A 63-year-old woman was injured after a fire broke out in a two-storey residential-commercial building on Camarilla Street, Barangay San Roque, Quezon City on Wednesday night, Aug. 2. The Quezon City Fire District (QCFD) identified the victim as Nenette Arellano who sustained contusion with...
A 46-year-old mechanic, tagged as the No. 9 most wanted person by the Muntinlupa police, was arrested on Aug. 2. Southern Police District (SPD) chief Brig. Gen. Roderick Mariano identified the suspect as Michael Matañosa who was arrested on National Road in Barangay Putatan. The suspect (Photo...
Simultaneous relief operations were launched in areas in Bulacan province that were turned into inland seas by torrential southwest monsoon rains enhanced by the recent typhoons Egay and Falcon. Â Simultaneous relief efforts in typhoon-stricken communities in Bulacan on Wednesday, August 2,...
The City of Manila local government announced the suspension of classes in all levels in public and private schools in the city on Thursday, August 3, as the southwest monsoon brought heavy rains to Metro Manila. “As recommended by the Manila Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (DRRMO)...
Photo from MACHRA/MANILA BULLETIN Manila Vice Mayor John Marvin "Yul Servo" Nieto announced on Wednesday, August 2, the 21 members of the Manila City Council (MCC) who were cited for exemplary performance and dedication. The awarding ceremony was held during the celebration of the MCC’s 122nd...
The local government of Quezon City on Tuesday, Aug. 1, introduced to other local government units (LGUs) its Healthy Public Food Procurement (HPFP) Policy which sets the mandatory nutrition standards for all food and food supplies in city-run hospitals, offices, departments, and institutions. In...
Photo from DSWD FB page/MANILA BULLETIN The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has provided temporary shelter to 227 street dwellers from Manila, Pasay and Caloocan. DSWD announced on Wednesday, August 2, that it launched its reach-out operation dubbed "Oplan Pag-abot" on July 3....
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte and Manila Water President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Jocot de Dios turned over refrigerated drinking fountains (RDFs) to Balara Elementary School on Wednesday, Aug 2. (Photos from Mark Balmores / MANILA BULLETIN) As part of Manila Water's 26th anniversary...
Operatives of the Manila Police District (MPD) are hunting down the suspect who repeatedly stabbed a 27-year-old man in Barangay 101, Tondo, Manila, on Wednesday, August 2. The MPD said the suspect, alias "Marvin", immediately fled after stabbing Cliford Mariano, a resident of NBBS Proper, Navotas...
(Photo Courtesy of Manila PIO/MANILA BULLETIN) The Manila local government hailed on Wednesday, August 2, the Universidad De Manila (UDM) for producing almost 200 graduates with Latin honors during its commencement exercises. According to the record of the state university, a total of 194 students...
The Muntinlupa City government will provide free Balik Eskwela Packages to all students from Kindergarten to Grade 12 in public schools. Mayor Ruffy Biazon said each Balik Eskwela Package contains leather shoes, school bags and school supplies consisting of notebooks, pencils (for Kindergarten to...
Ten hospitals in Quezon City received a total of P50,000,000 under the Department of Health’s (DOH) Medical Assistance Program (MAP) fund that they can use to provide assistance to indigent patients. The hospitals that were granted with the MAP fund included East Avenue Medical Center, Lung...
