The Valenzuela City Police Station (VCPS) rescued a construction worker who was in distress inside an employee barracks at an under-construction building at Parada Elementary School in Barangay Parada, Valenzuela City, on Tuesday, Jan. 13. Police said the individual, a 48-year-old male welder...
Manila City Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno" Domagoso announced on Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 13, the arrest of Manila’s Top 1 Most Wanted Person, a murder suspect linked to the killing of a criminology student in Tondo in October 2023. Domagoso said the suspect, identified as Prince Aethan Cruz, was...
The City Government of Manila has received P81.34 million in insurance proceeds from the Government Service Insurance System in connection with the 2023 fire that hit the New Pritil Public Market. The insurance claim amounting to P81,342,580.52 was officially turned over during the city’s regular...
A 21-year-old man was arrested in Tondo, Manila for acts of lasciviousness on an eight-year-old child, the Manila Police District (MPD) said. Operatives of the MPD Delpan Police Station arrested the suspect during an intelligence-driven manhunt operation at Gate 1 of the Parola Compound in...
More than P14 million in housing assistance was released to a community in Valenzuela City under the government’s Enhanced Community Mortgage Program (ECMP). The assistance was granted to the Wawang Pulo Homeowners’ Association, Inc. Phase 1 through the Department of Human Settlements and...
A working student lost her cellphone and thousands of pesos in class funds after a man took the device while it was charging inside a store in Barangay Bignay, Valenzuela City, on Sunday, Jan. 11. According to the Valenzuela City Police Station (VCPS) and barangay officials, the incident occurred...
Manila City Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno" Domagoso has ordered the release of P42.6 million in long-delayed benefits to 92 retired city employees, fulfilling a commitment to settle outstanding obligations despite the city’s tight fiscal position. During the local government 's flag-raising...
The Manila Police District (MPD) has begun a comprehensive post-event review of the 2026 Feast of the Jesus Nazarene, focusing on lessons learned from crowd management, medical response, and inter-agency coordination following one of the largest Traslacions in recent history. While authorities...
The University of Caloocan City (UCC) – College of Law produced 16 new lawyers in the 2025 Bar Examinations after posting a 72.73 percent passing rate, significantly higher than the national average of 48.98 percent. According to the city’s Public Information Office, the latest batch of...
The annual Traslacion of Jesus Nazarene drew an unprecedented turnout of devotees this year, with crowd estimates reaching approximately 9.6 million people who joined and participated in the historic event, officials and on‑site reports indicate. The figure reflects the massive scale of devotion...
The Quiapo Church reported two additional death cases during the ongoing Traslacion of Jesus Nazarene on Saturday, Jan. 10, bringing the total number of fatalities linked to this year’s procession to three, including a photojournalist who died earlier. The two latest deaths occurred during the...
The longest Traslacion ever recorded in the country ended on Saturday, Jan. 10, as the Andas of Jesus Nazarene finally entered the Quiapo Church after an almost 31-hour journey. An estimated 9.6 million devotees joined the procession this year, making it one of the largest in history. Upon arrival...
