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...
A 20-year-old gang member was arrested after causing a series of disturbances that alarmed residents in Singalong Street near the corner of San Andres Street in Malate, Manila. The improvised firearm and live ammunition recovered from the suspect. (Photo courtesy of the Manila Police District)...
(Photo from Marikina Filipino-Chinese Fire Brigade) A fire gutted a warehouse on Malaya Street in Barangay Malanday, Marikina City on Wednesday, Feb. 12, the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) reported. Based on the initial report, the blaze started at 11:21 a.m. and has reached the 2nd alarm at 11:32...
A high-value individual (HVI) was arrested and P2,516,000 worth of illegal drugs was confiscated during a buy-bust operation in Barangay Mambugan, Antipolo City, Rizal. The Rizal Police Provincial Office (Rizal PPO) identified the suspect as "Kuya," 52. He was arrested during the operation...
Bulacan Police Provincial Director Col. Satur L. Ediong assures the public that the Provincial Police Office is committed to maintaining peace and security in the province. (Photo from Bulacan PPO) The province of Bulacan remains a safe place and the alleged surge in the number of...
