After decades of waiting, Mayor Vico Sotto announced that more than 600 families in Ismar, Kalawaan in Pasig City, are set to secure land rights through a lease-purchase agreement. On Wednesday, Aug. 20, Sotto said, “Sa mga taga-Ismar, pagkatapos ng ilang dekada, sa inyo na po ang lupa (For the...
Two people were injured while assisting to contain a fire that broke out at a residential property in Pasay City, Wednesday morning, August 20. SFO1 Rezmond Germnino of the Pasay City Bureau of Fire Protection identified the injured as Jedd Galarde, 41, who suffered second-degree burns on the left...
San Juan City Mayor and Metro Manila Council (MMC) president Francis Zamora said on Wednesday, Aug. 20, that he will propose stiffer fines for littering. During a media interview at the launch of the “ Bayanihan sa Estero Program ,” Zamora explained that the proposed increase in penalties...
Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano has issued a stern instruction to the police to thoroughly investigate and solve the robbery incident inside a restaurant in the city that victimized Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Garcia. Rubiano instructed Pasay City Police Chief Col....
A fire hit a residential area in Chapel Road, Barangay 191 in Pasay City, on Wednesday morning, August 20. According to SFO1 Rezmond Germino of the Pasay City Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), the blaze that started at 10:40 a.m. was placed under control at 11:06 a.m. Germino said seven BFP fire...
San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora and the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) on Wednesday, Aug. 20, led the launch of the “Bayanihan sa Estero Program” at Lambingan Bridge, Aurora Boulevard, San Juan City, which aims to mitigate flooding and promote environmental sustainability. ...
The Manila Police District (MPD) on Wednesday, Aug. 20, confirmed that a Japanese mastermind known as "Boss" ordered the killing of two Japanese nationals in Malate, Manila on Aug. 15. According to the police, the arrested suspects, brothers Abel and Albert, revealed that they were ordered by a...
Five drug suspects were arrested by members of the Parañaque City Police Station Drug Enforcement Unit (SDEU) and seized from them over P3 million of drugs during the conduct of a buy-bust operation on Tuesday, August 19. The Southern Police District (SPD) identified the suspects...
The bag of Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Garcia was stolen by six members of the “Salisi Gang” while eating in a restaurant on Tuesday afternoon, August 19, in Pasay City. Pasay City Police Chief Col. De Sesto said that the incident happened at around 12:50 p.m. at the...
Muntinlupa residents were warned with a siren on Aug. 20 as a 5.1 earthquake struck Calaca, Batangas. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the magnitude 5.1 earthquake occurred at 12:43 a.m. Immediately following the earthquake, the Muntinlupa City Department...
Two individuals tagged in a shooting incident in Barangay 739, Malate, Manila on Aug. 16, were successfully arrested by the Manila Police District (MPD), Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso said. Domagoso presented the suspects identified as alias Edwin and alias Hero at the city hall...
The Diocesan Shrine and Parish of Our Lady of Aranzazu in San Mateo, Rizal, is set for a significant milestone as Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle will lead its solemn declaration as a national shrine on August 22, 2025. This recognition underscores the shrine 's importance in the country 's...
