A construction worker was arrested after police found a loaded .38-caliber revolver during a search operation in Parañaque City on Thursday, Aug. 27. Police said the suspect, identified as Edwin, 39, of Hontiveros Compound, Barangay San Antonio, was arrested at around 5:10 p.m. Members of the...
Parañaque City’s 16 barangays have retained their drug-cleared status, with the city government citing sustained community-based prevention, education, and rehabilitation programs as key to keeping illegal drugs out of local communities. Mayor Edwin Olivarez said the accomplishment shows that...
Parañaque City 2nd district Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan has received assurance from the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) that local water detention facilities and other flood mitigation projects are now in the pipeline and included in the government’s broader flood management...
Parañaque Mayor Edwin Olivarez has directed intensified drainage repairs and monitoring in communities hit by flooding last week, even as Sucat Road remained clear during heavy rains. City engineers and environment officials have identified Ascual Compound, Valley 2, Valley 14, Belisario, and...
Vendors in Baclaran, Parañaque City kept their stalls open and continued earning despite successive heavy rains that hit Metro Manila over the past two weeks. The absence of flooding in the busy commercial district was attributed to the continuing flood-prevention efforts of the city government...
Two men were arrested after police seized around 250 grams of high-grade marijuana or “kush” valued at P375,000 during a buy-bust operation in Parañaque City early Sunday morning, Aug. 23. The suspects, both 24, were identified as Paul, a resident of Barangay Moonwalk, and Mikko, of Barangay...
A Chinese national was arrested after selling illegal drugs to an undercover police officer in a buy-bust operation that yielded around P357,000 worth of suspected shabu, ecstasy, cocaine, and marijuana in Parañaque City late Thursday, Aug. 20. The suspect, identified as Tiger, 40, an online...
The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) in Parañaque City is strengthening its family-friendly services with a child-minding facility designed to provide a safe and nurturing space for children while their parents attend to work or transact business at the fire station. Mayor Edwin Olivarez said that...
The long-sought National Land Use Act (NLUA)--pending in Philippine Congress for the last three decades--holds the key to helping government definitively solve the perennial flood problem. Subscribing to this belief was Parañaque City 2nd district Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan, who called for the...
Despite the rain, 167 couples formalized their unions in the city government’s "Kasalang Bayan" ceremony led by Mayor Edwin Olivarez on Wednesday, Aug. 19. Couples gathered at the Parañaque Coliseum to exchange vows and legalize their marriages under the city’s free mass wedding program....
Parañaque Mayor Edwin Olivarez is pressing for the construction of a flood gate and pumping station as long‑term solutions to curb flooding and stop seawater and garbage from flowing back into the city’s waterways. Olivarez said the proposed facilities would help address the recurring problem...
A 28-year-old businessman was arrested after allegedly claiming to be a police officer and challenging traffic enforcers to a fistfight following a road rage incident in Parañaque City on Monday night, Aug. 17. The suspect, identified as alias “Kim,” was nabbed at about 8:20 p.m. near the...
