The parents of a 5-year-old boy from Cainta, Rizal were dumbfounded when they discovered that their son's Persons with Disability (PWD) ID was allegedly not found in the Department of Health's (DOH) PWD online database. According to Dino Versoza, the boy's father, the PWD ID of his son was not...
Photo from SPD Three drug suspects, two of them listed as high value individuals (HVI) and the other as a street value individual (SLI), were arrested during a buy-bust operation conducted by members of the Southern Police District (SPD) on Wednesday, Feb. 12. The suspects were...
Photo from Las Piñas PIO The Las Piñas City Council discussed in its regular session last Monday, Feb. 10 a draft ordinance on dengue prevention and the proposed general tax amnesty. Las Piñas City Vice Mayor April Aguilar said a draft ordinance on dengue prevention and control was...
A heartbroken camper who shouted and vented his frustrations at nature was punched on the face by a campsite staffer for allegedly being too loud in Tanay, Rizal, on Monday, Feb. 10. A campsite staff (man in black and red jacket) punches a camper for allegedly shouting and cursing at a campsite in...
Metro Retail Stores Group, Inc. (MRSGI), the supermarket and department store chain of Cebu’s Gaisano family, is optimistic about its growth opportunities in the Visayas. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm said it is aggressively expanding its retail network through...
The driver of the multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) who hit a construction worker who was also run over by a 16-wheeler truck in Antipolo City on Tuesday, Feb. 11 , has surrendered to authorities. On Wednesday, Feb. 13, Antipolo City Mayor Jun Ynares said that the driver voluntarily surrendered to...
The Malabon City government conducted a simultaneous clean-up drive in different parts of the city last Friday, Feb. 7, amid the increase in the number of dengue cases. Malabon personnel and residents joined the clean-up drive (Malabon City government facebook page) "Kalusugan pa rin ang ating...
CAVITE – Authorities arrested three drug suspects and seized P292,400 worth of suspected shabu in a buy-bust operation in Dasmariñas City on Monday, Feb. 10. Cavite Police Provincial Office (PPO) said two of the suspects, alias Bel and alias Ali, are listed as high-value individuals. The...
Valenzuela City Mayor Weslie “Wes” Gatchalian led the groundbreaking ceremony for phase 3 of the Laon HOAs Federation Inc. - CMP Vertical Housing Project in Barangay Veinte Reales on Wednesday, Feb. 12. (Valenzuela City PIO) The ceremony is part of the 27th Charter Day celebration of...
The Ayala Group continues to dispose of non-core businesses with the sale of its telehealth provider KonsultaMD to Metro Pacific Health Tech Corporation (mWell) so it can better focus on more promising endeavors. The move comes after the sale of a portion of its stake in GCash to Mitsubishi and the...
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte, together with Department of Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel and Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ma. Cristina Roque, led a monitoring of prices of basic commodities, particularly rice, that are being sold at the Commonwealth market on...
Classes at Miriam College on Katipunan Avenue, Quezon City were suspended on Wednesday, Feb. 12, after smoke from a warehouse fire in Marikina City has reached the school. (Miriam College facebook page) According to an announcement from the school, all students from Grade School and...
