a measure that institutionalizes a car-free Sunday policy in this city. SP Ordinance No. 17-019-2025, approved during a regular session on Tuesday, designates sections of major thoroughfares that will be closed to vehicles every Sunday...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A mother and her daughter were killed in a landslide during a heavy downpour in Sitio Wani, Lower Sibulao, this city, Tuesday, Aug. 19. The fatalities were identified as Carmelita, 40, and daughter Karen. Erwin, 46, a laborer and Carmelita’s partner, said that they were...
Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso could not hide his dismay following his discovery of an alleged unauthorized construction project being done on a vacant lot owned by the city government and immediately ordered the confiscation of the machineries being used there. During his...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The City Social Welfare and Development Office held a mass burial for 37 unclaimed cadavers in a public cemetery here on Tuesday, Aug. 19. The bodies of 33 men, two women, and two of unknown gender were interred at the Talabaan Cemetery following religious rites. They include 32...
