Six men posing as Maynilad employees were arrested by the Makati City Police for stealing 200 meters of underground telecommunications (telco) cables equivalent to about two tons, Makati City Police OIC Col. Reycon Garduque said Thursday, Oct. 9. Garduque said the men were caught in the act by...
A councilor in the city of Manila is currently being investigated after a female councilor accused him of sexually harassing her during a city council session on Thursday, Oct. 9. In a speech, Councilor Eunice Castro of Manila 's 4th District angrily chastised 4th District Councilor Ryan...
The Taguig police refuted a complaint against a cop who allegedly harassed an individual and threatened to file an estafa case. The complaint against Capt. Jerson Carino Castillo, a Taguig police officer, was received through the 8888 Citizens’ Complaint Hotline. “The Taguig City Police...
The Quezon City government raised on Thursday, Oct. 9, its alert status on dengue as cases continue to rise, with nearly a thousand infections reported in September. According to the Quezon City Epidemiology, from Sept. 10 to Oct. 7, 2025, the city logged 993 dengue cases, marking a 30% increase...
CAVITE – A police officer in Noveleta has been charged for reportedly raping a female detainee. In a statement released on Thursday, Oct. 9, the Cavite Police Provincial Office (Cavite PPO) identified the victim as alias Liza, a detainee at the Noveleta Municipal Police Station (Noveleta MPS)....
Three persons were arrested by the Manila Police District (MPD) and the Manila Department of Social Welfare (MDSW) Rescue Team for selling solvent to children in Tondo, Manila on Wednesday, Oct. 8, MDSW Director Jay Dela Fuente said. According to Dela Fuente, a parishioner of St. Joseph Parish...
The local governments of Pasig and Marikina were recognized as Best Performing Cities during the 2025 Metro Manila SubayBAYANI Awards of the Department of the Interior and Local Government–National Capital Region (DILG-NCR) for their excellence in urban governance. The event was held on Oct. 7,...
The city government of Las Piñas was named as grand winner in the 2025 Metro Manila SubayBAYANI award which honors local government units that exemplify excellence, innovations, and accountability in local infrastructure governance. Las Piñas City Mayor April Aguilar said the cities of...
A Chinese electrician was rescued from his captors after a simple fistfight turned into a possible case of robbery-extortion in Barangay Dolores, Taytay, Rizal, on Wednesday, Oct. 8, the Taytay Municipal Police reported. Based on the police report, Barangay Dolores officials first received a noise...
The Taguig police station under Col. Byron Allatog topped performance evaluation in the Southern Police District (SPD) for three months. “In just 100 days (July, August & September 2025) under the stewardship of Police Colonel Byron Filog Allatog, the station set a benchmark for excellence and...
The local government of Pasig has allocated a total of P3 million in financial assistance for the victims of the 6.9-magnitude earthquake that struck Bogo City and the Province of Cebu on Sept. 30. On Wednesday, Oct. 8, the city government turned over P1 million to Bogo City. The turnover was led...
The City Government of Navotas will extend financial assistance to the province of Cebu to help speed up relief and recovery efforts following the 6.9-magnitude earthquake that struck several towns on Sept. 30. The LGU has allocated P1 million from its 2025 Quick Response Fund to support...
