An employee of the Manila Department of Social Welfare (MDSW) was hurt after a street dweller they were helping attacked him with a metal pipe during a rescue operation along P. Faura Street in Malate, Manila, on Saturday, March 7. According to MDSW Director Jay Dela Fuente, the victim and his team...
The Manila City Government has issued a traffic advisory on the road closures and alternative routes for the upcoming 2026 FCC Women’s Run PH and 12th AmCham Schola Run on Sunday March 8. Road closures starting 1:30 a.m. of March 8: 1. Roxas Boulevard (northbound lane) from Quirino Avenue to...
A new batch of Manileño children under the city 's Kaagapay Program has received financial aid from the city government and Manila taxpayers, to be used for their life-saving liver transplants in India, Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso announced. Domagoso made the announcement during...
The Department of Education–National Capital Region (DepEd NCR) on Saturday, March 7, conducted the first Unified Science High School Admissions Test (USHAT) 2026, a standardized entrance examination designed to streamline and modernize the admission process for science high schools across Metro...
The Philippines, as chair of the 2026 Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC), is spearheading a new region-wide framework aimed at improving disaster preparedness and humanitarian response across Southeast Asia. Department of Social Welfare and Development...
The Manila City Government, through its Department of Social Welfare (MDSW), has distributed aid and other forms of assistance to residents affected by the huge fire that hit a residential area in Gates 9, 10, 11, and 12 of Parola Compound in Tondo on Friday, March 6. MDSW Director Jay Dela Fuente...
A huge fire in Parola, Tondo and protest actions in front of the US Embassy along Roxas Boulevard in Manila caused heavy traffic in the area on Friday, March 6. The Manila Police District (MPD) said traffic management and police visibility operations were deployed at around 9:20 a.m. near the U.S....
China 's embassy in Manila has opposed the National Security Council 's (NSC) confirmation of a report that authorities arrested several Filipinos allegedly linked to China 's spying and foreign-direct malign influence in the country. "We firmly oppose and strongly deplore...
A total of 349 families reportedly lost their homes in a huge fire that hit a residential area in Gate 10, Parola Compound, Tondo, Manila, early Friday morning, March 6. According to the Manila Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO), the fire started at around 1:18 a.m. and quickly...
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) Premier turned some of the most recognizable spaces inside The Peninsula Manila into immersive “worlds” for its top clients, transforming the hotel into a series of environments built around the priorities of modern global living. The...
The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) is fast-tracking the construction of a housing project in Manila which is expected to provide modern homes for over 6,000 mostly informal settler residents. DHSUD Secretary Jose Ramon Aliling said the Port Town Housing Project...
Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso met with Housing Investment Committee officials on Wednesday, March 4, to discuss plans on how to further boost the city 's passive income funds collected from the city 's housing projects. Domagoso said the plan aims to create additional...
