Two new characters of Angono, Rizal’s "higantes" will join this year’s festival on Nov. 17. Angono, Rizal's two new "higantes" (giants) will join some 200 others in the Higantes Festival 2024 parade -(photo from Angono Municipal Government) Named as Higante Ayat and Higante Tisya, the...
Muntinlupa Mayor Ruffy Biazon is supporting the transfer of the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) to Palawan but said the city government should be included in the development plan of the land that will be vacated by the facility. Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director General Gregorio Catapang Jr....
(Courtesy of John Louie Abrina/MANILA BULLETIN) A container from a 16-wheeler truck fell onto the roadside in Intramuros, Manila on Tuesday afternoon, November 12. According to the police report, the truck driver lost control while taking the roundabout at Anda Circle. (Courtesy of John Louie...
Mayor Honey Lacuna-Pangan addresses the fire victims from Aroma, Tondo, who received assistance not only from Manila but also from other government agencies. More than 2,000 fire victims of the fire that broke out in Aroma, Tondo in September, received cash aid from the local government of...
Police officers arrested two men in a buy-bust operation conducted in Barangay Western Bicutan in Taguig on Nov. 10. The operation was conducted by the Taguig Police Drug Enforcement Unit that led to the arrest of suspects identified as alias Jimboy, 32, and Jonie, 42. The police seized...
Bulacan Revenue District Officer (RDO) Rommel Morente was commended by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Region 5 for leading the Philippine National Police - Criminal Investigation Division Group (PNP-CIDG) for the confiscation of P2.4 billion worth of various brands of illicit cigarettes....
Courtesy of the Manila Police District A 60-year-old man was declared dead on the spot after he was hit by a motorcycle rider in Sta. Ana, Manila, on Sunday night, November 10. The Manila Police District (MPD) identified the 21-year-old motorcycle rider as Jiohan Co, resident of Pasig City. Police...
The Malabon City local government received 21 new rescue boats from the "Mang Ondoy" rescue hub on Monday, November 11. 21 new rescue boats from Mang Onday rescue hub (Photo from Malabon City Government) According to the city’s Public Information Office, the donation includes one large...
Courtesy of Mark Balmores/MANILA BULLETIN Stranded passengers were reported at the Manila North Port Passenger Terminal on Monday, November 11, due to the inclement weather brought by Typhoon Nika. According to the port management, trips to Davao, General Santos, Dumaguete, and Dipolog, Zamboanga...
Bonifacio Global City (BGC) in Taguig issued a statement regarding a car accident on Nov. 6 in which an SUV hit and injured a woman who was crossing a pedestrian lane. At 6:40 a.m., Nicole Cruz (aka Nicole Mercado on Facebook), 26, a bank employee, was walking along a pedestrian lane at the...
There will be no classes in all levels on November 11, Monday, for both public and private schools in the entire Rizal Province due to Severe Tropical Storm Nika. Rizal Governor Nina Ricci Ynares, on her Facebook page, announced on Sunday night, Nov. 10, the suspension of classes as she recommended...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has suspended the movement of all water vessels on Laguna Lake in Rizal Province following the issuance of Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1 due to Typhoon Nika. Lt JG Alvin A. Austria of the Philippine Coast Guard Station Rizal said the Sea Travel...
