West Zone concessionaire Maynilad Water Services, Inc. (Maynilad) has kicked off its 2025 “Plant for Life” program with an ambitious goal of planting 180,000 native trees across the Ipo and other critical watersheds this year. The initiative highlights Maynilad’s commitment to long-term...
Some areas in at least three localities in Rizal Province will have no water for up to six hours beginning at 10 p.m. on August 7. Manila Water said the areas to be affected by the water service interruption that will last until 4 a.m. on August 8, Friday are portions of Baras, Binangonan, and...
Authorities have identified the source of the gas leak that happened in the posh Ayala Alabang Village in Muntinlupa on Aug. 5. Mayor Ruffy Biazon said authorities have traced it to a generator set inside the Alabang Country Club in the village and not from a gas station. The mayor said “the...
A fire broke out in a three-story residential townhouse on Scout Rallos Street in Barangay Sacred Heart in Quezon City on Wednesday afternoon, August 6. According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), the fire was raised to 1st alarm at 4:11 p.m. and escalated to 2nd alarm at 4:28 p.m. The fire...
Manuel V. Pangilinan-led Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC) reported a 20 percent increase in net income for the first half of 2025, driven by improved financial and operational performance and strong contributions from its energy, water, and hospital businesses. During a financial briefing,...
The city government of Pasay City recently carried out clearing operations targeting illegally parked vehicles and sidewalk vendors to reclaim pedestrian spaces. Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano said the clearing team from the Traffic Parking and Management Office (TPMO) conducted operations in...
Metro Manila Council (MMC) President and San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora said Metro Manila mayors will be submitting a list of roads to be exempted from the suggested parking ban first proposed during a joint meeting between the MMC, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), and the...
The Taguig police warned the public against using a cigarette locally known as “Tuklaw” that contains high levels of nicotine. The warning was issued after an incident near an elementary school in Barangay Central Signal in Taguig last Aug. 1 where a man experienced seizure-like symptoms...
A woman and her cohort caught in possession of P351,700 worth of shabu and kush were arrested by members of the Pasay City Police Station Drug Enforcement Unit (SDEU) during the conduct of a buy-bust operation on Tuesday, August 5. Col. Joselito De Sesto, Pasay City Police chief, identified the...
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) announced that starting today, Aug. 6, and every Wednesday for the rest of the month, Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) rides will be free for passengers who brought their national IDs with them. Free rides will be available on Wednesdays throughout...
A man was arrested by the police for stealing a total of P1,156,570 worth of company funds in Barangay Poblacion, Makati City, the Southern Police District (SPD) said. The police identified the suspect as alias Rendon. Based on the police investigation, Rendon, together with two other individuals...
Muntinlupa Mayor Ruffy Biazon announced that the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) has allowed the entry of public utility vehicles (PUVs) inside the New Bilibid Prison Reservation to transport thousands of students from two public schools. Thousands of students and teachers of Pamantasan ng Lungsod...
