A ride-hailing app driver escaped a robbery attempt in Tondo, Manila, on Tuesday, June 10, after calling for help from patrolling police officers. The suspects, both residents of Balut, Tondo and members of the Commando Gang, were arrested. The incident occurred at around 2:10 a.m. along...
A container truck crashed into electric and light posts before hitting an L300 van along Gov. Pascual Avenue corner University Avenue in Barangay Potrero, Malabon City on Wednesday, June 11. According to Ret. Col. Reynaldo Medina Jr., head of the Public Safety and Traffic Management Office...
The Manila Police District (MPD) said that the death of a 10-year-old boy following a circumcision procedure in Tondo, Manila, was possibly due to complications from improperly administered anesthesia. Based on the official autopsy results, MPD said the cause of death was subarachnoid hemorrhage or...
Authorities are now hunting down two riding-in-tandem suspects who shot dead a female tricycle passenger and injured two others in Teresa, Rizal. Responders said the female victim, who has not yet been identified, was already dead when they arrived. The tricycle driver was also injured, along with...
A white minivan crashed into a row of concrete barriers along P. Burgos Street near Manila City Hall, on Sunday, June 8. According to eyewitnesses, several foreign nationals, believed to be Chinese, quickly exited the vehicle and fled the scene on foot immediately after the crash, raising concerns...
The Peoples Alliance for Democracy and Reform (PADER) announced it will lead nationwide protest actions in response to China’s continued aggression in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). The protest campaign, organized in coordination with allied nationalist groups Alyansa ng Bantay Kapayapaan at...
Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna-Pangan took center stage alongside President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos during the ceremonial lighting of the historic Jones Bridge on Saturday, June 7, marking the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Philippines and the...
Several areas in the City of Manila are experiencing temporary water service interruption, which is expected to last until Sunday, June 8, as Maynilad rushes to repair a major pipeline that was accidentally damaged in Tondo. According to Maynilad, a 2.2-meter diameter primary pipeline, located...
The Valenzuela City government quickly extended initial assistance to families affected by a fire on Friday, June 6. The families were given modular tents as their temporary shelters at the Karuhatan West Elementary School evacuation center. According to TXTFIRE Philippines, the blaze broke out...
A total of 4,557 students in Valenzuela City spent their summer break productively by participating in the city’s reading and mathematics camps, the local government announced on Thursday, June 5. The city’s Public Information Office (PIO) said the summer learning camps were designed to...
The Jones Bridge in Binondo, Manila, is set to light up with a weekly lights and sounds show starting on Saturday, June 7, according to the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD). This initiative is part of the ongoing revitalization of the Pasig River under the “Pasig...
A young girl confided to her mother that she had been sexually assaulted by her father and uncles in Caloocan City. According to the Northern Police District-Special Operations Unit (NPD-SOU), the child 's father was listed as one of the Department of the Interior and Local Government 's...
