A nine-year-old boy diagnosed with biliary atresia became the patient of the country 's first successful pediatric liver transplant performed in a government hospital, Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso announced on Tuesday, Nov. 18. Domagoso visited the boy at the UP Philippine...
The Manila City government and Quiapo Church officials vowed that next year 's Traslacion, which is the highlight of the Feast of the Black Nazarene on January 9, will be holy, orderly, and safe. The annual feast draws millions of devotees of the Black Nazarene. The meeting for this year...
High-quality yet affordable shoes, bags, and other leather goods ideal for Christmas gifts are now available in Marikina City with the opening of the Christmas Shoe Bazaar at Marikina Freedom Park on Monday, Nov. 17. The city, known as the country’s shoe capital, launched its annual bazaar to...
Police arrested three people for stealing a motorcycle and illegal firearm possession in Muntinlupa on Nov. 17. The incident was reported by the victim, Alias Marc Airone, 31, a resident of a subdivision in Barangay Putatan, Muntinlupa City, after his motorcycle was stolen from his garage at...
The Quezon City government clarified that Mayor Joy Belmonte did not distribute livelihood aid in Barangay Matandang Balara. In a statement released on Monday night, Nov. 17, the LGU condemned the distribution of false livelihood aid. “Walang katotohanan ang kumalat na balita na namahagi ang...
The United People’s Initiative (UPI) staged the second day of its anti-corruption protest at the EDSA People Power Monument in Quezon City on Monday, Nov. 17. As of 12 p.m., the crowd had grown to around 2,000 participants and continued to increase, according to the Quezon City Police District...
Pangilinan-led Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC) sustained its strong growth momentum in the first nine months of 2025, with consolidated core net income rising 14 percent to ₱23.6 billion from ₱20.8 billion for the same period last year. The firm said improved financial and operational...
Operatives from the Southern Police District (SPD) arrested on Sunday, Nov. 16, a factory worker wanted in Pasay City for human trafficking and violation of the anti-dummy law. The SPD said the suspect, identified Delia, 51, was apprehended on Liko Street in Tondo, Manila by members of the District...
Police arrested two suspected drug pushers after they yielded P241,400 worth of shabu during a buy-bust operation conducted by the Las Piñas City Police Station Drug Enforcement Unit (SDEU) on Nov. 15. Col. Sandro Tafalla, Las Piñas police chief, identified the suspects as Shaggy, 35; and...
Authorities arrested six people, including a 19-year-old, during a drug buy-bust operation in Muntinlupa on Nov. 16. Operatives from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Manila and Southern District Offices, and the Muntinlupa police conducted the operation at No. 114 San Guillermo St.,...
Manila City Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno" Domagoso gleefully announced the release of P317 million in year-end benefits for regular employees of the city government on Monday, Nov. 17. Domagoso made the announcement during the flag-raising ceremony at the Manila City Hall wherein he said that the...
The Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) religious group emphasized that its three-day "Rally for Transparency and a Better Democracy" aims to demand for immediate and concrete solutions from the national government to curb corruption and not to overthrow the current administration. The officials of the INC...
