A 35-year-old man was arrested after a car owner caught him allegedly stealing a Bosch Automotive Control Unit worth P103,850 from his parked Ford Ecosport in Barangay Sta. Lucia, Novaliches, Quezon City, Thursday afternoon, Aug. 13. The suspect, identified only as alias “JO,” was caught...
CEBU CITY–Close to P10 million worth of suspected shabu was seized from a construction worker in Barangay Pardo here. The 30-year-old suspect, a certain John, yielded 27 packs of suspected shabu when he was arrested in a buy-bust operation past 3 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 13, said Philippine Drug...
Bloomberry Resorts Corp., the casino and leisure operator controlled by trillionaire Enrique Razon Jr., narrowed its first-half net loss by 75 percent as cost reductions and lower interest expenses helped offset the absence of a large one-time accounting gain recorded a year earlier. In a...
Minority congressmen are up in arms over a Pasig City regional trial court (RTC) ruling that is prolonging the implementation of the P85 wage hike for workers in the National Capital Region (NCR) or Metro Manila. Thursday, Aug. 13 was the last day of the temporary restraining order (TRO) Pasig City...
Chest-deep floodwaters hit parts of Quezon City on Friday, Aug. 14, as persistent rains inundated several areas. The Quezon City government reported the highest water level at 45 inches as of 11:54 a.m., with other areas recording waist-deep, knee-deep, half-knee-deep, and gutter-deep flooding. In...
A drug deal inside a computer shop in Pasay City led to the arrest of two newly identified high-value individuals (HVIs) and the seizure of about ₱1.02 million worth of suspected shabu on Thursday night, Aug. 13. The Southern Police District (SPD) identified the suspects as Timor, 30, a vendor...
BAGUIO CITY – The Department of Public Works and Highways-Cordillera reported an initial P1,454,897,648 damage to roads wrought by typhoons Luis, Maymay, and the habagat. According to Engr. Patrick Cerilo, of DPWH-CAR, a total of 186 road sections were affected in the entire region, with 179...
A 25-year-old man was arrested after allegedly firing a pistol at his neighbor’s eye during a confrontation in Barangay UP Campus, Quezon City, Thursday night, Aug. 13. Police said the suspect, alias “Nard,” made offensive remarks against the victim around 11 p.m., sparking the...
Around six stay-in employees were safely evacuated after a third-alarm fire broke out at a warehouse in Barangay Bagong Ilog, Pasig City, on Thursday night, Aug. 13. The Pasig City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (Pasig DRRMO) said the fire was raised to the first alarm at 9:56 p.m.,...
Two men, including a 16-year-old, were arrested after allegedly stealing three cellphones from sleeping construction workers in Barangay Holy Spirit, Quezon City, early Tuesday, Aug. 11. Police said CCTV footage showed the suspects scaling the wall of a building along Capas Road corner AFP Road at...
The Philippines risks falling behind the artificial intelligence (AI) boom as it benefits less from the surge in AI-related electronics exports while its massive business process outsourcing (BPO) industry faces growing exposure to automation, according to think tank Capital Economics. In a report...
What 's the rationale for spending millions in confidential funds to secure Vice President Sara Duterte in Davao City--her family 's political stronghold? House prosecution panel spokesperson Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong asked this question following Commission on...
