A man was injured after he was shot by an improvised gun, or "sumpak," by another man following an argument between the two over an electric meter on Tuesday night, Jan. 20. According to the Antipolo City Police, the victim was attacked by the suspect, identified as "Jerry," 47, after the latter...
A 16-year-old boy and two others were arrested for allegedly robbing a manufacturing company and stealing around P555,000 worth of laptops in San Mateo, Rizal, on Tuesday, Jan. 20. The San Mateo Municipal Police Station (San Mateo MPS) identified the suspects as “Joshua,” 16; “James,” 21;...
Students and personnel of Mambugan National High School in Barangay Mambugan, Antipolo City, were evacuated from school premises after a teacher received a bomb threat through his Facebook page on Tuesday, Jan. 20. According to the Antipolo City Police, the teacher, identified as "Jela," had...
The Manila Police District (MPD) has successfully arrested the man tagged as the primary suspect in the death of a woman hit by a stray bullet during Christmas in Tondo last year, Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso announced Tuesday, Jan. 20. Domagoso presented the suspect to the media...
A tricycle driver faces multiple violations after a video went viral, allegedly showing the driver counter-flowing on North Avenue near a shopping mall in Quezon City on Saturday evening, January 17. In the viral video, the tricycle driver, identified as Jerald Sese, was seen confronting a car...
Several houses were destroyed in a fire that hit a residential area in Bacood, Sta. Mesa, Manila, on Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 20, TXTFIRE PHILIPPINES reported. According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), the blaze reached the second alarm at around 4:25 p.m and the third alarm at 4:59 p.m. The...
One person was injured in a road crash involving a sport utility vehicle (SUV) and a tricycle along Congressional Avenue at Pangilinan Street in Quezon City, early Tuesday morning, Jan. 20. According to the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), the incident occurred at around 6:54 a.m....
Two men were arrested after robbing a hardware store and stealing around P21,600 worth of wires in Taytay, Rizal on Sunday night, Jan. 18. The Taytay Municipal Police Station (Taytay MPS) identified the suspects as “Balong” and “Sergio.” They were arrested after a concerned citizen reported...
A total of 2,000 laptops were turned over by the Mandaluyong City local government to its public schools to be used in its information and communication technology (ICT) laboratories on Monday, Jan. 19, as part of the city government 's expanded efforts in helping its teaching personnel in...
A 29-year-old man wanted for a carnapping case in Antipolo City was arrested by operatives of the Las Piñas City Police following a surveillance operation on Jan. 19. New Las Piñas police chief Col. Wilson Delos Santos identified the suspect as Joel. He was nabbed at around 5:00 p.m. at a local...
The construction of the new bridge at the boundary of Muntinlupa and San Pedro, Laguna will take about seven months to finish. The estimated duration of the bridge project was provided by a source to Manila Bulletin. Motorists and commuters are bracing themselves for heavy traffic when the...
The city government of Pasay announced that temporary road closures will be implemented on several major thoroughfares on Jan. 25 in line with the Sto. Niño Grand Procession. Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano said the Pasay Traffic and Parking Management Office (PTPMO), under the supervision of...
