THIRTY modern jeepneys for six routes were unveiled in Bacolod City on Monday, Jan. 23. (Photo courtesy of LTFRB-Western Visayas) BACOLOD CITY – Thirty modern jeepneys were launched by the United Negros Transport Cooperative (UNETCO) here on Monday, Jan. 23. UNETCO chairperson Romelie Soliguen,...
Two persons were hurt in a fire that gutted more or less 10 houses on Villa Maria Street in Bisig ng Kabataan, Brgy. 2, Caloocan City early Wednesday morning, Jan. 25. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) identified the victims as Ronel Pavadora, 25, who sustained laceration on right eyebrow, and a...
A total of 338 personnel from various law enforcement authorities and an emergency response group conducted operation “Oplan Linis Piitan’’ in a bid to rid the Zamboanga City Jail from illegal drugs and other contrabands. After the operation, the composite team confiscated 575 illegal and...
The administration of Culiat High School in Quezon City started conducting psychological debriefing for its learners on Monday, Jan. 23, after a 13-year-old boy was stabbed to death by his fellow Grade 7 student inside the school last Jan. 20. According to the school administration, a general...
The Pasay City government launched the “Operation Timbang Plus” (OPT), the annual weighing and height measurement of all children 0 to 59 months old or below five years old to determine their nutritional status. Rubiano said the city’s OPT Plus teams -- composed of barangay health workers,...
The Caloocan City government announced on Tuesday, Jan. 24, the inauguration of two barangay halls and a new multi-purpose hall in the city last Jan. 21 and 22. The two barangay halls located in Barangays 174 and 35 were inaugurated on Sunday, Jan. 22. The newly constructed barangay halls are...
Six online sellers of stolen ready-to-wear (RTW) items were arrested in a police entrapment operation in Pasay City on Monday night, Jan. 23. Col. Froilan Uy, city police chief, identified the suspects as Paula Sarah Khan, 35; Hasnoden Baguan, 43; Hannah Mae Moraca, 24, sales agent; Najib...
Three teenagers were placed under police custody after they allegedly robbed and mauled a 13-year-old boy in Brgy. Doña Imelda, Quezon City on Monday, Jan. 23. The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) Galas Station (PS 11) said that two of the apprehended teens were aged 16 while the other one is 15...
The Maynilad Water Services Inc. announced that seven barangays in Parañaque City and six in Pasay City will experience water service interruption today, Jan. 24, up to Jan. 25. In its Facebook page, the Parañaque Public Information Office (PIO) announced that the villages to be affected by...
Authorities have intercepted a van and a watercraft that contained approximately 44,000 kilos of allegedly smuggled red onions in Zamboanga City on Monday, Jan. 23. Photo: Philippine Navy, Naval Forces Western Mindanao An Isuzu closed van and a watercraft marked as “MJ Marisa” were flagged by...
Parañaque City Mayor Eric Olivarez thanked the city’s 16 barangay chairpersons for their pivotal role in solving the garbage pileup caused by the transition from the old to the new garbage hauling contractor this year. Olivarez on Tuesday, Jan 24, assured the city residents that the city...
The Quezon City government on Monday, Jan. 23, held the turnover ceremony for over 280,000 workbooks, which will be distributed to kindergarten and elementary students, at the Quezon City Hall on Monday, Jan. 23. The local government said that the workbooks will be given to the students in all the...
