Eight workers were safely evacuated after a fire, reportedly caused by an overheated electric fan, broke out past midnight on Monday, May 11, inside a junk shop barracks in Barangay Gulod, Novaliches, Quezon City. Initial investigation by the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) showed that a...
A residential fire in Taguig City destroyed five houses and caused an estimated P600,000 in damage on Saturday, May 9. The Taguig City Fire Station reported that the blaze started at about 2:39 p.m. in a two-storey house on Centaur Street in Barangay Ususan. The first alarm was raised at 2:54...
A fire ripped through a residential community in Quezon City early Saturday, May 9, displacing around 100 families after quickly escalating to second alarm in Barangay Bagong Pag-asa. The Bureau of Fire Protection–Quezon City said the fire broke out at 5:50 a.m. near Jetti along Road 3, Mindanao...
ILOILO CITY – Police are hunting a barangay councilor here for fatally stabbing a delivery boy on Thursday evening, May 7. The Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) identified the suspect as Melvin Acebuque, councilor of Barangay Santa Filomena in Arevalo District. Initial investigation led by Police...
The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) has identified a suspect in a robbery that occurred inside the residence of comedian and television host Teddy Corpuz in Barangay Holy Spirit. Police said the identification stemmed from a follow-up operation initiated after a break-in in the early hours of...
Senator Loren Legarda has filed a resolution seeking a Senate inquiry into the implementation and distribution of government cash assistance and subsidy programs following reports of alleged discriminatory practices in Batangas. Under Proposed Senate Resolution No. 381, Legarda called on the...
Two separate fires struck residential areas in Taguig City on Wednesday, May 6, killing three people, injuring eight others, and displacing 45 families. The Taguig City Fire Station said t he first blaze erupted at about 4:30 p.m. at a residential area on M.L. Quezon Street along C6 Road in...
A 38-year-old sedan driver linked to a P1,500 gas-and-run incident at a gasoline station in Barangay Bahay Toro, Quezon City, surrendered to police on Wednesday night, May 6. The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) said the suspect voluntarily appeared before authorities after the incident that...
Police are preparing charges against a 50-year-old man for violating Republic Act 9262, the Anti-Violence Against Women and Children Act, after he allegedly assaulted his former partner inside a boutique in Barangay Bahay Toro, Quezon City on Tuesday, May 5. The Quezon City Police District (QCPD)...
The Muntinlupa City Council held a public hearing to address the impending development of the vast land of the New Bilibid Prison (NBP), which is expected to affect residents. The NBP, located in Barangay Poblacion, is under the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) and houses prison facilities. The...
President Marcos said the government is correcting the misuse of the Local Government Support Fund (LGSF) by directing resources straight to local governments and communities under the “Bawat Barangay Makikinabang” program. In a speech on the program’s launch in General Trias, Cavite, on...
The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) thwarted a pawnshop robbery in Barangay Nova Proper, Novaliches, after security guards heard suspicious noises and discovered an underground tunnel beneath the shop. The scheme was uncovered on April 22 and reported the following day, prompting the immediate...
