Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto‑Rubiano has called for a long‑term solid waste management strategy as the city opened deliberations on its 10‑Year Solid Waste Management Plan, which targets stronger segregation, recycling, and community participation. The plan aims to boost programs on waste...
House Assistant Majority Leader Zamboanga City 1st district Rep. Katrina Chua-Tai is seeking a congressional probe on the circumstances regarding the deadly Ateneo de Zamboanga University shooting, which has rocked her home city as well as the entire nation. Chua-Tai filed House Resolution (HR) No....
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna- The Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) Calabarzon has warned communities near Laguna Lake amidst the rising water level in the lake on Wednesday, Aug. 19. The RDRRMC said that considering the threat of continuous increase in water level being...
Flooding subsided in all monitored areas of Quezon City by 12:27 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 19, with every location in the latest road‑status report marked clear. The affected areas were in Barangays Apolonio Samson, Damayan, Del Monte, Doña Imelda, Doña Josefa, Manresa, Mariblo, Masambong, Paang...
Despite the rain, 167 couples formalized their unions in the city government’s "Kasalang Bayan" ceremony led by Mayor Edwin Olivarez on Wednesday, Aug. 19. Couples gathered at the Parañaque Coliseum to exchange vows and legalize their marriages under the city’s free mass wedding program....
ZAMBOANGA CITY - Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Edgardo Angara vowed here yesterday that DepEd would strengthen school-based guidance and counseling programs to help identify students experiencing emotional or psychological distress as calls mounted for tighter safeguards on firearms...
Floodwaters along G. Araneta Avenue in Quezon City receded in about an hour and a half on Wednesday, Aug. 19, following pumping and clearing operations amid heavy rains brought by the southwest monsoon (Habagat). Residents near the San Juan River said the flooding in the area subsided faster than...
House Speaker Isabela 6th district Rep. Faustino "Bojie" Dy III gave a somber yet resolute take on the deadly shooting at Ateneo de Zamboanga University in Zamboanga City on Monday, Aug. 18. Dy viewed the tragic incident not just as a lawmaker, but also as a family man. "Nakikiramay po tayo nang...
CEBU CITY-A 39-year-old man died in a shooting incident here early morning Tuesday, Aug. 18. Police identified the fatality as a certain Paolo, who was attacked by two unidentified assailants in Barangay Sambag 2 around 2:50 a.m. Police said the victim was smoking a cigarette by the road when two...
DAVAO CITY – Davao City has strengthened security measures in schools following a shooting incident at the Ateneo de Zamboanga University in Zamboanga City on Tuesday, August 18. Harvey Lanticse, head of the City Information Office, said in a statement that the city government expressed its...
LUCENA CITY, Quezon- Police seized P1 million worth of suspected shabu and arrested a drug peddler in a drug buy-bust operation on Tuesday before dawn, Aug. 18, at Purok Happy Valley, Barangay Ibabang Dupay, in this city. Police Col. Romulo Albacea, Quezon police director, identified the suspect as...
BAGUIO CITY, Philippines – The Baguio City Police Office (BCPO) continues to intensify its crime prevention and law enforcement efforts, with recorded declines in several serious offenses. From April 1 to July 22, 2026, crimes of murder remained at zero, while rape decreased by 50 percent, from...
