SEN. Imee Marcos addresses residents displaced by a massive fire in Molo, Iloilo City. (Tara Yap) ILOILO CITY – Sen. Imee Marcos over the weekend said she will work to provide housing for more than 300 families displaced by a fire in Barangays San Juan and West Habog-Habog in Molo District here...
The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) confiscated a total of P524,640 worth of illegal drugs and arrested 17 suspects in a series of buy-bust operations in the city on Saturday, Feb. 4, and Sunday Feb. 5. The QCPD Novaliches Station (PS 4) seized around 50 grams of alleged shabu valued at P340,000...
A robbery suspect died after he reportedly grabbed the service fireamarm of a cop inside the Police Community Precinct 1 (PCP1) in Tandang Sora Avenue, Brgy. Culiat, Quezon City on Sunday, Feb. 5. Quezon City Police District (QCPD) Holy Spirit Police Station (PS 14) identified the deceased suspect...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A river here was dredged on Friday, Feb. 3, to prevent flooding at the Zamboanga City International Airport runway during heavy rain. TONS of non-biodegradable materials and debris were collected in dredging operations at the San Roque River in Zamboanga City. (Zamboanga...
Metro Manila (UNSPLASH FILE) Metro Manila's air temperature dropped to 20.6 degrees Celsius (°C) on Sunday morning, Feb. 5, making it the region’s coldest day so far this year. Based on the data of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), the...
Water services in parts of San Juan City and Mandaluyong City will be affected from Feb. 6 to 10 due to line meter maintenance, replacement, and straining, as well as declogging operations from the Manila Water company. In its advisory released on Saturday, Feb. 4, the following areas will be...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A total of 11,934 bags of smuggled onions seized during a series of anti-smuggling operations were destroyed on Saturday, Feb. 4, here. SMUGGLED onions weighing a total of 71,551 kilos were destroyed in Zamboanga City. (Photo via Liza Jocson) The onions which have an estimated...
The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) announced on Saturday, Feb. 4, that its personnel served a search warrant in a house were they located the phone allegedly used by the suspect in the bomb scare in an elementary school in Barangay Culiat, Quezon City last Jan. 23. Police said the operation was...
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan -- A 27-year old lay-out artist was arrested during a buy-bust operation along National Highway, Carig Norte on Saturday evening, Feb 4. The suspect was identified as Leslie Areola, a resident of Carig Norte, Tuguegarao City. Joint personnel of Tuguegarao Police Station and...
CEBU CITY -- A 46-year-old woman was killed after an old limestone mining pit collapsed in Barangay Sabang, Danao City, northern Cebu. The fatality was identified as Mejame Iway Papaya. Rescuers retrieve the body of a 46-year-old woman who was killed after a mine pit collapsed in Barangay Sabang,...
LUCENA CITY, Quezon- A dead newborn baby was found inside a styrofoam box by a garbage sorter in the sanitary landfill on Friday, Feb. 3 in this city. Police report said that garbage sorter Alvin Bongot who discovered the baby reported it to sanitary landfill manager Ulpiano Fedencio Tabernilla who...
At least 800 customers flocked to a discount store on Panay Avenue in Quezon City to avail of products in exchange for onions on Saturday, Feb. 4. Noel Pabalate / MANILA BULLETIN The Japan Home Centre (JHC) announced a one-day “pay with sibuyas” promo which allows customers to pay with onions...
