A lit candle sparked a fire inside a house in Antipolo City, Rizal, killing a three-year-old boy and injuring a senior citizen and another child on Tuesday, Dec. 9. According to the Antipolo City Component Police Station (Antipolo CCPS), the fire started at 12 a.m. inside the victim 's house...
Taguig and Muntinlupa landed in the top 10 economies with the highest per capita GDP (gross domestic product) in 2024. The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) made the announcement of the special release highlighting “the economic performance of all 82 provinces and 33 Highly Urbanized...
A joint operation of various police agencies dismantled an alleged clandestine laboratory, which was allegedly run by a well-organized group of foreign nationals and Filipino cohorts, in Binangonan, Rizal on Tuesday night, Dec. 9. The operation was conducted by the joint team from the Philippine...
Over 16,000 scholars of the Taguig City government’s Lifeline Assistance for Neighbors In-need (LANI) Scholarship received their allowances. The city government finished distributing the allowances in eight days to 3,525 new scholars at the Taguig City University Auditorium and 12,637 renewing...
Three motorcycle thieves were arrested by the police with the help of a Global Positioning System (GPS) tracker installed in the stolen motorcycle in Cainta, Rizal last Dec. 8, the Rizal Police Provincial Office (Rizal PPO) said. Based on the initial investigation, the suspects, identified as Maki,...
A 42-year-old man reportedly died after spending a night at a hotel with his female companion in Sta. Cruz, Manila last Dec. 7. The Manila Police District (MPD) said the victim, identified as "Edd," met with his female companion, identified as "Marie," along the stretch of Rizal Avenue before...
Roma Rimando, manager of St. Timothy Construction Corporation, a company owned by contractors Sarah and Curlee Discaya, surrendered to Pasig City police on Monday night, lawyer Cornelio Samaniego III, the couple 's spokesperson, said on Tuesday, Dec. 9. In a television interview, Samaniego...
Marikina City Mayor Maan Teodoro on Monday, Dec. 8, acknowledged residents as the city’s strength during the celebration of its 29th Cityhood Anniversary, saying their unity and cooperation help the city progress and remain resilient. The event began with a visual presentation tracing...
The Taguig City government unveiled the newly renovated South Cembo Multi-Purpose Building and Health Center. The ground floor has the parking area, Emergency Response Team Room, and Fire Rescue Team Area. It also has the TB DOTS facility, Sangguniang Kabataan Room, Barangay Anti-Drug Abuse...
Law enforcers arrested a man after he sold shabu to an undercover police officer in Taguig on Dec. 9. The suspect was identified as alias Ferdie, 40, who was nabbed in a buy-bust operation in Padilla Compound, Barangay Lower Bicutan, Taguig conducted by the Taguig police. The suspect, who is...
Starting next school year, public school students from kindergarten to Grade 6 in Parañaque will receive free school uniforms and shoes, following the approval of City Ordinance No. 29, Series of 2025. Parañaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez on Friday, Dec. 6, said the ordinance, authored by...
Southern Police District (SPD) Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) operatives arrested three foreign nationals identified as newly tagged high-value individuals (HVIs) for their involvement in the illegal drugs trade, and in possession of 100 grams of shabu and 20 pieces of ecstasy pills during an...
