Authorities placed a teenager under custody after stolen electric tricycle (E-trike) batteries were recovered from him during an operation in Sampaloc, Manila on Friday, Aug. 15. The Manila Police District (MPD) said the minor, 17 years old, is now under the care of an investigator after police...
Las Piñas City Mayor April Aguilar led the distribution of cash assistance of P10,000 each to more than 500 senior citizens in the city last August 7. Aguilar said the beneficiaries, with ages ranging from 80 to 95, were entitled to receive cash assistance from the city government under the...
Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto Rubiano spent time with more than 500 children at Star City for a day of fun days before she turns 65 on Aug. 16. Rubiano said the smiles on the faces of the children filled her heart with happiness. She said her birthday celebration every year is spent with the youth...
Taguig City Mayor Lani Cayetano ordered an aggressive and sustained anti-illegal drugs operations in the city even as she commended the police for the series of arrests of suspected illegal drugs peddlers during several buy-bust operations. “These are not minor arrests. These are high-value drug...
MALOLOS CITY—The Provincial Government of Bulacan (PGB), through the Provincial Health Office–Public Health (PHO-PH), has ramped up its leptospirosis prevention and response efforts despite a significant drop in suspected cases compared to last year. From January 1 to August 9, the PHO-PH...
A total of 150 families or 450 individuals were rendered homeless after a fire broke out in Barangay San Dionisio, Parañaque City, on Thursday morning, August 14. According to SFO2 Giovanni Corbes, arson investigator of the Parañaque City Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), the blaze hit a two-story...
Metro Retail Stores Group Inc. (MRSGI), a supermarket and department store chain controlled by the Gaisanos of Cebu, reported a 45.7-percent jump in net income to ₱146.3 million in the first half of the year. The company said its strong performance was particularly driven by its second-quarter...
Police seized a total of P1,195,440 worth of shabu and arrested four suspected drug personalities in two separate buy-bust operations in Quezon City on Wednesday, August 13. According to the police, the operations were carried out by the District Drug Enforcement Unit (DDEU) and Batasan Police...
A high-value individual (HVI) wanted for illegal drugs was arrested by the Tanay Municipal Police on Wednesday night, Aug. 13, in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Plaza Aldea, Tanay, Rizal. The police identified the suspect as alias Putol, 54. Putol was tagged as a notorious drug pusher operating...
The city government of Pasay City launched the unified Persons with Disability (PWDs) ID system which aims to reduce the prevalence of counterfeit IDs and protect the rights of legitimate users. Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano said the soft launching of the unified PWD ID system held at the...
Four suspected peddlers of illicit drugs in various areas of Bulacan province who had long been under surveillance were arrested on Wednesday, Aug. 13. According to the police, the suspects were arrested in separate anti-illegal drug operations conducted in the towns of Marilao, Sta. Maria, and...
A fire hit a residential area in Sto. Nino Phase I, Barangay San Dionisio, Parañaque City, Thursday morning, August 14. According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), the blaze started at 8:35 a.m. and reached the fourth alarm at 9:11 a.m. The Parañaque Emergency Local Operations (ELO Center)...
