LEGAZPI CITY – Two individuals who allegedly identified themselves as media practitioners were arrested during an entrapment operation in Barangay Balud Sur, Gubat, Sorsogon, for robbery by extortion on Wednesday, the Police Regional Office in Bicol (PRO-5) reported Thursday. PRO-5 spokesperson...
West Zone concessionaire Maynilad Water Services, Inc., (Maynilad) pledged to plant 220,000 trees over 660 hectares this year to reforest watersheds that are vital sources of water supply for Metro Manila residents. This is the highest number of trees that Maynilad has ever targeted to plant in a...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – Police arrested a drug pusher and seized suspected shabu worth P442,000 in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Cota na Daco in Gubat, Sorsogon on Saturday, November 11. POLICE arrest a high-value drug pusher and seize suspected shabu valued at P442,000 in a buy-bust operation...
Six barangay captains are facing charges for their alleged failure to enforce regulations against "super-spreader" events, Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said Monday night, June 7. Secretary Eduardo Ano DILG photo In a meeting with President Duterte, Año...
The chairman of Barangay 171 in Caloocan City has been suspended for 60 days following the unauthorized operation of a resort in his village, which also led to violation of health measures against COVID-19. Romeo Rivera, who is facing administrative charges for gross neglect of duty and conduct...
Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año reported on Wednesday night that the distribution of the national government's financial assistance to the NCR (National Capital Region)- plus is now at 99.67 percent complete. A breakdown of the disbursed cash aid revealed...
Photos and videos of resort guests in a resort in Caloocan City alerted authorities of a mass gathering in an area under MECQ. Guests were asked to leave the resort, and on the way out, three guests mauled a TV crew member, blaming them for the interrupted holiday. Caloocan City Mayor Malapitan...
Four people who violated quarantine measures by swimming and gathering en masse at a resort in Caloocan City on Mother's Day have tested positive for COVID-19 antigen test, the local government said Monday. One of them is currently showing symptoms while the remaining is asymptomatic, it added....
It will be extremely difficult to track down and perform contact tracing on the patrons of a Caloocan City resort where coronavirus disease (COVID-19)-related health protocols have been gleefully violated. Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya (Screengrab...
The management of Gubat sa Ciudad resort in Barangay 171, Caloocan City is facing complaints before the city prosecutor’s office for its unauthorized operation on Mother’s Day, May 9, amid the COVID-19 pandemic. VIOLATOR — The Department of Tourism (DOT) says that the Gubat sa Ciudad Resort...
It turns out that the Caloocan City resort which was closed down by authorities for operating and accepting guests while under the persisting modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) didn't even have accreditation from the Department of Tourism (DOT). VIOLATOR — The Department of Tourism...
Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo T. Eleazar, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), wants to hold the adult guests of the Gubat sa Ciudad resort accountable for violating the protocols when they went into swimming last week although Caloocan City is still under Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine...
