Cainta, Rizal Mayor Keith Nieto said Thursday, Aug. 13, that flooding in the municipality could be reduced by about 45 percent if a proposed drainage interceptor project along Marcos Highway is completed, with construction expected to begin this year. Nieto said he had previously discussed the...
The Pasig City Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 152 on Thursday, Aug. 13, issued a preliminary injunction placing the P85 daily minimum wage hike for workers in the National Capital Region on hold. The order, signed by Presiding Judge Marie Joyce Manongsong, granted the petitioners’ request...
A drug deal inside a computer shop in Pasay City led to the arrest of two newly identified high-value individuals (HVIs) and the seizure of about ₱1.02 million worth of suspected shabu on Thursday night, Aug. 13. The Southern Police District (SPD) identified the suspects as Timor, 30, a vendor...
Around six stay-in employees were safely evacuated after a third-alarm fire broke out at a warehouse in Barangay Bagong Ilog, Pasig City, on Thursday night, Aug. 13. The Pasig City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (Pasig DRRMO) said the fire was raised to the first alarm at 9:56 p.m.,...
Hagonoy, Bulacan was placed under a state of calamity after floods swamped 26 barangays due to monsoon rains intensified by Typhoons Luis and Maymay and high tide. The Sangguniang Bayan approved Municipal Resolution No. 2026-198 on Aug. 13, following the recommendation of the Municipal Disaster...
The Baclaran-Redemptorist Water Channel in Parañaque City has been cleared of a massive buildup of garbage and debris following a three-day government cleanup operation that hauled a total of 690.6 metric tons of waste as of Thursday, Aug. 13. Authorities used 188 truckloads to remove about...
A female caregiver was arrested in Makati City on Wednesday, Aug. 12, after allegedly stealing cash from her 77-year-old employer by replacing it with a bundle of blank white paper wrapped in scotch tape. The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) said the victim’s family discovered the...
Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano said regular inspections and clearing operations are essential in ensuring that pumping stations and drainage systems remain ready to perform when they are most needed. Her statement came as President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. conducted an on-site inspection of the...
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian checked on 155 families displaced by flooding in Las Piñas City on Tuesday, Aug. 11, after inspecting flood‑mitigation efforts at Alido Bridge in Barangay Zapote. The families were...
Police in Pasay are investigating the case of an unidentified man who was discovered lifeless at a street corner in Barangay 76 early Thursday, Aug. 13, after witnesses said he had vomited blood the night before. Pasay City Police chief Col. Joselito De Sesto said the victim, later identified only...
The body of one of four missing teenagers swept away by strong currents in the Marilao River was recovered Wednesday night, Aug. 12, in Sitio Kaybanban, Barangay Parada, Santa Maria, Bulacan. Authorities said the victim, a 17‑year‑old boy, was identified by his family. His body, swollen and...
More than 6,500 families in Calumpit, Bulacan received relief goods from the provincial government on Wednesday, August 12, as floodwaters continued to swamp the town. Gov. Daniel R. Fernando, Vice Gov. Alex Castro, Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO) head Rowena J. Tiongson,...
