The Manila City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Department is advising residents to wear face masks when going outside as a precautionary measure while air quality in the capital continues to be closely monitored. Based on the Air Quality Index (AQI) readings under the city’s Hinga...
BAGUIO CITY – The Department of Tourism-Cordillera will hold the 7th Mangan Taku Cordillera Food Festival featuring the delicious culinary tapestry of the region with the theme Preserving Traditions, Preserving Flavors at the Rose Garden in Burnham Park here from April 23 to 27. Executive Order...
The Eastern Police District (EPD) seized smuggled cigarettes worth P464,820 during a series of operations in local stores in San Juan and Marikina Cities on Friday, April 10. The Marikina City Police Station’s Intelligence Section, together with the District Intelligence Division (DID), District...
The Navotas City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (Navotas City DRRMO) clarified on Saturday, April 11, that the old Navotas Sanitary Landfill (NSLF), which caught fire on Friday night, April 10, and is now under control , is not owned by the local government. It said that the NSLF...
About P102,577,500 worth of alleged counterfeit anti-cancer medicines were confiscated from four suspects who were reportedly selling them inside a posh hotel in Makati City on Friday, April 10. The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) identified the suspects as “Lucia,”...
ILOILO CITY – Groups and individuals condemned the Iloilo City government under neophyte Mayor Raisa Treñas for violently displacing bolanteros (ambulant and informal vendors) on Friday night, April 10. “The city government is playing victim even though it is the institution that has been...
DAVAO CITY – The Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) is pushing for the revival of the Davao-Manado trade and tourism link as the agency spearheaded an engagement along with representatives from various agencies in Indonesia. The revival of connectivity, which falls under the Brunei...
The sweet and fragrant smell coming out of an establishment in Valenzuela City may have betrayed the P700 million worth of imported perfumes believed to have been smuggled into the country during police surveillance operation. As a result, around P700 million worth of imported perfumes were...
The Quezon City government on Saturday, April 11, clarified that birthday assistance for senior citizens comes in the form of grocery packages, not cakes, and urged the public to remain vigilant against scams. According to the city’s Public Information Office, the birthday packages are...
DAVAO CITY – Four persons were killed after a cargo truck crashed into a gymnasium in Barangay Marilog here on Saturday morning, April 11. The Davao City Police Office said a tire of the 10-wheel truck reportedly burst and the driver lost control of the vehicle. The truck hit the gymnasium where...
DENVER (AP) — Jonas Valanciunas had season highs of 23 points and 17 rebounds, and the Denver Nuggets beat the Oklahoma City Thunder, 127-107, in a battle of reserves Friday night, April 10. Denver (53-28) won its 11th straight game to secure at least the No. 4 seed in the Western Conference....
The Bacoor City regional trial court (RTC) in Cavite has ordered the arrest of a London-based Italian national and two Filipinos on charges of serious illegal detention and large-scale illegal recruitment filed by the Department of Justice (DOJ). In a warrant issued by Judge Froilan Buenaventura...
