The Philippine National Police (PNP) is tightening its watch on foreign-led underground gaming groups after a recent raid in Taguig City revealed an illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) operation masquerading as a business process outsourcing (BPO) company. Acting PNP Chief, Police...
The Taguig City government welcomed the Christmas season by opening the Taguig Lakeshore Carnival at TLC Park in Barangay Lower Bicutan. “Sikapin natin sa araw-araw ang puso ng bata ay sumaatin (Let us strive every day to have the heart of the child with us),” said Mayor Lani Cayetano as she...
The late Juan Ponce Enrile, former defense minister, Senate President, and Chief Presidential Legal Counsel, was laid to rest at the Libingan ng Mga Bayani in Taguig City on Saturday, Nov. 22. Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. joined Enrile’s daughter and son,...
The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) denied that chemical from fire extinguishers used in a drill was the cause of breathing difficulty that affected some students at Tipas National High School. An earthquake and fire drill was conducted in the school on Oct. 16. “Yesterday’s news that...
The Taguig City government recorded 1,860 cases of influenza-like illness (ILI) from January to Oct. 11. Of the total cases, 923 (49.6 percent) were male while 937 (50.4 percent) were female. Only one of the 1,860 ILI cases received anti-flu vaccine. The youngest who was afflicted with ILI in...
The Taguig City government turned over 10 new fire trucks and firefighting equipment to barangays and the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP). Mayor Lani Cayetano led the turnover ceremony held at the TLC grounds in Barangay Lower Bicutan. Seven new fire trucks were given to Barangays Bambang,...
Police arrested a 26-year-old man after he yielded shabu worth P3.8 million in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Pembo, Taguig on Oct. 1. The suspect was identified as alias Rowel, a resident of the barangay and classified by the police as a high-value individual (HVI). The Taguig police’s...
Authorities arrested a woman after she attempted to bribe Taguig police officers with P10,000 in exchange for the release of her detained cousin. The Taguig police identified the suspect as PBG, 31, a resident of Virginia Extension, Barangay 130 in Pasay. The alleged bribery happened at about...
Police arrested a 23-year-old man after he yielded shabu in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Fort Bonifacio, Taguig on Sept. 21. The suspect was identified as alias “Ivan”, a resident of Barangay 130, Pasay City. He was nabbed along Chino Roces Avenue Extension, Barangay Fort Bonifacio. The...
Police operatives seized P1 million worth of shabu and arrested three suspects in a buy-bust operation in Taguig on Sept. 18. The operation, conducted by the Southern Police District and Taguig police, targeted an apartelle in Barangay Ususan, Taguig. They seized three sachets containing 150...
Police operatives rescued 13 people, including five minors, from a spa in an anti-human trafficking operation in Taguig on Sept. 17. The Taguig police launched the operation at a spa located in Barangay New Lower Bicutan after receiving a report. Authorities arrested two suspects identified as...
Two people were injured and 51 houses were affected when two fires broke out in Taguig City on Sept. 11. The Taguig City Fire Station reported that a fire hit a residential area at Block 1, Sitio Pusawan, Barangay Ususan at about 1:14 p.m. The blaze started from a one-story house and spread to...
