The local governments of San Juan City and Ilocos Norte have forged a new partnership on Tuesday, Jan. 31, this time for the launch of Producers 2 Consumers (P2C) Program which aims at bringing affordable yet high quality produce from Ilocos Norte to the city. San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora and...
Makati City Mayor Abby Binay on Tuesday, Jan. 31, aired her dismay after two city hall employees and their cohort were arrested by the city police operatives for alleged fixing activities. The suspects were identified as Wilfreda de Leon, 59, working as an Administrative Assistant II; Merlin...
A 32-year-old woman was stabbed to death by a 19-year-old man inside a hotel room on Rizal Avenue in Sta. Cruz, Manila on Sunday, Jan. 29. CIS-Homicide/MANILA BULLETIN The Manila Police District (MPD) identified the suspect as Naif Dumare Imam, a resident of Quiapo, Manila. According to Cpl. Errhol...
Metro Manila’s Weekly Positivity Rate (OCTA FELLOW DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David said the positivity rate of Covid-19 in Metro Manila "dipped back” to 2.3 percent after a temporary increase due to more people being tested positive for the disease. In an update...
The Antipolo City local government helped a young woman return to her hometown in Bicol after the person who hired her as a housemaid abandoned her in the city. In his Facebook post, Antipolo City Mayor Jun Ynares identified the woman as Aicon Flor, 18, a resident of Lidong Presentacion, Camarines...
The Antipolo City government is tapping the tricycle drivers as first aiders during emergency situations. The office of Mayor Casimiro “Junjun” Ynares, III said 300 members of the Antipolo Tricycle Operators and Drivers Association (TODA) were taught first aide and basic life support techniques...
Two people were injured after a bus on EDSA carousel caught fire in Makati City on Sunday night, Jan. 29. Authorities said the incident occurred past 9 p.m. near the corner of EDSA and Ayala Avenue. According to DZBB report, the bus driver, Roel Salarsa, claimed that he first saw smoke and then...
Independent OCTA Research Group on Sunday, Jan. 29, warned of the increasing seven-day Covid-19 positivity rate in Metro Manila. OCTA fellow Dr. Guido David, in a tweet on Sunday, disclosed that after a series of decline, Metro Manila’s Covid-19 positivity rate has once again “inched up.” “...
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte ordered on Saturday, Jan. 28, the strict implementation of security protocols in all public schools in the city following the stabbing incidents inside the Culiat High School on Friday, Jan. 20 “Kailangan nating paigtingin ang seguridad sa ating mga paaralan upang...
Malabon City Mayor Jeannie Sandoval inspected on Saturday, Jan. 28, the warehouse on Kaingin St. in Tinajeros, Malabon City, where an alleged chlorine leak occurred on Friday, Jan. 27. The city government said the warehouse is a property of Jovares Oxygen and Gas, which is a distributor of...
Two residents were hurt in a fire that affected at least 30 informal settler families (ISFs) on Gumamela Street in Barangay Roxas, Quezon City on Saturday, Jan. 28. Senior Fire Officer 4 Rolando Valena of the Quezon Fire District (QCFD) said a 63-year-old man sustained minor contusions on both arms...
Eight people, including five minors, were taken to a hospital after being exposed to alleged chlorine leak at Jovares Oxygen and Gas on Kaingin St. in Tinajeros, Malabon City on Friday, Jan. 27. The Malabon Disaster Risk and Reduction Management Office (DRRMO) identified the victims as Wendy...
