The New Year celebration in Quezon City was generally peaceful, Quezon City Police District (QCPD) Director Pol. Brig. Gen. Nicolas Torre III reported on Sunday, Jan 1. Torre said only one indiscriminate firing and three firecracker related-injuries were recorded during the celebration in the city....
Agents of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) have intercepted some 1,900 liters of kerosene that were delivered to a gasoline station in Tacloban City. In a statement, the BOC said the importers of the kerosene appeared to have not paid the necessary taxes and comply with the necessary clearances for the...
Malabon City Police Station (MCPS) personnel confiscated a total of P16,184,000 worth of alleged shabu and arrested a man in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Tugatog, Malabon City on Saturday, Dec. 31. The MCPS identified the suspect as Noel Herrera, 56, a resident of Barangay Niugan, Malabon City....
Pasig City's history and heritage has been made more accessible thanks to the local government and the Kabataang Tambuli ng Pasig (KTP)'s Talking Walls Project, an initiative that utilizes "Quick Response" (QR) code technology to access information about the city's cultural landmarks. Through the...
A warehouse in Quezon City and a residential area in Valenzuela City were gutted by fire early morning on New Year's Day, Jan. 1. According to the Quezon City Fire District (QCFD), the fire that hit a furniture warehouse in Barangay Payatas was raised to first alarm at around 12:48 a.m. and to...
Two emergency medical teams and six firefighting volunteers were dispatched by the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) in a fire that broke out in Navotas City fish port on New Year's Eve. Courtesy of Philippine Red Cross PRC said that the volunteers and medical teams were from its Malabon and Caloocan City...
CEBU CITY – Fifty-four Persons Deprived of Liberty at the Talisay City Jail in Cebu province were released for the New Year on Friday, Dec. 30. AN inmate hugs a relative after he was released from the Talisay City Jail on Friday, Dec. 30. (Calvin D. Cordova) They were reunited with their families...
By Diann Calucin The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) destroyed confiscated firecrackers and pyrotechnics worth P810,697 at Camp Karingal, Sikatuna Village, Quezon City on Saturday, Dec. 31. The firecrackers and pyrotechnics were seized from 58 operations conducted by 16 police stations and units...
LIPA CITY, Batangas – A 40-year-old barangay councilor was shot and wounded in an indiscriminate firing incident in a barangay fiesta on Friday, Dec. 30, in Barangay Rizal here. Police identified the victim as Roberto Arañez, a councilor of Barangay Rizal. Investigation said the suspect,...
The Parañaque City government has designated firecracker zones in the city’s 16 barangays for a safer celebration of New Year’s Eve. Lawyer Voltaire dela Cruz, city administrator, said identifying firecracker zones in the city is in compliance with the resolution of the Metro Manila Council...
Two lucky bettors from Davao City, Davao del Sur and Tacloban City, Leyte were able to hit the jackpot prize for Ultra Lotto 6/58 worth P521,275,111.60 in the evening draw of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) on Friday, Dec. 30. Courtesy of Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office The...
San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora announced that the city will not hold a community fireworks display to usher in the New Year on Saturday, Dec. 31. Zamora made the announcement after the Metro Manila Council (MMC) passed the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Resolution No. 22-22,...