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...
Taguig City’s total number of active coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases has dropped to less than 300 after breaching the 1,000 mark. According to data from the Taguig City Epidemiology and Disease Surveillance Unit (CEDSU), as of Jan. 17, Taguig has 281 active COVID-19 cases including 286 new...
An employee of the Taguig City government was arrested by the police in a buy-bust operation on Monday, Jan. 17. Southern Police District (SPD) director Brig. Gen. Jimili Macaraeg announced the seizure of P112,200 worth of suspected shabu (methamphetamine hydrochloride) in Taguig and Muntinlupa...
Nine individuals were arrested by the police in anti-illegal drug operations in Taguig, Pateros, and Muntinlupa on Monday, Jan. 17. Brig. Gen. Jimili Macaraeg, Southern Police District director, said P622,880 worth of suspected shabu (methamphetamine hydrochloride) was confiscated during...
The number of Taguig City’s active coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases has reached more than 1,000 as the Department of Health (DOH) declared that there is already community transmission of the Omicron variant in the National Capital Region (NCR). Based on the latest tally by the Taguig City...