At least 15 workers died when they were trapped in a fire that gutted a two-storey residential-commercial building housing a t-shirt factory in Pleasant View Subdvision, Barangay Tandang Sora, Quezon City on Thursday morning, Aug. 31. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said the fire status was...
Bulacan Governor Daniel R. Fernando and Vice Gov. Alexis C. Castro led in the distribution of food packs to flood victims in Calumpit, Bulacan on Wednesday, Aug. 30. The food packs were given to the remaining families affected by the massive flooding brought about by the southwest monsoon...
Photo taken by Ali Vicoy/MANILA BULLETIN Motorists and commuters were stuck in heavy traffic as gutter-deep floodwaters submerged Taft Avenue and España Boulevard in Manila on Thursday morning, Aug. 31, following heavy monsoon rains. Photo Courtesy of the Manila Police District/MANILA BULLETIN...
The Marikina City local government on Thursday, Aug. 31, raised the first alarm at the Marikina River due to rising water level brought about by the continuous heavy rains. According to Marikina City Rescue 161, the river's water level had already reached 15.7 meters as of 9 a.m. Once the water...
The city governments of Las Pi ñas, Pasay, Parañaque announced the suspension of classes in all levels, both in public and private schools, due to bad weather on Thursday, Aug. 31. Las Pi ñas City Mayor Imelda Aguilar ordered the suspension of classes both face-to-face and online...
The local government units of Caloocan, Malabon, Navotas, Valenzuela (Camanava), and Quezon City suspended classes in all levels in private and public schools on Thursday, Aug. 31, due to inclement weather. The cancellation of classes in the cities was announced after the Philippine Atmospheric...
There will be no water in at least three municipalities in Rizal Province, namely, Angono, Baras, and Rodriguez, for six to eight hours from Aug. 31 to Sept. 1. In an advisory, Manila Water announced that starting at 10 p.m. on Aug. 31, until 4 a.m. on Sept. 1, some portions of Barangay San Roque...
Photo from Manila DRRMO/MANILA BULLETIN Around P500,000 worth of home appliances were reportedly damaged in a fire that gutted an appliances store in Binondo, Manila on Thursday morning, Aug. 31. The fire was reportedly started at around 6 a.m. in Barangay 291 Tomas Pinpin, corner Martinez in...
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte on Tuesday, Aug. 29, led the distribution of financial aid to around 248 families who were victims of the fire incident in Barangay Culiat, Quezon City that left 11 persons hurt on Sunday evenin, Aug. 27. The mayor provided P10,000 cash to the owners of the houses at...
Caloocan City Mayor Dale Gonzalo “Along” Malapitan and the local government started on Tuesday, Aug. 29, the distribution of backpacks to Kinder to Grade 6 students from different city public schools as classes for school year 2023-2024 opened in the city. “Hindi ko na po kayo kayang gulatin...
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte said the local government will continue to pursue a fair and unbiased investigation on the road rage incident involving a former policeman and a cyclist in the city last Aug. 8. The lady mayor made the statement following the resignation of Quezon City Police...
The San Juan City local government commemorated on Wednesday, Aug. 30, the 127th Araw ng Pinaglabanan or the Battle of San Juan del Monte, which is considered as the very first major battle of the Philippine Revolution which sought the country's independence from Spain. (Photo from Mayor Francis...
