A total of 150 families or 450 individuals were rendered homeless after a fire broke out in Barangay San Dionisio, Parañaque City, on Thursday morning, August 14. According to SFO2 Giovanni Corbes, arson investigator of the Parañaque City Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), the blaze hit a two-story...
Metro Retail Stores Group Inc. (MRSGI), a supermarket and department store chain controlled by the Gaisanos of Cebu, reported a 45.7-percent jump in net income to ₱146.3 million in the first half of the year. The company said its strong performance was particularly driven by its second-quarter...
Police seized a total of P1,195,440 worth of shabu and arrested four suspected drug personalities in two separate buy-bust operations in Quezon City on Wednesday, August 13. According to the police, the operations were carried out by the District Drug Enforcement Unit (DDEU) and Batasan Police...
A high-value individual (HVI) wanted for illegal drugs was arrested by the Tanay Municipal Police on Wednesday night, Aug. 13, in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Plaza Aldea, Tanay, Rizal. The police identified the suspect as alias Putol, 54. Putol was tagged as a notorious drug pusher operating...
The city government of Pasay City launched the unified Persons with Disability (PWDs) ID system which aims to reduce the prevalence of counterfeit IDs and protect the rights of legitimate users. Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano said the soft launching of the unified PWD ID system held at the...
Four suspected peddlers of illicit drugs in various areas of Bulacan province who had long been under surveillance were arrested on Wednesday, Aug. 13. According to the police, the suspects were arrested in separate anti-illegal drug operations conducted in the towns of Marilao, Sta. Maria, and...
A fire hit a residential area in Sto. Nino Phase I, Barangay San Dionisio, Parañaque City, Thursday morning, August 14. According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), the blaze started at 8:35 a.m. and reached the fourth alarm at 9:11 a.m. The Parañaque Emergency Local Operations (ELO Center)...
A 29-year-old man was arrested after he was caught trying to steal gasoline from other motorcycles to refuel the motorcycle he had just stolen in San Mateo, Rizal, on Wednesday night, Aug. 13. The San Mateo Municipal Police Station (MPS) said the suspect, “Virgilio,” was arrested by village...
The topnotcher in the 2025 Chemical Engineers Computer-Based Licensure Examination will be rewarded P100,000 by the Muntinlupa City government for her feat. Patricia Isabel Soriano, who graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering degree from De La Salle...
CAVITE – Trece Martires Mayor Gemma Buendia Lubigan explained her absence from the city hall during the Philippine National Police’s (PNP) five-minute emergency response demonstration. On Tuesday, Aug. 12, PNP Chief Gen. Nicolas Torre III showcased the police’s quick response scheme to...
Coinciding with this year 's celebration of Linggo ng Kabataan Festival celebration, 60 Bulakenyo youths from various schools in the province are immersing themselves in a full week of public service as part of the Boy/Girl Officials 2025 program. Vice Gov. Alexis Castro led the ceremonial...
The Quezon City government has ordered the immediate implementation of safety measures at the Atherton Condominium in Barangay South Triangle after falling concrete plaster injured three students, two of them in critical condition, on Tuesday, August 12. According to the city government, the...
