Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto on Tuesday, Dec. 27, hailed the passing of the city's newest ordinance banning the operations of online gambling and Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators or POGO-related operations and services in the city, saying these are "ills of society." In an interview with ANC,...
Parañaque City 1st District Rep. Edwin Olivarez distributed financial assistance to 220 families who lost homes to a fire that occurred a day after the celebration of Christmas on Monday. The fire victims were temporarily staying at Palanyag gym in Barangay San Dionisio, Paranaque City. Olivarez...
Parañaque City Mayor Eric Olivarez announced that around 3,900 public school teachers will receive an additional P1,000 in their monthly Cost-of-Living Allowance (COLA) from the city government starting January 2023. Olivarez said the increase will give the teachers a P4,000 monthly COLA from the...
A motorcycle rider was arrested by operatives of the Manila Police District (MPD) after hitting two minors and firing a gun while evading arrest in Malate district on Sunday, Dec. 25. The police identified the suspect as Norberto de Chavez, a delivery rider and resident of San Andres St., Malate...
Persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) at the Cainta Municipal Jail (CMJ), a detention facility of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP), are given the privilege to see and talk to their loved ones during the Christmas season. Behind the glass wall with iron grills, the PDLs can have a few...
Around 100 houses were destroyed by a fire that hit a compound in Parañaque City before dawn Monday, Dec. 26, affecting some 160 families. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) reported that the fire started around 2:30 a.m. at the corner of Tramo Uno and Tramo Dos in Barangay San Dionisio. The...
Parañaque City Mayor Eric Olivarez announced the city government has set a P11.3-billion budget for 2023, a slight increase from P11.1-billion budget in 2022. “We are happy to announce that, despite the pandemic and the economic difficulties we all encountered, the city government remains in a...
By DIANN IVY CALUCIN A man yielded P340,000 worth of alleged shabu in a buy-bust operation conducted by members of the Caloocan City Police Station (CCPS) in Barangay Bagong Silang, Caloocan City on Saturday, Dec. 24. Col. Ruben Lacuesta, city police chief, identified the suspect as Monis Jovanie...
By DIANN IVY CALUCIN An alleged gun-for-hire was killed in a shootout with the police in Barangay Baesa, Quezon City on Saturday, Dec. 24. The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) identified the slain suspect as Richmond Dalisay. According to the QCPD, members of the District Tactical Motorized Unit...
A 38-year-old driver was arrested by members of the Las Piñas City Police Station after P136,000 worth of alleged shabu and a gun were seized from him in Las Piñas City on Saturday, Dec. 24. According to Col. Jaime Santos, city police chief, the suspect identified as Niño Berioso, 38 was...
By DIANN IVY CALUCIN Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte issued on Saturday, Dec. 24, Executive Order No. 54, S-2022, that prohibits private households from using firecrackers and holding their own fireworks displays. "Private households are hereby prohibited from using firecrackers and staging their...
Three Chinese nationals who allegedly abducted a woman and sold her to a Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) were arrested by Pasay City police in a series of operations early this week. Col. Byron Tabernilla, Pasay City police chief, identified the suspects as Jia He Zhang, 28; Yun Gao, 29;...
