A 63-year-old barker was bludgeoned to death by his tricycle driver neighbor with a baseball bat on Dagupan Extension in Tondo, Manila, last Oct. 28, authorities said. Based on the police report, the victim 's relative said the old man visited them to collect the payment for his room for rent...
A 21-year-old student died after his motorcycle crashed into the center island beneath the LRT-1 along Taft Avenue corner P. Ocampo Street in Malate, Manila, on Wednesday night, Oct. 30. According to the Manila District Traffic Enforcement unit of the Manila Police District (MPD), the victim was...
The police anti-illegal drugs operations in Rizal Province resulted in the confiscation of more than 300,000 pesos worth of illegal substance. In its overnight accomplishment report to the Region 4-A Police Office, Rizal Police Provincial Office (PPO) said it has seized a total of P329,256 worth...
Passengers have started arriving at bus terminals in Cubao, Quezon City, ahead of All Saints’ Day and All Souls ' Day on Thursday, Oct. 30. As of 7:00 a.m., more than 1,000 passengers were already at Baliwag Terminal, bound for Bulacan and Nueva Ecija. Buses depart every 30 minutes,...
As Filipinos prepare to observe All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day, Manuel V. Pangilinan-led Manila Electric Company (Meralco) assures customers that it will remain on full alert throughout the Undas weekend, with crews and personnel ready to respond to electricity service concerns 24/7. “We...
An international study has found that nicotine pouches may help adult tobacco users quit more harmful products. Researchers at the Rutgers Institute for Nicotine and Tobacco Studies recently published a study in JAMA Network Open that provides the first national estimates of daily nicotine pouch...
The Bulacan Police Provincial Office (BPPO) has been placed on heightened alert as part of the national “Ligtas Undas 2025” security and safety plan. The alert status took effect from 12:01 a.m. on Oct. 29 and will remain in force until 11:59 p.m. on Nov. 3, coinciding with the expected surge...
Police arrested a forklift operator, ranked as the No. 3 most wanted person for attempted murder, during a manhunt operation in Parañaque City on Oct. 29. The suspect, identified the suspect as John, 21, was apprehended at his residence around 2:10 p.m. in San Juan De Coastal, Barangay San...
LINUM, Germany — In a spot outside Berlin that 's usually a paradise for birdwatchers, volunteers have recovered nearly 2,000 dead cranes in recent days as bird flu has hit the migrating birds hard. Linum, a small village about an hour 's travel from the German capital, is known in...
The Quezon city government paid tribute to six individuals and four organizations whose efforts have made a lasting impact on the city’s communities at the 23rd Manuel L. Quezon (MLQ) Gawad Parangal on Tuesday, Oct. 28. The Gawad Parangal, one of the city’s most distinguished recognitions,...
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto announced on Wednesday, Oct. 29, that more than 5,000 city hall employees have been regularized since 2019, marking a workforce with more permanent staff than contractual and job order workers. He said that among those regularized, over 1,000 became regular this year...
The Parañaque city government is going all out to ensure a safe and orderly Undas 2025, deploying around 700 personnel and implementing a comprehensive operational plan in its four major cemeteries on Nov. 1 and 2. The Oplan Undas 2025 initiative, led by the city 's inter-agency task force,...
