Marking the 128th Philippine Independence Day, various groups staged protests in Metro Manila on Friday, June 12, raising demands for national sovereignty, workers’ rights, and political reform. In Manila, organizers said around 2,000 rally participants were expected to join the protest. The...
Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso joined President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and the First Family in leading the nation’s 128th Independence Day celebration on Friday, June 12. The celebration, with the theme “Ang Kalayaang Pinapangarap” (The Freedom We Dream Of), began at the...
Mayor Francis Zamora on Thursday, June 11, highlighted San Juan City’s efforts in education and student welfare during President Marcos Jr.’s visit to Pinaglabanan Elementary School, where a demonstration of tablets provided to 13,000 public school students was held. The local government...
West Zone concessionaire Maynilad Water Services, Inc. (Maynilad) is upgrading its Putatan Water Treatment Plant (PWTP) 1 in Muntinlupa City with ceramic ultrafiltration (UF) technology to strengthen the facilitys capability to treat raw water from Laguna Lake. The project involves the phased...
A 45-year-old man wanted for a statutory rape case was arrested by operatives of the Las Piñas City Police on Wednesday night, June 10. Col. Ricky Neron, chief of the Las Piñas City Police, identified the suspect as Roel, who had been the subject of an intensified manhunt after being tagged as a...
Authorities renewed their call for parents to remind children not to talk to strangers after a Grade 6 student in San Juan City was allegedly duped by a man who stole her mobile phone. On Thursday, June 11, San Juan City Police Station (CPS) said that an investigation remains ongoing after the...
Authorities have mounted a manhunt for an armed man who engaged an off-duty police officer in a gunfight following a shooting incident that was allegedly sparked by a quarrel over animal cruelty in Parañaque City on June 5. Southern Police District (SPD) director Brig. Gen. Oliver Cinco said...
The Pasig Office of Senior Citizens Affairs (Pasig OSCA) reminded senior citizens that the local government does not require any payment or fees to receive benefits intended for them. On Wednesday, June 10, Pasig OSCA urged the public to report any individuals, whether employees of the Pasig LGU...
CITY OF MALOLOS, BULACAN — Governor Daniel R. Fernando has called on Bulakenyos to live by the lessons of the nation’s heroes and safeguard the freedom they fought for, as the province prepares to celebrate the 128th Anniversary of Philippine Independence on Friday, June 12. National...
An ordinary commute to work turned into a frightening ordeal after a man riding a jeepney was suddenly stabbed by a woman—but as his cries for help fell on deaf ears, a passing off-duty firefighter stepped in and rushed to his aid without hesitation. In a Facebook post shared by the victim,...
Pasay City police arrested three men during an anti-illegal gambling operation, including two suspects previously seen in a viral social media post allegedly engaging in a roadside drug session on Tuesday, June 9. Police chief Col. Joselito De Sesto identified the suspects as Allan, 34, a...
Twenty-two Filipino victims of human trafficking in Cambodia finally returned home on Wednesday morning, June 10, arriving at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1 from Techo International Airport in Phnom Penh. They traveled aboard Philippine Airlines flight PR 2622, accompanied by...
