The Taguig City government has recorded more than 8,000 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in January with the surge of the Omicron variant in Metro Manila. Based on data from the Taguig City Epidemiology and Disease Surveillance (CEDSU), the city had 8,230 new COVID-19 cases in January as...
A man was arrested by the police for allegedly delivering suspected shabu (methamphetamine hydrochloride) concealed in food meals to Taguig City Jail. According to a report by the Southern Police District (SPD), 38 plastic sachets containing suspected shabu were discovered during a search at the...
The Taguig City government has issued rules and guidelines in the celebration of Chinese New Year in the city. According to the Taguig Safe City Task Force Advisory No. 65, to lower the risk of transmission of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), face masks must be worn at all times and allowed to “be...
The Taguig City Government is now giving free antigen home testing to residents as part of its coronavirus disease (COVID-19) monitoring. It is being implemented through the Taguig City Epidemiology and Disease Surveillance Unit (CEDSU) and supervised and monitored by Lingap Testing coordinators....
Taguig City’s total number of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases have increased by 39 percent amid the spread of the highly contagious Omicron variant in the National Capital Region (NCR). The Taguig City government reported that for the period Jan. 21 to 27, the city’s new cases totaled...
At least 15 houses were destroyed when a fire hit a residential area in Taguig on Wednesday, Jan. 26. According to a report by the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)-Taguig, the fire started in the house of Anabel Vetonio at 210 Paso St., Barangay Bagumbayan. The fire razed about 15 houses in Taguig...
The total number of active coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Taguig has breached the 1,000 mark again amid the transmission of Omicron variant in the National Capital Region (NCR). Taguig’s City Epidemiology and Disease Surveillance (CEDSU) reported that as of Jan. 25, there were 1,101...
A total of nine persons have been arrested in Taguig since the start of the nationwide gun ban imposed in connection with the May 9 national and local elections. The Commission on Elections (Comelec) imposed the gun ban starting last Jan. 9 which will be in effect until June 8. According to the...
The Taguig City government distributed 10,000 capsules of the oral coronavirus disease (COVID-19) drug molnupiravir under the brand name Molnarz to the City Health Office (CHO) that will be given to patients. Last Dec. 22, the country’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted an emergency use...
The police arrested a suspected leader of a carnapping group for possession of a firearm and a grenade in violation of the nationwide gun ban in Taguig on Friday, Jan. 21. Police said the suspect, Alberto Cruz, 65, a driver, was arrested in Pepay Compound, Barangay Wawa, Taguig. The grenade,...
The Taguig City government will establish more vaccination checkpoints in line with the implementation of the policy restricting the movement of unvaccinated individuals. In a COVID-19 report video by the city government, Taguig Safe City Task Force head Clarence Santos said the vaccination...
The sustained campaign by the police against illegal drugs has resulted in the confiscation of P329,800 worth of suspected shabu (methamphetamine hydrochloride) and the arrest of eight more suspects in Taguig and Muntinlupa, according to a report by the Southern Police District (SPD) headed by...