The Taguig City government held the Regatta sa Lawa boat race to celebrate its first World Lake Day on Aug. 27. The boat race was held in Laguna Lake in Barangay Lower Bicutan participated in by fisherfolk, athletes and residents. Barangay Bagumbayan won as grand champion with a time of seven...
San Mateo, Rizal Mayor Bartolome "Omie" Rivera Jr. slammed the directive of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) diverting the collected solid wastes of the city of Manila to its New San Mateo Sanitary Landfill (NSMSLF) following the permanent closure of the Navotas Sanitary...
CAVITE – Authorities collared a high-value drug suspect and confiscated around P2.9 million worth of illegal drugs in a buy-bust operation in front of a mall in Barangay Molino 4, Bacoor City, on Tuesday, Aug. 26. The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Regional Office 4A (PDEA 4A) identified the...
Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso and Metropolitan Manila Development Authority Chairman Don Artes met with officials of the University of Santo Tomas (UST) on Wednesday, Aug. 27, to discuss the Rainwater Impounding Facility (RIF) being eyed to be built on the university 's...
Barangay Fort Bonifacio in Taguig, which includes Bonifacio Global City (BGC), has reimposed curfew for minors for their protection. The curfew hours for minors in the barangay will be from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. “Para sa mga may edad 18 pababa ay pinagbabawal ng gumala o lumabas ng bahay sa loob...
A passenger bus rammed into eight vehicles, including several motorcycles, along the northbound lane of Commonwealth Avenue on Thursday morning, Aug. 28, leaving more than 10 people injured. According to the bus conductor, the vehicle’s brakes malfunctioned as it descended from Litex, causing...
The Eastern Police District (EPD) on Wednesday, Aug. 27, said that two police officers were placed under preventive custody following an alleged sexual abuse complaint filed by a policewoman in Marikina City. The incident reportedly occurred on Sunday night, Aug. 17, while the victim and the two...
The Quezon City government extended its condolences to the family of CJ Baldonado, the student who died after being hit by falling debris from a condominium in Tomas Morato on August 12. "Lubos na nakikiramay ang Lokal na Pamahalaan ng Lungsod Quezon sa pamilya ni CJ Baldonado, na binawian na ng...
Pililla, Rizal Mayor John Masinsin has urged residents to segregate their waste amid concerns over the rising expenses in garbage collection each year. In a recent interview with members of the PaMaMariSan-Rizal Press Corps, Masinsin said he has already called on residents to reduce the volume of...
Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso proudly discussed the city government 's best practices to officials of Cabucgayan, Biliran Province, during a benchmarking activity at the City Hall on Wednesday, Aug. 27. During the technical briefing, Domagoso shared Manila 's solid waste...
One of the students who was critically injured after being struck by falling concrete debris from a condominium building in Quezon City died on Wednesday, August 27, two weeks after the incident. The victim was identified as CJ Baldonado. His death was confirmed by his father, Jason Baldonado,...
The Quezon City government signed a partnership with San Miguel Corporation (SMC) on Tuesday, August 26, for large-scale river cleanup and rehabilitation projects in the city. Mayor Joy Belmonte and SMC officials signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) to expand the company’s Better Rivers PH...
