The Southern Police District (SPD) branded as fake news the viral audio recording and text message about three inmates facing rape, homicide and murder charges who allegedly escaped from jail. The text message warned residents of EMBO (enlisted men’s barrio) areas in Taguig and Guadalupe in...
The Quezon City Council has passed an ordinance strengthening the “Right to Care Card” for the members of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex (LGBTQIA+) community. In Photo: Mayor Joy Belmonte holds the 'Right to Care Card' sample during the launching of the program on June...
Rizal province’s latest centenarian is hoping that the national government’s P100,000 cash incentive and the President’s felicitation letter would be given to her as what the law, the Centenarians Act of 2016, mandates. Adelaida Cullano Rabi turned 100 on February 19, but her momentous...
The local government of Malolos City, Bulacan launched the "Anti-Smoking Campaign" as part of the observance of National Oral Health Month on Monday, Feb. 19. Launched through the initiative of the City Health Office-Dental Division (CHO-DD), the program aims to decrease the number of smokers in...
A 24-year-old man was stabbed dead by another man following a heated argument in Sta. Cruz, Manila on Monday, Feb. 19. The Manila Police District (MPD) identified the victim as Angelo Rodriguez, a resident of Barangay Maysilo, Malabon City, and the suspect as Allen Reyes, 39, a resident of Barangay...
Eight illegally-parked vehicles were towed while 29 traffic violators were apprehended by members of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) during a clearing operation on Tuesday, February 20, along Veterans Village, Quezon City. An MMDA enforcer issues a citation ticket to...
Mayor Honey Lacuna-Pangan said the city government of Manila will implement a “no permit, no rally” policy on the anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution on Feb. 25. She noted that People’s Park or Freedom Park beside Liwasang Bonifacio in Ermita, Manila is among the areas that...
A Korean national suffered from second to third degree burns during a fire that gutted a residential area in Quezon City last February 14. According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), the fire started around 8:38 p.m, at the New Capitol Estate 1 in Barangay Batasan Hills, Quezon City. The BFP...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) office in Taguig has asked people not to line up overnight in order to have a slot for the voter registration. The voter registration is being held for the May 12, 2025 national and local elections. The registration started on Feb. 12 and will be held...
Five families were affected in two fire incidents in the cities of Taguig and Muntinlupa on Feb. 18 and 19. At about 9:44 a.m. on Feb. 18, a fire hit a house on Katihan Street near the Muntinlupa Elementary School in Barangay Poblacion. According to the Muntinlupa City Fire Station, the fire...
The Navotas City local government through the Public Employment Service Office (PESO) and the Navotas Polytechnic College (NPC) signed a memorandum of agreement to establish PESO help desks in all senior high schools in the city on Monday, Feb. 19. Photo from Navotas Public Information...
Manila Police District Two unidentified men kidnapped a Chinese businessman in front of his home in Sta. Cruz, Manila Sunday evening, February 18. Manila Police District said the victim is a resident of Barangay 313, Sta. Cruz. Police said the incident occurred at around 9:50 p.m. in front of the...
