A father allegedly struggling with financial problems stabbed his wife to death and injured his 15-year-old son inside their home in Angono, Rizal on Black Saturday, April 4. The Rizal Police Provincial Office (Rizal PPO) said the incident occurred inside the victims’ residence in Barangay Parang...
An argument over their stores ' locations led a 57-year-old vendor to stab his fellow vendor with a box cutter in front of Tondo Church on Chacon Street in Tondo, Manila, on Friday, April 3. According to the Manila Police District (MPD), the suspect, identified as alias "Rey," and the...
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) announced the arrest of a man caught stealing cables from a traffic light operated by the agency at the E. Rodriguez-Araneta intersection in Quezon City on Good Friday, April 3. Based on the police report, the suspect was caught by an MMDA site...
Several houses were razed in a fire that struck Del Pilar Street in Barangay 882, Santa Ana, Manila, on Saturday, April 4. According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), the blaze started at around 8:31 a.m. and was quickly raised to the second alarm at 8:34 a.m. Firefighters said most of the...
Churches and other religious sites were filled with devotees as Good Friday became a day of prayer and reflection in Tanay, Rizal. Residents crowd the streets of Tanay as they joined the Good Friday procession, observing age-old traditions of Filipinos during the Holy Week. Antique religious...
The Manila Police District (MPD) said on Friday, April 3, that the Good Friday procession of the Jesus Nazareno ended peacefully, with no major incidents reported. MPD chief Brig. Gen. Arnold Abad thanked police personnel and partner agencies for ensuring the orderly conduct of the event. “To...
More than 4,000 faithful flocked to the Padre Pio Mountain of Healing in Barangay Paradise III, City of San Jose Del Monte, Bulacan, on Good Friday, April 3, seeking reflection and communion with God through prayer. Pilgrims endured a five- to six-kilometer uphill walk before reaching the...
A total of 517,650 devotees joined the Good Friday procession of the Jesus Nazarene as part of the Holy Week observance in Manila. The annual procession began earlier than scheduled, with the image leaving the Minor Basilica and National Shrine of Jesus Nazarene in Quiapo at around 11:35 p.m. on...
More than six million devotees flocked to Antipolo City for the traditional penitential walk, or “Alay Lakad,” to the International Shrine of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage from Holy Thursday to Good Friday. The Rizal Police Provincial Office (PPO) said a total of 6,660,155 devotees were...
The Navotas City Police have filed charges of frustrated murder and violation of the Anti-Child Abuse Law against a suspect who allegedly attacked a five-year-old boy. The suspect, a 20-year-old man, was identified and arrested through CCTV footage and witness accounts, police said. The incident...
A supposed warrant service for a most wanted carnapping suspect unexpectedly led to the arrest of eight others, including two minors, after they were allegedly caught smoking marijuana (kush) inside a hotel room in Pasay City. Authorities on Thursday, April 2, said the operation was primarily...
The Eastern Police District (EPD) on Thursday, April 2, said it remains on full alert and will continue to ensure the safety and security of residents, travelers, and devotees throughout Holy Week in Metro East cities. The Holy Week security operation, which started on Thursday and will run until...
