A four-year-old girl was killed in Antipolo City, Rizal on Sunday, June 7, after being struck by an Asian Utility Vehicle (AUV) that reportedly suffered brake failure while she and her family were buying school supplies ahead of the opening of classes. According to the Antipolo Component City...
To preserve its cultural heritage, the Marikina City government has brought back into public view the newly restored iconic giant shoes, recognized by Guinness World Records as the world’s largest. On Monday, June 8, Marikina Mayor Marjorie Ann Teodoro, together with city officials and...
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto has urged the public to remain vigilant against corruption following the arrest of contractor Pacifico “Curlee” Discaya at the Senate on Monday, June 8. “Sana mas marami pa ang makulong (I hope more people will be jailed),” Sotto said in a social media post....
The World Bank has urged Philippine implementing agencies to focus on completing the long-delayed Metro Manila Flood Management Project amid signs of progress and with less than six months remaining before its financing expires. In a June 7 implementation status and results report, the...
The Southern Police District (SPD) mobilized 3,906 personnel across southern Metro Manila on Monday, June 8, to bolster security for the opening of classes under the “Balik-Eskwela 2026” program. Police Brig. Gen. Glenn Oliver Cinco, SPD director, said the massive deployment was aimed at...
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) has temporarily suspended operations at General Santos International Airport after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Sarangani, followed by a tsunami warning issued by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). The...
The Parañaque City government recognized more than 300 members of the Lupon Tagapamayapa (Peace Committee) for their invaluable contributions to maintaining peace, order, and harmony in their respective barangays during a recognition program held on June 5. Mayor Edwin Olivarez emphasized that the...
More than 61,000 students in Malabon City returned to school on Monday, June 8, as Mayor Jeannie Sandoval led the opening of School Year 2026–2027 with flag-raising ceremonies and the distribution of hot meals to learners. Sandoval attended the first flag-raising ceremonies at Malabon Elementary...
A total of 235 elementary students received school supplies, shoes, and slippers from the Rizal Police Provincial Office (Rizal PPO) under its “Isang Pulis, Isang Lapis, May Kuwaderno at Papel Pa” program ahead of the nationwide opening of classes on June 8. The distribution was conducted on...
A 26-year-old female jogger was injured after being hit by a multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) driven by an 18-year-old man in Antipolo City, Rizal on Saturday morning, June 6. Based on the report of the Rizal Police Provincial Office (Rizal PPO), the accident occurred around 6:04 a.m. while the victim,...
A GPS signal from a stolen mobile phone helped police dismantle an alleged carnapping syndicate and arrest eight suspects, including a minor, in separate operations across Metro Manila and Rizal on Friday, June 5. The Eastern Police District (EPD) said the operations stemmed from a report by a...
Police arrested three suspected drug distributors and confiscated ₱1.36 million worth of shabu in a buy-bust operation in Las Piñas City on June 4. The suspects—identified only as Emer, 48; Jerick, 34; and Leonardo, 51—were arrested around 9 p.m. at the rear parking area of a food chain in...
