Five drug suspects were arrested in a buy-bust operation that yielded P850,000 worth of suspected shabu in Barangay San Dionisio, Parañaque City, early Tuesday, Aug. 11. Parañaque City Police chief Col. Nicolas Piñon identified the suspects as alias Mar, 51, listed as a High-Value Individual...
Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano has forged a partnership with a private sector employer to provide job opportunities to qualified senior citizens in the city. The agreement was signed on Aug. 10 as part of the city government’s continuing efforts to give Pasayeño senior citizens...
Marikina and Cainta launched cleanup operations following the southwest monsoon (habagat), clearing flooded roads in Marikina and removing accumulated garbage from canals and creeks in Cainta. On Tuesday, Aug. 11, Marikina City Mayor Maan Teodoro led clearing and cleanup operations in Barangay...
Twenty-two Filipino seafarers from two vessels hit in separate overseas attacks returned to the country on Monday, August 10. They were welcomed at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 by the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) and the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW)....
The Las Piñas City government provided emergency nutrition services to 736 families or 2,886 individuals who sought shelter in evacuation centers following the recent typhoon. Mayor April Aguilar said the city government would continue to ensure that the nutritional needs of vulnerable residents...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) on Sunday afternoon, Aug. 9, said it will deploy a mobile pump to help ease flooding in Barangays Malanday and Tumana, Marikina City, after Mayor Maan Teodoro alerted the agency about the situation. Teodoro said flooding was reported around 2:15...
Hundreds of families stayed in evacuation centers in Pasig and Marikina cities as rains continued due to the enhanced southwest monsoon (Habagat) on Sunday, Aug. 9. In Pasig City, 531 families, or a total of 1,750 individuals, were staying at seven evacuation centers in five barangays as of 3 p.m....
A delivery rider who was taking shelter along Circumferential Road in Barangay San Roque, Antipolo City, died after being struck by a toppled tree and post on Sunday, Aug. 9, amid continued rains brought by the southwest monsoon (Habagat). Mayor Jun Ynares said the rider was immediately brought to...
The Marikina City government raised the second alarm at the Marikina River on Sunday morning, August 9, after the water level reached 16 meters due to continued heavy rains brought by the enhanced southwest monsoon (habagat). The Marikina City Rescue 161 raised the first alarm at 8:44 p.m. on...
The Marikina City government has deployed rescue boats in identified low-lying and flood-prone areas in the city to ensure the safety of residents amid continued heavy rainfall brought by the Southwest Monsoon (Habagat). On Saturday, Aug. 8, a total of 20 rescue boats have been deployed in the...
The San Juan City government on Saturday, Aug. 8, said it will begin distributing Emergency Go bags to all 45,000 households in the city as part of its preparations for disasters, calamities, and emergencies. Mayor Francis Zamora said the distribution will be carried out in four phases, with three...
A 25-year-old man was arrested after trespassing inside a house in Barangay Pinagbuhatan, Pasig City, where he inappropriately touched a child before stealing a mobile phone. Authorities said the incident occurred on the night of Aug. 5. The suspect, identified as “Yekyek,” touched the...
