A female caregiver was arrested in Makati City on Wednesday, Aug. 12, after allegedly stealing cash from her 77-year-old employer by replacing it with a bundle of blank white paper wrapped in scotch tape. The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) said the victim’s family discovered the...
Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano said regular inspections and clearing operations are essential in ensuring that pumping stations and drainage systems remain ready to perform when they are most needed. Her statement came as President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. conducted an on-site inspection of the...
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian checked on 155 families displaced by flooding in Las Piñas City on Tuesday, Aug. 11, after inspecting flood‑mitigation efforts at Alido Bridge in Barangay Zapote. The families were...
Police in Pasay are investigating the case of an unidentified man who was discovered lifeless at a street corner in Barangay 76 early Thursday, Aug. 13, after witnesses said he had vomited blood the night before. Pasay City Police chief Col. Joselito De Sesto said the victim, later identified only...
The body of one of four missing teenagers swept away by strong currents in the Marilao River was recovered Wednesday night, Aug. 12, in Sitio Kaybanban, Barangay Parada, Santa Maria, Bulacan. Authorities said the victim, a 17‑year‑old boy, was identified by his family. His body, swollen and...
More than 6,500 families in Calumpit, Bulacan received relief goods from the provincial government on Wednesday, August 12, as floodwaters continued to swamp the town. Gov. Daniel R. Fernando, Vice Gov. Alex Castro, Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO) head Rowena J. Tiongson,...
Marikina City Mayor Maan Teodoro on Wednesday, Aug. 12, vowed to strengthen the city’s partnership with the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) for more effective and responsive flood-mitigation efforts to ensure the safety of residents during calamities. Teodoro made the statement...
With nearly the entire town of Hagonoy submerged, Mayor Charo Sy-Alvarado Mendoza directed police to provide free rides to stranded residents. At 8:27 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 12, personnel of the Hagonoy police led by Lt. Col. Leonard M. Lim launched the “Libreng Sakay” program in Brgy. Sto....
A 26-year-old man was arrested after allegedly breaking into a San Juan home through a bathroom window during heavy rain and stealing gadgets, cash, and other valuables. The San Juan City Police Station said the incident was reported on Aug. 10 after the homeowner noticed that several personal...
Flood‑hit families in Bulacan received food packs and hot meals during a relief operation in Barangay Malis, Guiguinto, the most populous village in the town, after the recent southwest monsoon and Typhoons Luis and Maymay. The Provincial Police Office (PPO), headed by acting director Col. Jay...
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday, Aug. 11, inspected the government’s flood mitigation efforts in Las Piñas City as authorities continued to address the impact of heavy rains in Metro Manila. Marcos checked a high vacuum, self-priming drainage trailer pump deployed at Alido Bridge in...
Some of the 45,000 households in San Juan City began receiving Emergency Go Bags on Wednesday, Aug. 12, as part of the city’s continuing efforts to strengthen household-level disaster preparedness and emergency response. Mayor Francis Zamora led the initial Phase 1 distribution to residents of...
