The Department of Social Welfare and Development (Department of Social Welfare and Development) has provided initial relief assistance to families affected by the collapse of an under-construction building in Barangay Balibago, Angeles City, Pampanga on Sunday, May 24. A total of 34 affected...
A 26-year-old woman was arrested in an entrapment operation in Pasig City after allegedly extorting a total of ₱600,000 from a bank employee through threats related to their past relationship. Police said the complainant, a 36-year-old bank employee, reported that the suspect had been demanding...
A massive search and rescue operation continued Monday for victims of a collapsed nine-story building in Barangay Balibago, Angeles City, Pampanga. Three people were killed, 17 missing, and dozens were injured. Police said 47 individuals were affected by the incident as of 7:40 a.m....
The Philippine National Police (PNP) wants to find answers on why that building in Angeles City collapsed “in the interest of truth and accountability” but for now, Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr. said the main focus is to save as many lives. Nartatez said they deployed a sufficient number...
A predawn fire gutted several houses in a residential compound in Barangay 132, Bagong Barrio, Caloocan City on Monday, May 25, leaving 15 families homeless. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said the blaze broke out at 2:51 a.m. along Mariano Ponce Street and rapidly spread through the densely...
The Muntinlupa K9 Search and Rescue (SAR) team was dispatched to assist in search and rescue operations after a nine-story building under construction collapsed in Barangay Balibago, Angeles City, Pampanga, on May 24. According to the Angeles City Public Information Office, the Angeles City...
A 48-year-old woman was arrested on Wednesday night, May 20, after allegedly using a counterfeit ₱1,000 bill to pay for groceries in Barangay Flores, Malabon City. Based on the report of Malabon City Police (MCPS) Station Sub-Station 7, the suspect bought grocery items worth P300 at a consumer...
The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) plans to invest nearly ₱7 billion in a dedicated substation to guarantee a stable power supply for New Clark City in Capas, Tarlac, anticipating a surge in demand from a planned artificial intelligence (AI) industrial hub. Joshua Bingcang,...
BACOLOD CITY – The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) paid tribute to the late Police Lt. Col. Romeo Vargas who was found dead in his residence in Barangay Handumanan here on May 19. Police Brig. Gen. Romano Cardiño, PRO-NIR director, visited the wake of Vargas at the Bacolod...
TACLOBAN CITY – Six passengers were injured when a bus collided with several other vehicles before crashing into a concrete structure in Barangay 12, Catbalogan City, Samar on Saturday, May 23. The Catbalogan City Police Station (CPS) said that the bus operated by a local transportation company...
The Pasig City government on Sunday, May 24, deployed 15 personnel to assist in search and rescue operations following the collapse of an under-construction nine-storey concrete building in Angeles City, Pampanga. It said the personnel were composed of members from its Fire and Rescue Unit and...
ANGELES CITY (AP) — A nine-story building under construction here collapsed before dawn on Sunday, leaving at least one Malaysian tourist dead and at least 21 mostly workers trapped in the rubble, officials said. Two were located alive but could not be immediately extricated. At least 24 workers...
