A fire that hit a Raon building on Tuesday has drawn attention back to a stretch of Avenida once known for its cluster of billiard halls, where players like Efren “Bata” Reyes and Francisco “Django” Bustamante were watched, wagered on, and remembered. The blaze broke out on July 28 at the...
A 37-year-old man was arrested after security guards caught him dismantling a PLDT telecommunications cabinet along Quirino Highway corner Urbano Street in Barangay Bagbag, Novaliches, Quezon City on Tuesday morning, July 28. Two roving security guards were conducting a routine inspection at...
At least 32 families, or 122 individuals, were displaced after a third-alarm fire hit a residential area in Dagupan Extension, Gagalangin, Tondo before dawn on July 29. The fire broke out at around 4:09 a.m. and quickly escalated, reaching the third alarm by 4:47 a.m. as flames spread across...
Access constraints may have affected the response to the P5-million fire that hit a residential building in Paco, Manila before dawn on July 29, even as authorities look into a possible electrical cause of the blaze. The fire broke out at Building 1 of Residencias de Manila on Jesus Street at...
Malabon City Mayor Jeannie Sandoval, in her fourth State of the City Address (SOCA), said the local government’s programs are now yielding results, citing progress in economic development, jobs, education, housing, disaster resilience, public health, digital governance, and social protection. ...
The Quezon City government has expanded public recreational spaces at the Quezon Memorial Circle with the opening of a 12,000‑square‑meter multi‑purpose field designed for sports, leisure, and community activities. Mayor Joy Belmonte inaugurated the facility on Saturday, July 25, as the...
Malabon City Mayor Jeannie Sandoval said the Malabon Ahon Blue Card program is meant to make government services more accessible and felt by Malabueño families. Sandoval announced the release of the third tranche of financial assistance under the program during her fourth State of the City...
Two separate fires, both reaching the third alarm, broke out in Paco and Tondo, Manila, before dawn on Wednesday, July 29, prompting a massive response from firefighters and volunteer fire brigades. The first fire broke out at Building 1 of Residencias de Manila in Paco at around 3:40 a.m. The...
A 19-year-old man was arrested after police tracked a stolen motorcycle through its GPS, recovered the vehicle, and seized an unlicensed .38-caliber revolver from him following a brief chase in Quezon City early Monday, July 27. The suspect, identified only as alias “Ro” of Barangay Culiat,...
The Malabon City government announced temporary road closures and traffic rerouting that will take effect on Wednesday, July 29, in connection with Mayor Jeannie Sandoval’s 2026 State of the City Address. According to the Malabon Public Information Office, the traffic scheme will begin at 7 a.m....
A fire that struck a mid-rise commercial building in Raon, Sta. Cruz, Manila on Tuesday afternoon, July 28, mainly damaged the third floor used as storage for electrical supply products, authorities said. The blaze, which broke out at around 12:31 p.m., quickly escalated to second alarm, with thick...
A 30-year-old father, whom police described as an alleged former drug user, was shot dead in front of his family in Binondo, Manila, early Saturday. The victim, identified only as alias “Aldrin,” was with his partner and their children when two gunmen allegedly arrived and shot him at close...
