Metro Manila 's air quality has improved as emissions from the Navotas City landfill fire ease amid ongoing containment and suppression efforts, with Bulacan seeing similar gains. The Environmental Management Bureau of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR-EMB) reported...
METRO MATTERS In San Juan, the concerns we hear from our residents are clear and urgent: parents who worry when their children come home late from school, the elderly who deserve a quiet night’s rest undisturbed by the neighbor’s videoke and karaoke, and residents who simply want order in their...
A man was injured after being shot by a 19-year-old suspect during a heated argument in Rodriguez, Rizal, on Wednesday night, April 22. According to the Rodriguez Municipal Police Station (MPS), the incident occurred around 10:30 p.m. in Kasiglahan Village, Barangay San Jose, while the suspect,...
The Pasay City government, led by Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano, has partnered with JCI Manileña to launch “LENA CARE: Supporting Autism Everywhere”, an initiative to strengthen support for children on the autism spectrum and raise funds for clinical assessments. The program, introduced at P....
OBANDO, BULACAN — Hundreds of residents affected by the persistent smoke from the burning Navotas Sanitary Landfill flocked to the Damayan sa Barangay free medical mission held Wednesday, April 22, at San Pascual Elementary School. The initiative, spearheaded by Damayan Filipino Movement...
Parañaque 's young learners are set to step into their classrooms this June with brand-new uniforms and shoes -- free from the city government. Mayor Edwin Olivarez said the city government has already started measuring pupils from Kinder to Grade 6. Each child will receive two sets of...
A man made the sign of the cross as if in prayer before robbing an Indian national in Cainta, Rizal, on April 18, police reported. CCTV footage showed the suspect in violet T-shirt, half of his face covered with the garment, standing in an alley in Barangay San Juan. He was also seen making the...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has hailed Parañaque City as a model for solid waste management, crediting its sustained and effective programs. The recognition was conferred on April 15, citing the city’s strict compliance with Republic Act 9003, a landmark law aimed...
Can plastic waste be turned into comfortable homes? In Pasig City, the local government is preparing to replicate a prototype project that uses durable boards made from recycled plastic waste to build temporary housing for informal settler families (ISFs). The housing prototype was formally...
Police solved the killing of a 16-year-old girl after arresting four suspects, including her biological father, in Bustos, Bulacan, 48 hours after the victim’s disappearance. Bustos police officer-in-charge Cpt. Heherson M. Zambale, said the suspects—aged 27, 29, 31, and 40, all residents of...
Mayor Jeannie Sandoval urged Malabueños to keep discipline alive and help make the city cleaner and more livable as the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) launched its “Yes to Ayos!” campaign in Malabon on Wednesday, April 22. The drive was launched in Barangay Potrero, Malabon,...
The Quezon City government has ordered all 142 barangays to cut their electricity and fuel consumption by at least 10 percent to ease the impact of the global energy crisis. Under Memorandum Circular No. 8, Series of 2026, stricter energy-saving measures are now mandatory, part of the city’s...
