The City Government of Manila has suspended classes at all levels in both public and private schools on Saturday, July 19, following reports of flooding in several areas and the anticipated heavy rains brought by the southwest monsoon. The decision was made based on the recommendation of weather...
A 28-year-old man wanted for kidnap-for-ransom was arrested by Manila Police District (MPD) operatives during a routine patrol and clearing operation in Sta. Cruz, Manila. The suspect, identified as alias Ian, was apprehended at the corner of Gonzalo Puyat and Rizal Avenue on July 13 after a...
Making way for the construction of the Department of Transportation’s (DOTr) Metro Manila Subway Project, Razon-led East Zone concessionaire Manila Water Co. Inc. announced it has successfully relocated its key pipeline in Quezon City during the first half of 2025. In a statement on Friday, July...
As Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso firmly enforced the “One Strike Policy,” two members of the Manila Traffic and Parking Bureau (MTPB) were dismissed after a viral video showed them extorting money from a traffic violator in Sampaloc. On Friday, July 18, Domagoso ordered the...
The Muntinlupa City government prohibited watercraft from sailing or fishing in Laguna Lake on July 18 due to bad weather brought about by tropical storm “Crising.” “Mahigpit na ipinagbabawal na pumalaot o mangisda ang anumang uri ng sasakyang pandagat para sa kaligtasan ng lahat. Ang...
A woman who conned an applicant for a job in the Netherlands and Japan was arrested by the Parañaque City Police in an entrapment operation on July 16. The suspect was identified as Mary Joyce, 26, while her accomplice, Nellica, remains at large. She was arrested at around 5:20 p.m. along Quirino...
Three women were nabbed by the Antipolo City Police for trespassing and using a fake death certificate to scam residents in Barangay San Isidro, Antipolo, Rizal on Thursday, July 17. According to the complainant, the three suspects went to her home to solicit for the alleged burial of a garbageman...
Five members of the “Ipit Gang” who were allegedly pickpocketing students in Ermita and nearby cities were arrested in Manila, police said on Friday, July 18. The Manila Police District (MPD) identified the suspects as “Raffy,” 34; “Brandolph,” 33; “Jomar,” 33; “Danilo,” 32; and...
A fire razed 10 houses and affected 25 families in Barangay Ususan, Taguig on July 17. The incident happened at 0434 Block 1 in Sitio Pusawan in the barangay, the Taguig City Fire Station reported. Firefighters raised the first alarm at 1:04 p.m. before the blaze was put under control at 1:42 p.m....
A delivery rider, an online seller, and two others, were arrested during a drug buy-bust operation conducted by members of the Parañaque City Police Station Drug Enforcement Unit (SDEU) on July 17. The suspects were identified as Doro, 24, a delivery driver; Christine May, 23, an online seller;...
A total of 743 senior citizens in Las Piñas received free anti-pneumonia vaccines during a health drive organized by the City Health Office (CHO) as part of the city’s ongoing effort to protect the elderly from respiratory illnesses. The event, attended by Las Piñas City Mayor April Aguilar,...
Major cities in Metro Manila declared the suspension of classes on Friday, July 18, due to moderate and heavy rains brought about by Tropical Depression Crising and the southwest monsoon or Habagat. Citing data from the Department of Science and Technology- Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and...
