A total of 1,144 families living in Districts 1 to 6 and Baseco in Manila that were adversely affected by Typhoons Crising, Dante, and Emong in July received financial assistance from the city government and the National Housing Authority (NHA) on Thursday, Aug. 28. Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko...
The Philippine National Police-Women and Children Protection Center (PNP-WCPC) said on Thursday, Aug. 28, that both administrative and criminal cases have been filed against two police officers allegedly involved in sexual abuse of a policewoman in Marikina City. Related story: ...
Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso urged the city 's youth to be more responsible in their use of technology, particularly social media, during a forum organized by the city 's Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) Federation and Youth Development and Welfare Bureau (YDWB) on Friday,...
The Akbayan Partylist, led by Rep. Perci Cendaña, staged a protest outside St. Gerrard Construction in Pasig City on Friday, Aug. 29, to condemn contractors Curlee and Sara Discaya over their alleged involvement in anomalous flood control projects. “Ang masasabi ko po dito sa mga nangyayari...
The city government of Las Piñas held a people’s caravan for 1,500 National Housing Authority (NHA) beneficiaries and brought to their doorsteps basic local services. Las Piñas City Mayor April Aguilar said the people’s caravan which carried the theme “Serbisyong Dala ay Pag-asa” held...
The planned demolition of houses in an area in Barangay Cupang in Muntinlupa did not push through on Friday, Aug. 29, after the Muntinlupa City government filed a motion in court to stop it. Mayor Ruffy Biazon went to the Acero–ICC-Sto. Nino area in Barangay Cupang, the subject of a...
The Southern Police District (SPD) announced that 15 individuals were arrested in just one day of intensive anti-criminality operations on Aug. 27 for violations of anti-drugs and other city ordinances. SPD Director Brig. Gen. Randy Arceo said the arrests made by different law enforcement teams in...
The body of an eight-year-old girl who was swept away by floodwaters after falling into a canal in Taytay, Rizal, was recovered Friday morning, Aug. 29, in Barangay Anak Pawis, Cainta. The incident occurred on Wednesday night, Aug. 27, when the girl reportedly tried to retrieve her slipper that...
A woman 's body was found floating in San Juan River by residents on Friday, Aug. 29, the city 's Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO) reported. According to the CDRRMO, they received a call from a concerned citizen who was picking trash along the river about the...
A police officer who is also the leader of a criminal gang behind the series of robberies-holdups in Bulacan province was caught by authorities during a hot pursuit operation on Wednesday, Aug. 27. Based on the report of Lt. Col. Voltaire Rivera, Sta Maria police chief to Col Angel Garcillano,...
The Bulacan Provincial government has started enforcing heightened security measures in schools and universities in the province following reports of increasing crime incidents involving students. Bulacan Governor Daniel R. Fernando led the 3rd Quarter Joint Meeting of the Provincial Peace and...
Three men were arrested by the Cainta, Rizal Municipal Police for climbing over a moving trailer truck and stealing some of its cargo on Ortigas Avenue in Cainta, Rizal on Friday, Aug. 29. Cainta Mayor Kit Nieto said he received a video showing three men raiding a trailer truck carrying large...
