A total of P463,343 worth of tool kits were donated by the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) to the Manila City Government last Jan. 26 to help boost the city 's livelihood initiatives aimed at equipping Manileños with the proper tools and knowledge to help them...
Ospital ng Tondo (OsTon) has been conferred a GOLD Award in recognition of its outstanding efficiency in revenue collection after posting a 114.3 percent collection rate in 2025, hospital officials announced. OsTon Director Dr. Edwin C. Perez said the recognition reflects the hospital’s strong...
The Manila Police District (MPD) has launched a parallel investigation into the alleged robbery (hold-up) involving six police officers assigned to the Station Drug Enforcement Unit (SDEU) of the Malate Police Station, following their arrest in a hot pursuit operation on Wednesday night, Jan. 28....
Malacañang said any move to declare Chinese embassy officials persona non grata would be treated as a last resort, stressing that such action carries serious diplomatic consequences and must be carefully weighed. Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary Claire Castro relayed the...
Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Jing Quan would be willing to leave the Philippines if President Marcos asked him to do so. China 's embassy in Manila made the pronouncement on Wednesday night, Jan. 29, amid calls in Manila to recall and declare him persona non grata over the mission...
Metro Manila recorded its lowest air temperature so far this northeast monsoon, or “amihan,” season at 19.2 degrees Celsius (°C) on Thursday, Jan. 29, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said. PAGASA said the temperature was recorded at the...
Senator Imee Marcos exhorted public officials to refrain from intemperate language and public sparring on matters involving foreign affairs, warning that reckless rhetoric could undermine diplomatic efforts and harm the country’s international standing. Marcos, who chairs the Senate Committee on...
Some residents of Barangay Tumana in Marikina City questioned a proposed memorandum of agreement (MOA) that could double water fees, an option being considered to address the community’s long-standing water supply problems. Barangay Captain Akiko Centeno said barangay officials passed a...
A 31-year-old man was injured following his violent rampage at a barangay hall in Barangay 270, Binondo, Manila, last Jan. 26, the Manila Police District (MPD) said. Based on the police investigation, a roving patrol unit of the Binondo Police Station 11 was approached by a barangay staff asking...
Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso on Tuesday night, Jan. 27, announced the dismissal of a traffic enforcer caught on camera committing illegal exaction (kotong) from a motorist he apprehended in Binondo, Manila, stressing that the city 's "One Strike Policy" on all city government...
The move of more than a dozen senators to replace or declare unwelcome China 's embassy diplomats in the Philippines weren 't able to silence them after making on Tuesday night, Jan. 27, yet another statement—a very lengthy one—that targeted Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) spokesman...
