Two minors were victimized by a bicycle-riding robber in front of Manuel A. Roxas High School in Paco, Manila, on Sunday, Oct. 12, the Manila Police District (MPD) said. Based on the police report, two teenagers were walking when the suspect, identified as alias Billy Boy, approached them and...
Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso has assured that the city government has adequate facilities, professionals, and capacity in terms of transportation, medicines, and supplies in case the "Big One" strikes. "So, sa facility, meron, professionals, meron, capacity in terms of transport,...
Authorities dismantled a suspected drug den in Parañaque City and arrested four drug suspects, one of them tagged by the police as a high-value individual (HVI). The Southern Police District (SPD) identified the suspects as Reynaldo, the HVI; Joshua, 27; Jastine Joy, 27; and Joanna Mae, 27,...
The Muntinlupa City Health Office (CHO) advised the public about the influenza-like illness (ILI), which became one of the two main reasons for the suspension of classes on Oct. 13 and 14 in the National Capital Region (NCR). The World Health Organization (WHO) defines ILI as “an acute...
Two public colleges in Muntinlupa also suspended face-to-face classes on Oct. 13 and 14. Muntinlupa Mayor Ruffy Biazon identified the two colleges as the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Muntinlupa and Colegio de Muntinlupa. On Oct. 12, the Department of Education-National Capital Region ordered the...
Three passengers were hurt when a jeepney crashed into an electric post along Quirino Highway in Novaliches, Quezon City on Monday, Oct. 13. According to initial reports, the 27-year-old driver lost control of the jeepney after another vehicle cut him off, causing the jeepney to crash into a...
More than 15,000 devotees joined the procession of La Naval de Manila on Sunday, Oct. 12, as the revered image returned to Sto. Domingo Church in Quezon Avenue, Quezon City. According to the Quezon City Police District (QCPD), the procession lasted around three hours and drew large crowds along the...
The local government of Marikina has suspended classes at all levels in both public and private schools on Oct. 13 and 14 to observe a health break, after some schools reported an increase in flu and flu-like illnesses. Mayor Maan Teodoro on Sunday, Oct. 12, made the order upon the recommendation...
The local government of Pasig, in partnership with the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB), has launched “Clearbot,” an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered robotic vessel designed to clear floating waste and water hyacinth from esteros...
The Quezon City Government has deployed a team of personnel and relief supplies to Davao Oriental following the 7.6-magnitude earthquake that struck the province on Friday, Oct. 10. A total of 15 city employees were immediately deployed on Saturday, Oct. 11, to assist in the ongoing relief and...
Pasay City Police arrested two wanted persons for statutory rape and illegal possession of drugs during a back-to-back operation conducted e on Saturday, Oct. 11. Pasay City Police Chief Col. Joselito De Sesto identified the suspects as Raniel, 36, a pedicab driver, and Kulas, 44. According to the...
A 38-year-old man, tagged as a most wanted person for sexual assault, was arrested by personnel of the Las Piñas City Police after being trailed in Batangas on Friday, Oct. 10. Las Piñas City Police Station Chief Col. Sandro Tafalla identified the suspect as "Jaypee," listed as the no. 6 most...
