A 17-year-old out-of-school youth was arrested by members of the Pasay Police Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) in a buy-bust operation and confiscated from him P47,600 worth of shabu on Monday, Dec. 12. Col. Byron Tabernilla, city police chief, said the suspect, identified as alias Net, was listed in...
A fire hit residential area in Barangay Don Bosco, Parañaque City on Monday, Dec. 12. According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), the fire started at a three-story apartment around 3:00 p.m. and immediately spread to nearby houses. The BFP said 30 fire trucks responded as the fire reached...
Parañaque City Mayor Eric. Olivarez said he has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for the acquisition of a property for P67-million to be distributed to 282 poor families in Barangay Sto. Niño. Olivarez said the purchase of 4,772 sqm property at 1st Street Village Extension in Barangay Sto....
The Mandaluyong City government distributed a total of 350,000 Pamaskong Handog boxes to residents as part of its efforts in spreading the spirit of Christmas amid the social and economic issues the country is going through. Mandaluyong City Mayor Ben Abalos, along with Vice Mayor Mechie Abalos and...
Parañaque City Mayor Eric Olivarez urged his constituents, especially new voters, to register for the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections that are scheduled on October 30 next year. Olivarez made the call on Saturday, Dec. 10, after he received the schedule of voters’ registration from...
Makati City Mayor Abby Binay voiced her support for the creation of programs and reforms aimed at ensuring the protection of women and children against discrimination and violence. Binay made the statement during the #RightsforAll: Rights for Equality Forum on Women's Rights organized by SPARK...
An alleged drug den maintainer and his four cohorts were arrested by members of the Southern Police District-Drug Enforcement Unit (SPD-DEU) during a drug-bust operation in Las Pinas on Saturday, Dec. 10. SPD director Brig. Gen. John Brion Kraft identified the suspects as John Paul Nartea Rosales,...
A 34 year-old man wanted for robbery charges was arrested by members of Las Piñas Police warrant and subpoena section in Parañaque City on Friday, Dec. 9. Col. Jaime Santos, Las Pias City Police chief, identified the suspect as Arddy Kim Baruelo, 34, tagged as the Top 6 wanted person in the...
Department of Health (DOH) officer-in-charge Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire commended the Las Piñas city government for recording a high number of fully vaccinated residents against Covid-19. Vergeire witnessed the special holiday season vaccination drive as part of the DOH's “Bakunahang...
The Makati City local government was once again cited for its disaster risk reduction initiatives as the city continues to develop new ways in not just protecting the lives of its residents, but also in sharing its disaster risk reduction and management (DRRM) efforts with other regions in the...
Officials of Colegio de San Agustin (CSA) in Makati condemned the reported students’ brawl inside its campus on Dec. 5, which has already circulated on social media. According to a statement released by the school on Tuesday, Dec. 6, one of its roving security guards received a report regarding...
Ten barangays and three police community precincts (PCPs) in Makati City were recognized by the city government for being the most child-friendly barangays and PCPs in the city during its 2022 Search for the Most Child-Friendly Barangay and Police Community Precincts. The awarding ceremony held at...
