Around 25,000 persons with disabilities (PWDs) in Parañaque can now watch movies for free every Tuesday, the city government announced. This is made possible through City Ordinance No. 45, Series of 2025, officially titled “An Ordinance Providing Free Movie Admission for Persons with Disability...
Actress Karla Estrada has issued a strong condemnation of the deadly shooting at San Jose National High School in Tacloban City where four students were killed and several others injured. She described the incident as a painful and urgent wake-up call on the safety of schools. Estrada personally...
Around 15,000 people celebrated the Wattah! Wattah! Festival in San Juan City on Wednesday, June 24, marking the Feast of St. John the Baptist with traditional water‑dousing, float parades, and various performances. The Eastern Police District (EPD) reported that roughly 7,000 participants had...
The Pasay City government has advised residents and businesses in several areas of Barangay Malibay to prepare for a scheduled power service interruption in the early hours of Friday, June 26, due to line reconstruction works along Clemente Jose Street. According to an advisory issued by the Manila...
BACOLOD CITY – A Grade 9 student was injured after he was allegedly stabbed by his Grade 10 schoolmate after class dismissal outside a school in Barangay 2, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental on Tuesday, June 23, due to grudges which stemmed from a dispute between rival teenage groups. Both the...
CEBU CITY – Security in schools here has been tightened in the aftermath of the deadly shooting inside a school in Tacloban City on Monday, June 22. Police Col. Franco Rudolf Oriol, deputy city director for administration of the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO), said a measure called...
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte convened a meeting on Tuesday, June 23, to strengthen security measures in schools amid concerns over violence in learning institutions. Belmonte said the move followed the city government’s review of its safety initiatives amid recent incidents reported in schools...
CEBU CITY – The Archdiocese of Cebu is rallying support for the “White Ribbon Movement” rally on June 28. While the upcoming mass action will be held at the EDSA People Power Monument in Quezon City, Cebuanos can show support for the rally by wearing white during Masses, Cebu Archbishop...
The Eastern Police District (EPD) is set to deploy 477 personnel to ensure the orderly conduct of the Wattah! Wattah! Festival 2026 on June 24, with thousands of residents, devotees, and visitors expected to join the city’s annual celebration. The celebration commemorates the birth of St. John...
A fire broke out at a warehouse along Dago Street in Barangay Manresa, Quezon City on Tuesday afternoon, June 23, and remains ongoing as firefighting operations continue as of this writing. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) raised the fire alarm to first alarm at 2:36 p.m. before it further...
Parañaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez has called on the Department of Education (DepEd) and the police to conduct a thorough investigation into a viral incident involving a male teacher and a student inside a classroom at Parañaque National High School-Main. Olivarez strongly condemned the...
A Mass was held on Tuesday morning at the campus of San Jose National High School in Tacloban City for the victims of the school shooting Monday. The Tacloban City information Office, in a Facebook post, said teachers, school personnel, and members of the community gathered in prayer and...
