Eleven police officers were injured Wednesday morning, April 15, during a dispersal of protesters from the urban poor group Kadamay at the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Central Office in Quezon City. The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) said the incident occurred at...
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. lauded Manila on Thursday, April 16, as the capital led the roll out of the national government’s “Biyayang Bigas” program, commending its swift and efficient implementation. Joining Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso at SM City Manila, Marcos...
The Navotas City government has extended relief assistance to around 3,000 families in Obando, Bulacan affected by smoke from the Navotas Sanitary Landfill Facility (NSFL) fire. Navotas Mayor John Rey Tiangco said the city government provided 3,000 sacks of rice for families in four barangays in...
Four individuals sustained minor injuries while around 300 families were displaced after a fire hit a residential area in Barangay 121, Tondo, Manila, on Wednesday evening, April 15. Four individuals were reported injured, including a 67-year-old woman who sustained a first-degree burn on her left...
Prime Infrastructure has deployed two firefighting tugboats to help contain the blaze at the Navotas sanitary landfill, as local authorities continue efforts to extinguish a deep-seated fire that broke out on April 10. In a press briefing on Wednesday, April 15, Navotas City Mayor John Rey Tiangco...
What began as a neighborhood dispute that allegedly started on a a basketball court ended in a fatal shooting inside a computer shop in Tondo, Manila, on the morning of April 13. The two suspects now claim they acted in self-defense. The suspects, a father and son who surrendered to the...
Police arrested two men who were found carrying firearms and a hand grenade during a late-night operation in Barangay 73, Caloocan City, on Tuesday, April 14. Operatives of the Warrant and Subpoena Section (WSS) of the Caloocan City Police Station (CCPS) responded after receiving information about...
Warm meals and on-the-ground assistance reached drivers and commuters in Tondo, Manila, as the city government continued its “Hot Meals on Wheels” program on April 14 and 15, coinciding with the start of a three-day transport strike on April 15. On its first day on Tuesday, April 14, the...
The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) arrested two suspects and confiscated marijuana and vape devices containing suspected liquid marijuana in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Bagong Silangan on Monday, April 14. The operation was conducted at around 1:50 a.m. on Brookside Street in Barangay...
Local bakery owners in Manila have started receiving the P25,000 financial assistance from the Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso administration on Tuesday, April 14, marking the rollout of a city program aimed at keeping staple bread prices steady for the next 30 days. The distribution follows...
Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso has unveiled P4.9 million worth of e-fuel cards as assistance for more than 1,000 jeepney drivers who joined the city’s Libreng Sakay program. Each participating driver will receive another P4,000 worth of e-fuel cards, which the mayor described...
Batangas 1st District Rep. Leandro Leviste on Tuesday, April 14, turned over 4,000 sacks of rice to the City of Manila as a gesture of gratitude for the city’s hospitality toward Batangas farmers who have been camping at Liwasang Bonifacio in Manila, for over a week. The turnover ceremony was...
