Manila City Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno" Domagoso on Monday, Jan. 5, announced a series of measures to ensure safety, order, and solemnity during the Feast of the Jesus Nazarene on Jan. 9. Through Executive Order No. 1, Series of 2026, Domagoso suspended work in all Manila city government...
The local government units of Caloocan, Malabon, Navotas, and Valenzuela Cities released their tax payment schedules and early payment discounts for 2026 to encourage timely compliance among taxpayers and business owners. In Caloocan, the city government announced that payment of business tax and...
The Manila Police District (MPD) reported that five persons of interest linked to the firecracker left on the street, later picked up by two 12-year-old boys in Tondo, Manila, have yet to appear and give their statements, despite being summoned by authorities. The incident resulted in the death of...
Manila City Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno" Domagoso expressed optimism for a more prosperous 2026 as he delivered his New Year 's message during the city’s first flag raising ceremony at Manila City Hall on Monday, January 5. Domagoso said the city government is entering the new year with...
The Manila City Government has issued road advisories and public reminders in preparation for the Feast of the Jesus Nazarene 2026, aimed at ensuring public safety, smooth traffic flow, and unhampered access for emergency responders. Authorities announced that the following roads will be...
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...
