Two notorious men allegedly involved in a series of robberies in Rizal Province were arrested during a follow-up operation after a convenience store robbery in Rodriguez, Rizal on Saturday, March 28. The operation was conducted by the San Mateo Municipal Police Station in coordination with other...
Alarmed by recent fatal landfill incidents in Binaliw, Cebu and Montalban, Rizal, two environmental groups urged the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the San Mateo, Rizal local government to probe the operations of another mega landfill in the province. In a joint...
A 26-year-old man was arrested for allegedly cursing and threatening barangay watchmen with a knife while they were patrolling and implementing curfew hours in San Mateo, Rizal early Tuesday, March 10. According to the San Mateo Municipal Police Station, the incident occurred at around 2:30 a.m....
A man, working as an assistant construction worker, died after allegedly being struck by collapsing scaffolding at a construction site along Daang Bakal Street in Barangay Maly, San Mateo, Rizal, on Monday morning, Feb. 23. Based on the investigation, the victim was performing his assigned task,...
A man was killed while another was left in critical condition after a drinking session between friends turned violent last Jan. 25, the San Mateo Rizal Municipal Police reported Monday, Jan. 26. Based on the police investigation, three men were initially engaged in a drinking session in Barangay...
A 16-year-old boy and two others were arrested for allegedly robbing a manufacturing company and stealing around P555,000 worth of laptops in San Mateo, Rizal, on Tuesday, Jan. 20. The San Mateo Municipal Police Station (San Mateo MPS) identified the suspects as “Joshua,” 16; “James,” 21;...
Two motorcycle riders were left hurt after being run over by a multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) along Gen. Luna Street in Barangay Dulong Bayan 1, San Mateo, Rizal, early Wednesday morning, Jan. 14. Based on the initial investigation, the two victims were onboard their motorcycle when its driver lost...
Authorities are hunting a 39-year-old man who allegedly hacked and wounded his neighbor over an old grudge involving a cut water line in San Mateo, Rizal, on Tuesday, Dec. 30. The Rizal Police Provincial Office (Rizal PPO) said the incident occurred at Purok 2, Buntong Palay, Barangay Silangan, San...
A motorcycle rider died after crashing into a parked truck along C6 By-Pass Road in Barangay Ampid 1, San Mateo, Rizal, on Nov. 23, the San Mateo Municipal Police said. Initial investigation showed that the victim, identified as "Ren," accidentally hit the parked truck at the side of the road while...
Four individuals, including two men who were caught in the act of purchasing, were arrested during a buy-bust operation that yielded P646,000 worth of shabu in San Mateo, Rizal, early Tuesday, Oct. 21. The San Mateo Municipal Police Station Drug Enforcement Team (DET), in coordination with the...
A man was killed by his friend during a drinking session in Monterey Hills, Barangay Silangan, San Mateo, Rizal on Sept. 13, the Rizal Police Provincial Office (Rizal PPO) said. Rizal PPO Director Col. Feloteo Gonzalgo identified the suspect as alias Kiko and the victim as alias Jhoe. Based on the...
San Mateo, Rizal Mayor Bartolome "Omie" Rivera Jr. slammed the directive of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) diverting the collected solid wastes of the city of Manila to its New San Mateo Sanitary Landfill (NSMSLF) following the permanent closure of the Navotas Sanitary...
