Four individuals, including a high-value individual (HVI), were arrested by the Makati City Police following a drug buy-bust operation along Guatemala Street, Barangay San Isidro, Makati City on Tuesday, Oct. 7. The police identified the suspects as alias Pepeng, 36, tagged as a HVI for illegal...
A member of the notorious "Sputnik Gang" was collared by the police for illegal firing and possession of a firearm in Barangay Guadalupe Nuevo, Makati City, Makati City Police OIC Col. Reycon Garduque said. Garduque identified the suspect as alias John, 39, and a resident of Taguig City. John is...
Nine individuals, including two senior citizens, were injured after a fire hit a hardware store in Barangay Pio del Pilar, Makati City, early Sunday, Oct. 5. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said the store, located at the corner of Washington and Facundo Streets, caught fire at around 12:34...
The city government of Makati distributed teacher’s kits and P2,000 gift vouchers to a total of 1,689 teaching and non-teaching staff during the World Teachers’ Day celebration at the Makati Coliseum on Thursday, Oct. 2. Mayor Nancy Binay, together with the city councilors, led the event where...
Makati City Vice Mayor Romulo “Kid” Peña Jr. and minority bloc councilors on Wednesday, Oct. 1, urged Mayor Nancy Binay to immediately withdraw the appointment of a city official as head of the city government’s procurement department following her alleged involvement in the Department of...
The Makati Business Club (MBC), formed to oppose crony capitalism during the regime of the late strongman Ferdinand Marcos Sr., has thrown its support behind his son, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., as he faces calls for resignation on the heels of the flood control scandal. MBC...
A 32-year-old tricycle driver was arrested for breaking the window of a parked pickup truck and trying to steal from it along Osmeña Highway corner Estrella Street in Barangay Bangkal, Makati City, early Thursday morning. The Southern Police District (SPD) identified the suspect as alias Edmar,...
Approximately 2,000 individuals participated in Makati City 's internship program aimed at giving a hands-on experience in working in the local government through its various offices and departments, Makati City Mayor Nancy Binay said. Binay led the orientation of the participants at the...
The Makati City Police is ready for the upcoming Sept. 21 rallies across Metro Manila and vowed to uphold peace, order, and public safety. "While Makati City is not identified as a primary site for these demonstrations, we recognize the potential for indirect impacts, including spillover...
A conductor was killed after a fistfight between him and two other men ended up in a shooting incident inside a public utility jeepney (PUJ) terminal in Brgy. Guadalupe Nuevo, Makati City on Monday, Sept. 15. According to the police, a heated argument ensued between the victim and a male passenger...
Just literally a stone’s throw from where I reside on Ayala Avenue stands The Estate Makati, and so I’ve watched the property develop from when it was a deep hole in the ground. In fact, even back to when it was the only empty lot on Apartment Ridge Road that’s parallel to Ayala Avenue, to...
The influential Makati Business Club (MBC) appealed for calm amid growing public outrage against corruption linked to anomalous flood control projects, noting that the newly created independent commission should be given a chance to deliver results. In a statement on Friday, Sept. 12, the MBC said...
