Police are preparing charges against a 50-year-old man for violating Republic Act 9262, the Anti-Violence Against Women and Children Act, after he allegedly assaulted his former partner inside a boutique in Barangay Bahay Toro, Quezon City on Tuesday, May 5. The Quezon City Police District (QCPD)...
The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) launched two entrapments operations in Novaliches and Tandang Sora on May 4 and May 5, resulting in the arrest of two drug pushers and seizure of P394,400 worth of shabu. In Novaliches, operatives of Police Station 4 arrested alias “Suhaimin,” 27, at...
Quezon City police have traced the plate number of a car whose driver allegedly fled without paying P1,500 worth of gasoline at a station on Mindanao Avenue in Barangay Toro early Sunday, May 3. The incident occurred at around 3:16 a.m. when an unidentified driver allegedly refueled and sped off...
The 23rd Quezon City Council reported sustained legislative activity in the first quarter of 2026, processing hundreds of measures and approving ordinances and resolutions that directly impact city services and programs. The Council held 14 regular sessions and 60 committee hearings during the...
The Quezon City government will open applications for Pangkabuhayang QC Phase 6 Batch 1 from June 1 to 15, as it implements stricter eligibility rules and an upgraded digital processing system for the city’s livelihood assistance program. Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte said the initiative seeks...
Manila authorities ordered a crackdown on “palamig” stalls in Tondo after a University of the Philippines (UP) Manila study detected drug-resistant bacteria in all 12 samples tested, raising urgent public health fears in the area. City Health Officer Grace Padilla said the Manila Health...
Caloocan City police are probing the involvement of a drug syndicate in the P1.4-million shabu seizure that led to the arrest of two suspects in a buy-bust operation in Barangay 66 early Sunday, May 3. The operation was launched after barangay officials reported alleged illegal drug activities...
A thick cloud of smoke sent alarm across the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) campus after flames hit the Main Academic Building Tuesday afternoon, May 5. According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), the incident was traced to an electrical fire around 3 p.m. The blaze was later...
The University of the Philippines (UP) unveiled its strengthened innovation program at the Inoblasyon: The UP Innovation Summit 2026 in Taguig City, presenting how research is being turned into technologies, startups, and partnerships that support national development. The presentation was held at...
Former senator and Manila Hotel president Atty. Joey Lina on Tuesday lauded Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso for what he described as “strong and noticeable” leadership in the capital, while joking that the mayor might be “doing too well” to avoid being drawn into higher...
The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) is tracking down a motorist who fled without paying for P1,500 worth of fuel at a gasoline station on Mindanao Avenue in Quezon City early Saturday, May 3. The incident occurred at around 3:16 a.m. in Barangay Bahay Toro, where a male suspect driving a blue...
A refrigerated van carrying cakes crashed into concrete and plastic barriers along the northbound lane of the EDSA-Santolan flyover in Quezon City early Tuesday morning, May 5, after reportedly experiencing brake failure. The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) said the incident...
