The World Bank has cited some inroads in the long-delayed Metro Manila flood control project, which is being partly funded by a loan it approved eight years ago. "The progress is moderately satisfactory with 38 pumping station construction sites and solid waste reduction activities," the...
CAVITE – A man and a woman were killed in a shooting incident in Barangay San Francisco in Gen Trias City on Monday, May 5. A report from by the Police Regional Office 4A identified the victims as alias Alberto and alias Catherine. Initial investigation revealed that the victims were riding a...
CAVITE – Two Chinese men who fled an Oplan Sita checkpoint were arrested following a car chase in Bacoor City on Saturday, May 3. Cavite Police Provincial Office (PPO) identified the suspects as alias Ang, a resident of Pasay City, and alias Zao, a resident of Parañaque City. The police said the...
"Anak ko 'yan!" "Anak ko 'yan!" These were the anguished cries of Mark Masongsong, father of the four-year-old girl who was crushed to death at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) on Sunday, May 4, by a wayward Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV). Masongsong sat crunched in front of...
Two men wearing helmets, one of them in a motorcycle taxi uniform, robbed a Japanese restaurant at gunpoint on Pasay Road, Makati City on Sunday, May 4. The incident went viral on social media after the CCTV footage of the robbery was uploaded on Monday morning. In the footage, the restaurant...
Manila mayoral bet Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso denied criticisms that he allegedly sold multiple facilities and assets of the capital city illegally and left the city government with overwhelming debt particularly during the Covid-19 pandemic. "Hindi lang talaga ako pikon sa pulitika pero...
A fire broke out in a residential area at Sandakot street, Barangay Payatas in Quezon City on Monday morning, May 5. According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), the fire was raised to 1st alarm at 8:49 a.m. and escalated to 2nd alarm at 9:15 a.m. As of this posting, no injuries were...
A first-alarm fire that broke out at a house in Barangay San Isidro, Cainta, Rizal, left a woman dead and injured three others, including a fire volunteer, on Sunday morning, May 4. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said the fire started at around 6 a.m. and was declared fire out at around 7...
A 72-year-old man died during a fire that hit a residential area on Ang Buhay Street in Barangay 595, Sta. Mesa, Manila on Friday night, May 2. The victim 's wife said her husband was drunk before going to bed that evening. When the fire broke out, his grandchild attempted to rescue him but...
CAVITE – A woman accused of qualified theft and one of Region IVA’s most wanted persons was collared in Bacoor City on Tuesday, April 29. A statement from the Cavite Police Provincial Office (PPO) identified the suspect as alias Anna. Bacoor Component City Police Station (CCPS) personnel, along...
Paul Ahljay San Miguel (Photo from FB page of LPTCO) The Las Piñas Tourism and Cultural Office (LPTCO) conducted a two-day local tourism development planning aimed at creating concrete guidelines to promote the city’s rich cultural heritage. Paul Ahljay San Miguel, LPTCO head, said the...
Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso Manila mayoral candidate Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso denied on Wednesday, April 30, allegations of vote-buying, following the issuance of a show-cause order (SCO) by the Commission on Elections (Comelec). The order stemmed from allegations that he handed...
