The Parañaque city government has earned three recognitions for its outstanding performance in strengthening local government finance initiatives for Fiscal Year 2024 by the Department of Finance and the Bureau of Local Government Finance. Parañaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez said the city...
Muntinlupa Mayor Ruffy Biazon has been appointed by the Office of the President as the new chairperson of the Regional Peace and Order Council-National Capital Region (RPOC-NCR). The RPOC-NCR is tasked “to formulate plans and monitor the implementation of programs for peace and order,”...
The Quezon City government has been recognized as one of the 2025 Local Leaders Climate Awardees at the Bloomberg Philanthropies COP30 Local Leaders Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the local government announced on Thursday, Nov. 20. The city earned the distinction for its Trash to Cashback...
Bulacan police arrested two individuals in Barangay Partida, Norzagaray, on Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 19, during their ongoing campaign against illegal firecracker manufacturing in the province. According to the police report, the suspects were identified as alias Ken, 21, and alias Nancy, 52, both...
Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso signed a partnership agreement on Thursday, Nov. 20, launching the Manila Academic–Public Library Educational Consortium aimed at further enhancing the literacy capability of Manileños. Domagoso explained the consortium, which brings together the...
Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso on Thursday, Nov. 20, announced the release of more than P22.3 million in allowances for prosecutors and judges assigned to the city as part of ongoing year-end benefit payouts to City Hall employees. Domagoso made the announcement after a meeting with...
A 38-year-old bank messenger was arrested by the Makati City Police for stealing P650,000, which he used for online gambling, on Wednesday, Nov. 19, the Southern Police District (SPD) said. The police identified the suspect as "Jessie," a resident of Barangay 12 in Caloocan City. Based on the...
Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso raised alarm over the worsening mental health of young Manileños and reminded the public to always be kind to others on Wednesday, Nov. 19. Domagoso made the appeal following the incident of a man who was about to jump from a building in Sampaloc,...
The Marikina City Police is currently on the hunt for a thief who stole garments from a clothesline and a motorcycle in Barangay Tumana, Marikina City, the authorities said Thursday, Nov. 20. According to the police investigation, the suspect was caught on CCTV stealing clothes at around 3 a.m....
Dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo and her seven co-accused were found guilty on Thursday, Nov. 20, by the Pasig Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 167 of Qualified Trafficking in Persons and other trafficking-related offenses linked to an illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operation (POGO)...
A volunteer firefighter and rescuer from Antipolo City was given a hero 's burial by fellow firefighters and barangay responders as family, friends, and colleagues paid their final respects to a man, remembered for his courage and selfless service. Cristofer Magpusao, 47, a volunteer of...
Eleven persons operating an illegal gambling called "Drop Ball" were arrested by police in Barangay San Jose, San Miguel, Bulacan, on Tuesday night, Nov. 18. The operation was conducted by the combined forces of the Bulacan Provincial Intelligence Unit (PIU), the 1st and 2nd Provincial Mobile...
