The Quezon City People’s Law Enforcement Board (QC PLEB) invited on Thursday, Aug. 31, the commander of the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) Galas Station (PS 11) for a meeting as part of the investigation on the road rage incident involving a former police officer and a cyclist in the city...
In line with the celebration of National Lung Month and Family Planning Month, the Navotas City government conducted a health caravan at Navotas Sports Complex on Wednesday, Aug. 30. Photo from Navotas City Government Facebook Page/Manila Bulletin Navoteños received free health services such as...
CEBU CITY – Keep your cool and respect bike lanes. The regional director of the Land Transportation Office in Central Visayas (LTO-7) issued this advice to motorists in reaction to the road rage incident that happened in Quezon City early this month. Glen Galario said bike lanes should be cleared...
Police seized a total of P782,000 worth of suspected shabu and high-grade marijuana or kush in separate buy-bust operations, leading to the arrest of two men on Tuesday, Aug. 29, and Wednesday, Aug. 30, in Pasig City. Pasig City chief Col. Celerino Sacro Jr. identified the suspects as...
Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna-Pangan called on Manileños to choose their barangay leaders wisely and make sure they are worthy of their votes. On Wednesday, Aug. 31, Lacuna-Pangan urged voters to take into consideration the profile of the candidates. Lacuna made the call as the filing of...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Department of Education (DepEd)-Cagayan de Oro Division said this city lacks around 600 classrooms. THE West City Central School in Barangay Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City, on Thursday, August 31. (Franck Dick Rosete) Roy Angelo Gazo, superintendent of the Cagayan de Oro...
The chief of Mandaluyong City Police has been relieved from duty after testing positive for drugs, the Eastern Police Department (EPD) said. According to EPD Director PBGen. Wilson Asueta, Col. Cesar Gerente tested positive for drug use in a surprise drug examination spearheaded by the National...
BACOLOD CITY – This city is under a state of calamity due to flood caused by the southwest monsoon or “habagat” enhanced by typhoon “Goring.” MAYOR Alfredo Abelardo ‘Albee’ Benitez meets concerned agencies at the Bacolod City Government Center (BCGC) on Wednesday, August 30, to...
At least 15 workers died when they were trapped in a fire that gutted a two-storey residential-commercial building housing a t-shirt factory in Pleasant View Subdvision, Barangay Tandang Sora, Quezon City on Thursday morning, Aug. 31. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said the fire status was...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) offices in Muntinlupa, Pateros, and Taguig canceled the filing of certificates of candidacy (COC) on Aug. 31 due to heavy rains and flooding. The suspension of the filing of COCs was implemented in the three local government units following the decision...
TACLOBAN CITY – A mother and her two children were hacked to death in a farm in Barangay Pupua, Catbalogan City, Samar, on Wednesday, August 30. Police identified the victims as Rea Oreo, 26; her three-year-old daughter, and her five-month-old son. Victims were found bathing in their own...
The Marikina City local government on Thursday, Aug. 31, raised the first alarm at the Marikina River due to rising water level brought about by the continuous heavy rains. According to Marikina City Rescue 161, the river's water level had already reached 15.7 meters as of 9 a.m. Once the water...
