Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano's statement on POGOs (Photo from Pasay PIO) Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano has issued a statement on the pronouncement of Winston Casio, spokesperson of the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC), concerning illegal operations of Philippine offshore...
A fire broke out in a residential area on E. Jacinto Street, Bambang, Pasig City, on Thursday, Feb. 20. Screen grab from 032 Bumbero/Facebook The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said the fire started at 1:17 p.m. and escalated to the second alarm at 1:24 p.m. Firefighters placed the fire under...
(Photo from TikTok) An eight-year-old boy was beaten by his own mother and grandmother for not coming home on time in Rodriguez, Rizal on Tuesday, Feb. 18, the Rodriguez Rizal Police said. In a now viral video taken by their neighbors, the boy's mom was seen dragging and hitting her son multiple...
(Photo from SPD) Two persons were arrested after they yielded P8,840,000 worth of shabu hidden in a freeze-dried durian pack during a police buy-bust operation in Barangay San Antonio, Makati City on Wednesday, Feb. 19. The Southern Police District (SPD) identified the suspects as "Wewel" and...
Some of Metro Manila mayors showed their support for Alyansa Para sa Bagong Pilipinas senatorial slate during the alliance's kickoff campaign rally in Pasay City on Tuesday, Feb. 18. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. raises the arms of the 12 senatorial bets under the Alyansa Para sa Bagong...
Water concessionaire Manila Water announced the scheduled water service interruptions in Quezon City from Feb. 20 -21 and Feb. 26 - 27, due to ongoing network maintenance activities. Here is the list of the affected communities: Feb. 20 (10:00 p.m.) - Feb. 21 (4:00 a.m.) - Barangay Mariana -...
(Photo from Pasay City Police) Three drug suspects were arrested by the Pasay City Police Station Drug Enforcement Unit (SDEU) during a buy-bust operation conducted on Wednesday, Feb. 19. Pasay City Police chief Col. Samuel Pabonita identified the suspects as alias “Mon," alias Joseph," and alias...
Vice Mayor Menchie Abalos (3rd, left) crowned Bella Maria Fall (3rd, right) from Barangay Hagdan Bato Libis as Miss Mandaluyong 2025 during the coronation night held on Friday, February 7, 2025 at the Mandaluyong City College Gymnasium. Other winners of the annual beauty pageant are (from left)...
A hostage situation on Recto Avenue in Manila on Tuesday, Feb. 18, ended peacefully after police officers, who acted as negotiators, chipped in and gave the P20,000 salary that the hostage taker's employer allegedly refused to pay him. A man (in black T-shirt) took a woman hostage at an ID lace...
Mayor Abby Binay Makati City Mayor and senatorial aspirant Abby Binay on Tuesday, Feb. 18, is confident that her party, the administration's Alyansa Para sa Bagong Pilipinas, will perform strongly in Metro Manila in the midterm elections in May. Binay, in a press conference, said that the party...
Metro Manila Council (MMC) President and San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora received the sacks of well-milled rice from Department of Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr during the ceremonial turn-over of National Food Authority (NFA) rice to Local Government Units (LGU) as part of the...
As the local government of Quezon City continues to grapple with the dengue outbreak, an Epidemiology and Surveillance Division (ESD) official said the increase in the number of cases is due to early detection. Based on the data from the Quezon City government as of Feb.18, a total of 2,021...
