The garbage choking the Redemptorist Water Channel in Parañaque reflects not only public indiscipline but also a failed system and the government’s failure to address the root of the country’s plastic pollution crisis, marine conservation group Oceana said. Oceana Vice President Von Hernandez...
A 47-year-old man was arrested Thursday night, July 30, after allegedly brandishing a homemade firearm and threatening residents in Barangay Bagong Pag-asa, Quezon City, following a quarrel with his wife. Police said the suspect came out of his house carrying a homemade firearm, shouting in a...
Officials and employees of the Quezon City government underwent a three-day training on the New Government Procurement Act (NGPA) to strengthen the city 's implementation of the country 's modernized procurement law under Republic Act No. 12009. Conducted by the Government Procurement...
The Sandiganbayan Second Division upheld the graft case against Senator Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada after denying his motion for reconsideration, finding no basis to reverse its earlier ruling. In a six-page resolution promulgated on July 10, the anti-graft court denied Estrada’s motion seeking...
A security guard posing as a police officer was arrested after authorities found assorted ammunition in his possession outside a KTV bar on Commonwealth Avenue in Barangay Holy Spirit, Quezon City, early Friday, July 10. The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) said officers from Holy Spirit Police...
A 26-year-old man carrying an improvised pen gun was arrested after alarming residents at a public park in Barangay Batasan Hills, Quezon City, on Wednesday night, July 8. The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) said the suspect, identified only as alias "L.A.," was reported to authorities at...
A suspected "Bahala Na Gang" member was arrested for allegedly collecting bets for the numbers game known as "Basketball Ending" during a police anti-gambling operation in Barangay Masambong, Quezon City, late Tuesday night, July 7. Police said the suspect, identified only as alias "Enrico," 26,...
A federation of senior citizens in Quezon City has urged reforms in the Expanded Centenarian Act after a reported six-month delay in releasing the ₱10,000 cash gift for eligible beneficiaries. The United Senior Citizens Associations–Quezon City (USCA-QC), which represents more than 400 senior...
A 23 year old man was arrested Thursday afternoon, July 2, after allegedly stealing a Honda Click motorcycle in Barangay San Agustin, Novaliches, Quezon City. He was chased by the owner and later cornered by responding police officers. Police said the victim had just alighted from a public utility...
A 49-year-old mechanic was arrested in Baliwag, Bulacan, after allegedly driving off with the car of a 67-year-old entrepreneur who had entrusted the vehicle to him for repairs. The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) said the victim handed over his silver Honda City to alias "Bobby" on June 29...
The Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) on Friday, July 3, filed before the Sandiganbayan a plunder case, a non-bailable offense, against Senator Rodante Marcoleta over the alleged P75 million in undeclared donations he received while he was still serving as a congressman, along with three separate...
The Sandiganbayan Second Division has ordered a 90-day preventive suspension of Senator Jose “Jinggoy” Ejercito Estrada over a graft case pending before the anti-graft court in relation to the alleged multi-million flood control kickback scheme. In a statement issued on Tuesday, June 16, the...
