The Office of Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso said it has identified what it described as alleged troll accounts reacting to posts on the mayor’s official Facebook page. According to the mayor’s office, the accounts were observed leaving a surge of “angry” reactions, with...
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon assured the public that all the unfinished infrastructure projects left by controversial contractors Sarah and Curlee Discaya in Metro Manila will be completed before any new projects are started. Under the Metro Manila 1st...
A total of 172 cockfighting enthusiasts and other individuals were apprehended by the Manila Police District (MPD) and Criminal Investigation and Detection Group National Capital Region (CIDG NCR) on Tuesday, March 24, for engaging in e-sabong. According to the authorities, they received a tip...
The "Sunog Apog" pumping station in Manila, which has been inactive for six years, is scheduled to reopen in May, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said. DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon said the reopening forms part of the government’s intensified flood control drive under its...
Albert Magdaraog, the 27-year-old suspect tagged as the primary suspect in the robbery-slay of former policeman George Capistrano, admitted to killing the victim and selling his jewelry following his arrest on Tuesday, March 24. During Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso 's "Talk to...
Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso announced on Tuesday, March 24, the arrest of 27-year-old Albert Magdaraog, the gunman who robbed and killed former Manila Police District (MPD) policeman George Capistrano, who also served as part of Domagoso 's security detail. Domagoso presented...
A total of 2,629 Transport Network Vehicle Service (TNVS) drivers in Manila have received their much-awaited fuel subsidy from the national government on Tuesday, March 24, providing them much-needed reprieve from the soaring cost of fuel prices amid the Middle East war that has pushed oil prices...
Two vintage MK-2 fragmentation grenades were dug up by construction workers conducting digging works inside the Manila City Hall compound on Monday afternoon, March 23. The Mk-2 is a fragmentation hand grenade introduced in 1918 and widely known as the "pineapple" grenade due to its ribbed...
A teenager is in critical condition after he was stabbed during a riot between youth groups in Malate, Manila, on Sunday, March 22. According to the Manila Police District (MPD), the victim, 17 years old, and his group engaged in a street rumble with another group of teenagers along San Andres...
In diplomacy, some of the most enduring connections are through culture. In Manila, the Embassy of Hungary recently marked its National Day with the launch of “Hindi Pasisiil ang Pagsibol II: Mga Tula Mula Hungaria”, the second edition of a collection of Hungarian poems translated into Filipino...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), and the United States Indo-Pacific Command (US Indopacom) carried out joint maritime drills in Manila Bay and waters off Mariveles, Bataan over the weekend to improve their interoperability. Col. Xerxes Trinidad, chief of AFP...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Sunday, March 22, said the easterlies will continue to affect the entire country, bringing generally warm and humid conditions along with isolated rain showers and thunderstorms. Based on its latest weather...
