As the New Year 's approaches, the Rizal Police Provincial Office (Rizal PPO) has intensified its monitoring and confiscation of illegally sold firecrackers and pyrotechnics in the province to ensure a safe celebration, with police reporting that around P23,540 worth were confiscated in a...
Police rescued a Chinese national after receiving a 911 emergency call and arrested two of his compatriots who allegedly held him captive in Parañaque City on Dec. 27. The Southern Police District (SPD) identified the victim as Zhenhai, a Chinese national, who was rescued at around 10:40 p.m....
Three persons were injured and around 100 houses were destroyed in a fire that broke out in a residential area in Pasay City on Saturday afternoon, Dec. 27. The Pasay City Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said about 200 families were affected when the fire happened at around 2:16 p.m. along Virginia...
A fire has hit a residential area in Barangay Addition Hills, Mandaluyong City on Saturday night, Dec. 27, the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) reported. According to the BFP, the fire started at around 6:26 p.m. and has reached the second alarm at around 6:33 p.m. The third alarm was raised at 7:14...
Real property owners in Taguig need to pay a higher tax starting January. The Taguig City government announced that a new city ordinance was approved that imposes an increase of 0.25 percent in real property tax (RPT) that will take effect on Jan. 1 next year. On Dec. 15, the Taguig City...
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto on Saturday, Dec. 27, said the local government and authorities will arrest all sellers of illegal firecrackers in the city ahead of New Year’s Day. On Friday, Dec. 26, the mayor said the Pasig PNP arrested an online seller of illegal firecrackers and confiscated the...
Marikina City Vice Mayor Del de Guzman said around 31 families lost their homes a day after Christmas, after a fire broke out in a residential area in Barangay Nangka, Marikina City on Friday night, Dec. 26. According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), the fire started at 6:44 p.m. at 32...
Authorities from the Parañaque City Police arrested a man allegedly under the influence of liquor after he pointed a gun at an online seller for no apparent reason on Christmas Day. The Southern Police District (SPD) identified the suspect as Christian, 25, a resident of Barangay BF Homes,...
Police arrested two individuals posing as employees of the Manila Electric Company (Meralco) after allegedly attempting to extort money from a customer in Pasay City. Col. Joselito De Sesto, Pasay City Police chief, identified the suspects as John, 20, of Sta. Mesa, Manila, and JR, 25, of...
A fire broke out in a residential area in Barangay Nangka, Marikina City on Friday night, Dec. 26 The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said the fire was raised to first alarm at 6:45 p.m. and escalated to a second alarm at 6:58 p.m. Firefighters are now working to extinguish the blaze. This is a...
A man was wounded in a shooting incident in Barangay Payatas, Quezon City, early Wednesday, Dec. 25 According to the Quezon City Police District (QCPD), the incident occurred at around 3:00 a.m. in front of a motorcycle shop on IBP Road, where a group had gathered to celebrate Christmas. Police...
Bulacan police arrested a man in Barangay Bagumbayan, Bulakan, on Thursday, Dec. 25, after residents reported he was wielding a firearm and allegedly harming his children. Bulakan police chief Lt. Col. Rodelisa P. San Buenaventura said residents heard the children screaming and immediately...
