The Minor Basilica and National Shrine of Jesus Nazareno has issued guidelines for devotees who will attend Mass on Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026, as part of the ongoing activities for Nazareno 2026. Motorists passing through Quiapo or traveling southbound are advised to expect heavy traffic, due to the...
Catholic devotees paraded replicas of the Black Nazarene as priests conducted a blessing outside the Minor Basilica and National Shrine of Jesus Nazareno in Quiapo, Manila on Saturday, January 3. Clutching life-sized and miniature images of the Jesus Nazarene, devotees lined nearby streets and...
A 25-year-old security guard tagged as the Regional Level Top 1 Most Wanted Person (MWP) in the National Capital Region (NCR) for murder and a separate rape case was arrested in Quiapo, Manila during a police operation over the New Year. The suspect, identified only as alias “Marlon,” was...
Four suspects were arrested and another is being hunted after a powerful illegal firecracker explosion rocked Jacinto Street, Barangay Santiago, City of Malolos, Bulacan, on Wednesday night, just 30 minutes before the New Year’s countdown. The blast shattered the glass of nine Baliwag Transport...
Several roads in Malabon and Valenzuela were flooded on New Year’s Day, Jan. 1, following a brief but heavy downpour, worsened by high tide conditions. In Malabon, knee-deep flooding was reported along Maya-Maya Street in Barangay Longos, where children were seen playing in the water as...
A strong explosion rocked a residential area in Barangay 227, Zone 21, Tondo, Manila, just minutes after the New Year countdown on Thursday, January 1. The blast was heard at around 12:10 a.m., startling residents who were still welcoming the New Year. At least three houses were affected by the...
The Dr. Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital in Manila welcomed the New Year with the birth of two healthy babies exactly at midnight on Thursday, January 1. The first newborn of 2026 was a premature baby boy named Yuri and delivered by Sally Alburo. Doctors said the seven-month-old infant was born...
Several hospitals in Manila City recorded 106 firecracker-related injuries on New Year’s Day. According to the hospital officials, most of the cases were mild, while only a few were classified as severe. However, no deaths were reported. Medical personnel in Manila’s district hospitals had...
Eleven people were injured after a fire broke out at a fireworks stall in Antipolo City during New Year’s celebrations early Thursday, Jan. 1. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said the fire started around midnight at the Sumulong Football Field when a firework malfunctioned and its sparks...
The Manila Police District said it has confiscated more than five hundred thousand pesos worth of illegal firecrackers as part of its ongoing enforcement campaign, following a fatal firecracker incident in Tondo, Manila that killed a 12-year-old boy and injured another minor. MPD said the citywide...
The local governments of Caloocan City and Navotas City reminded residents to follow the ban on the sale and use of prohibited firecrackers as the New Year approaches. The cities said the ban is based on Republic Act No. 7183 and Executive Order No. 28, which regulate fireworks and firecrackers to...
One child was killed while another was injured after a firecracker exploded in Tondo, Manila, on Sunday night, Dec. 28, prompting the immediate response of the Manila Department of Social Welfare (MDSW) to assist the affected family. The victims were both minors. One 12-year-old boy died from the...
