A fire broke out at a commercial building on Soler corner Florentino Torres, Sta. Cruz, Manila on Friday night, Feb. 21. Photo from Sampaloc Fire Volunteer Brigade Inc. Manpa The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said the fire started at 7:38 p.m. and escalated to the second alarm at 7:59 p.m. BFP...
Mayor Imelda Aguilar and Vice Mayor April Aguilar with ACT-CIS Rep. Erwin Tulfo (Photo from Las Piñas PIO) ACT-CIS Partylist Representative Erwin Tulfo paid a courtesy visit to Las Piñas City Mayor Imelda Aguilar and Vice Mayor April Aguilar last Tuesday, Feb. 18 . The visit highlighted...
The Quezon City government has officially launched the Tandang Sora Women’s Museum on Thursday night, Feb. 21. (Quezon City government facebook page) It is the first ever women’s museum in the country, paying tribute to the countless women who have shaped the nation through courage, resilience,...
President Marcos has ordered new Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Vince Dizon to make life easier for the commuters by expediting the implementation of several public transportation projects in the country such as railways and subway. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr....
ILOILO CITY – Construction is set to begin for the country’s largest desalination plant in Metro Iloilo. BUSINESSMAN Manny Pangilinan graces the groundbreaking of the country’s biggest desalination plant in Iloilo City on Friday, Feb. 21. (Tara Yap) Secretary Jonvic Remulla of...
(Photo from Facebook) Two students were wounded when a schoolmate stabbed them with a folding knife during a brawl in Pasig City on Thursday, Feb. 20. In a now viral video on social media, seven students, all minors, from Rizal High School were seen engaging in a fistfight. During the fight, one of...
METRO MATTERS By MAYOR FRANCIS ZAMORA For 125 years, the Manila Bulletin has stood as a pillar of Philippine journalism. What began as a modest shipping journal on Feb. 2, 1900, has grown into one of the country’s largest and most influential newspapers. It has shaped public...
A woman was arrested on Tuesday, Feb 18., for escaping from a traffic incident and posing as a police officer, the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) said. The suspect was identified as Keith Valdez Bagtas, 29. According to the police report, the suspect's car hit another vehicle along EDSA on...
The arrested suspects (Photo from SPD) Operatives of the Parañaque City Police Station arrested two fugitive brothers for multiple sexual offenses and child protection violations during a manhunt on Wednesday, Feb. 19. The Southern Police District (SPD) identified the suspects as “Christian,”...
Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano's statement on POGOs (Photo from Pasay PIO) Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano has issued a statement on the pronouncement of Winston Casio, spokesperson of the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC), concerning illegal operations of Philippine offshore...
A fire broke out in a residential area on E. Jacinto Street, Bambang, Pasig City, on Thursday, Feb. 20. Screen grab from 032 Bumbero/Facebook The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said the fire started at 1:17 p.m. and escalated to the second alarm at 1:24 p.m. Firefighters placed the fire under...
(Photo from TikTok) An eight-year-old boy was beaten by his own mother and grandmother for not coming home on time in Rodriguez, Rizal on Tuesday, Feb. 18, the Rodriguez Rizal Police said. In a now viral video taken by their neighbors, the boy's mom was seen dragging and hitting her son multiple...
