A 26-year-old man carrying an improvised pen gun was arrested after alarming residents at a public park in Barangay Batasan Hills, Quezon City, on Wednesday night, July 8. The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) said the suspect, identified only as alias "L.A.," was reported to authorities at...
An Irish man was arrested after allegedly smashing a tow truck with a hammer during a Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) road clearing operation in Quezon City on Wednesday, July 8. According to the Quezon City Police District (QCPD), MMDA traffic enforcers were conducting a clearing...
Several Metro Manila cities suspended classes on Friday, July 10, as heavy rains from the southwest monsoon, or habagat, intensified by Typhoon Inday, continued to affect the capital. Caloocan, Malabon, Valenzuela, and San Juan canceled face-to-face classes across all levels in public and private...
The Manila Police District (MPD) announced road closures and rerouting schemes in several parts of Manila on Friday, July 10, due to a projected rally by the United People 's Initiative (UPI). Road closures around Liwasang Bonifacio will start at 2 p.m. These include the stretch of Magallanes...
Quezon City police flagged a colorum tricycle and its unlicensed driver after a viral video showed the vehicle speeding recklessly along Congressional Avenue late Monday night. At around 11 p.m. on July 6, a tricycle bearing Body No. 918 of Luzon TODA with plate number 362TEA was caught on video...
The Manila City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Department (MCDRRMD) said on Thursday, July 9, that it remains under Blue Alert Status as the city prepares for the possible effects of Super Typhoon Inday and an expected rally. Under Blue Alert Status, MCDRRMD personnel and response teams...
Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso announced on Thursday, July 9, the successful third angioplasty procedure at the Ospital ng Maynila Medical Center, with the latest patient discharged without paying a single peso. The procedure was performed on a 67-year-old Manila resident who...
Two men were arrested after allegedly stealing electric cables that caused a blackout at an apartment building in Barangay Greater Fairview, Quezon City, early Tuesday morning, July 7. The suspects, identified as alias “Vandamme,” 29, and alias “Jonell,” 27, both residents of Barangay Holy...
Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso on Thursday, July 9, said rallyists are welcome in the city but warned that acts of destruction and disorder will not be tolerated. Speaking during the Manila Police District (MPD) command conference, Domagoso said the city maintains a policy of...
Quezon City police want sellers of secondhand cellphones to secure police verification before any sale, under a proposed amendment to a local ordinance aimed at stopping stolen devices from circulating. The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) said the measure seeks to amend Ordinance No. SP 1679,...
The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) has placed all its units on full disaster readiness and activated intensified response measures as Super Typhoon Inday entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR). The district said it has heightened operational readiness to ensure immediate public...
Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso said strict spending controls and settling inherited obligations helped stabilize the city’s finances, as he addressed newly elected officers of the Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA) on Wednesday, July 8. Speaking before...
