As a way of showing support for mental health, an office of the local government of Pasig is offering free medicines to patients enrolled in the city’s Mental Health Program. As of Monday, Jan. 19, the city’s Mental Health Office said 22 types of mental health medicines are available, provided...
A man was injured after he was shot by an improvised gun, or "sumpak," by another man following an argument between the two over an electric meter on Tuesday night, Jan. 20. According to the Antipolo City Police, the victim was attacked by the suspect, identified as "Jerry," 47, after the latter...
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;...
Students and personnel of Mambugan National High School in Barangay Mambugan, Antipolo City, were evacuated from school premises after a teacher received a bomb threat through his Facebook page on Tuesday, Jan. 20. According to the Antipolo City Police, the teacher, identified as "Jela," had...
The Manila Police District (MPD) has successfully arrested the man tagged as the primary suspect in the death of a woman hit by a stray bullet during Christmas in Tondo last year, Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso announced Tuesday, Jan. 20. Domagoso presented the suspect to the media...
The Muntinlupa City government lowered the franchise fee by half for tricycles operating in the city. Mayor Ruffy Biazon announced that the tricycle franchise fee will now be P750 from P1,500 through the amendment of Ordinance No. 2024-232, which imposed the fee. The Muntinlupa City Council...
Police arrested two men for selling and possessing shabu in a buy-bust operation in Taguig on Jan. 21. The operation was conducted by the Taguig police at a house on Pardiñas Street in Barangay South Signal, Taguig. The arrested suspects were identified as alias Arman, 35, a newly identified...
Police arrested a man listed as a top most wanted person for illegal drugs in Muntinlupa on Jan. 20. The suspect, identified as alias Kenneth, 29, was nabbed at his residence in Purok 1, Barangay Bayanan, Muntinlupa. The operation was led by the Southern Police District’s District Special...
DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — There were grave warnings from European leaders and expletives from California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday as leaders at the World Economic Forum grappled with the Greenland crisis and heightened concerns over global trade. The gathering in Davos, Switzerland, comes as...
A tricycle driver faces multiple violations after a video went viral, allegedly showing the driver counter-flowing on North Avenue near a shopping mall in Quezon City on Saturday evening, January 17. In the viral video, the tricycle driver, identified as Jerald Sese, was seen confronting a car...
Several houses were destroyed in a fire that hit a residential area in Bacood, Sta. Mesa, Manila, on Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 20, TXTFIRE PHILIPPINES reported. According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), the blaze reached the second alarm at around 4:25 p.m and the third alarm at 4:59 p.m. The...
One person was injured in a road crash involving a sport utility vehicle (SUV) and a tricycle along Congressional Avenue at Pangilinan Street in Quezon City, early Tuesday morning, Jan. 20. According to the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), the incident occurred at around 6:54 a.m....
