The Department of Health (DOH) confirmed on Tuesday, Oct. 22, that it is in close coordination with the City of Manila following reports that two of its hospitals have reached full capacity. (DOH / MANILA BULLETIN) “It is routine and even prudent for hospitals to announce when they are...
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte assured residents that they will receive the highest quality of healthcare as she highlighted the city’s achievements and future plans during her fifth State of the City Address (SOCA) on Monday, October 21. Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte delivers her fifth State Of...
Muntinlupa Mayor Ruffy Biazon suspended classes in all levels in the city on Oct. 22 due to Tropical Storm “Kristine” (‘Trami”). Biazon made the decision after the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) put Metro Manila under Tropical...
A male Grade 9 student was arrested by the police after he was found in possession of suspected shabu in Taguig on Oct. 21. The 17-year-old student and another suspect were arrested at about 9:45 p.m. during a foot patrol conducted by the Taguig Police in Barangay Ususan. According to...
An employee of the Taguig City Hall and a tricycle driver opposed the transfer of the voter registration of TV director and former mayor Lino Cayetano who is running for congressman in the 1st District of Taguig-Pateros in the May 12, 2025 national and local elections. In 2013, Lino...
Mayor Maria Josefina “Joy” Belmonte vowed to pursue the city government’s priority to improve the quality of life of all QCitizens. Mayor Joy Belmonte delivers her 6th SOCA on Monday, October 21. (Quezon City government) Belmonte made the vow when she delivered her 6th State of...
BACOLOD CITY – Two barangays here were flooded due to heavy rainfall from tropical depression “Kristine,” prompting the evacuation of 79 families composed of 277 individuals on Monday, Oct. 21. RESIDENTS are rescued from a flooded area in Bacolod City. (FB) Edward Ramirez, chief of...
BACOLOD CITY – A seven-month-old baby boy died after he drowned in a pail of water in their house in Barangay Sum-ag here on Monday, Oct. 21. A seven-month-old baby boy drowned in a pail of water in their house in Barangay Sum-ag, Bacolod City on Monday, Oct. 21. (Photo courtesy of Police Station...
CEBU CITY – Classes in two universities here were disrupted due to bomb threats that turned out to be a hoax on Monday, Oct. 21. A K9 team sweeps through the Cebu Institute of Technology-University after a netizen posted on Facebook that a bomb was planted in the campus on Monday, Oct....
CEBU CITY – A family in Carcar City, southern Cebu is crying for justice after the grave of their 22-year-old relative in a public cemetery was desecrated. ONLOOKERS gather around a coffin that had been removed from its tomb in a cemetery in Carcar City, Cebu. The corpse was believed to have been...
A new transportation hub, set to rival the scale of the Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange (PITX), is in the works in Quezon City, the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) announced. In a statement, the pension fund said on Monday, Oct. 21, that four government agencies have joined...
DAVAO CITY – Former President Rodrigo Duterte is expected to attend the Oct. 22 hearing regarding his administration’s war on illegal drugs following a recent invitation from the House of Representatives quad committee (quad-comm). DUTERTE (PDP-Laban FB) However, a source, speaking anonymously...
