Photo Courtesy of Rodolfo Abanes / MANILA BULLETIN Two parked buses caught fire at the Eagle Star Bus Terminal on Dimasalang Street, Sta. Cruz, Manila on Wednesday morning, Oct. 4. The drivers in the terminal said they immediately sought help from authorities after they noticed that the buses were...
A man from Quezon City rejoiced as his girlfriend said “yes” to his wedding proposal during the concert of K-pop girl group TWICE at the Philippine Arena in the province of Bulacan on Sunday, Oct. 1. Photo credit from Gelo Fontanilla/MANILA BULLETIN In an exclusive interview with Manila...
The Manila Police District (MPD) has issued a warning on Tuesday, Oct. 3, against the use and transport of gun replicas during the gun ban period. The Manila police said bearing, carrying, or transporting of imitation firearms, including airsoft guns and airguns, is covered by the prohibition...
Police arrested a man and confiscated P346,800 worth of alleged shabu in a buy-bust operation in Navotas City on Tuesday, Oct. 3. Photo credit from Northern Police District (NPD)/MANILA BULLETIN The Northern Police District (NPD) identified the suspect as alias “Jerome," 20, a resident of...
The Pateros and Taguig local governments congratulated a student for bagging a gold medal in the Asian Music Games held in East Java, Indonesia. Jabez Krischnen Hemilo, a resident of Pateros and a student at Western Bicutan National High School in Taguig, won first place in the Individual...
A Grade 5 student died days after he was reportedly slapped by his teacher on the ear as a form of punishment in Antipolo City. The victim, identified as Francis Jay Gumikib, a 14-year old student of Peńafrancia Elementary School, died on Oct. 2 after he lapsed into a coma at a hospital a few days...
Mayor Ruffy Biazon awarded Sucat as the most resilient barangay in Muntinlupa in the inaugural search conducted by the Local Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (LDRRMC). All the nine barangays in Muntinlupa underwent inspection from the LDRRMC, assessing their disaster preparedness,...
The local government of Angono, Rizal, has introduced a novel way of enticing its residents to actively participate in waste segregation and recycling programs. Dubbed as the “1 st Basura Raffle,” the program encourages residents to collect recyclable wastes and turn them over to the local...
Recognizing the contribution of senior citizens to society, the municipal government of Cainta, Rizal has prepared a week-long program for the town’s elderly as part of the nationwide celebration of the Elderly Week 2023. The office of Mayor Elen Nieto announced that the observance of the week...
Photo from the Manila Public Information Office (MPIO) / MANILA BULLETIN Manila Vice Mayor John Marvin "Yul Servo" Nieto unveiled his third solo exhibition "Directions Three" at the Manila City Hall on Monday, Oct. 2. VM Nieto said the exhibition was called Directions Three because it was his third...
Photo Courtesy of the Manila Police District (MPD) Around 12 families evacuated after houses collapsed in Isla Bungad and Isla Puting Bato, Barangay 20 in Tondo, Manila on Sunday, Oct. 1. According to the Manila Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRMO), the incident was due to strong waves...
A “Bigasang Bayan” was established on behalf of the Pateros municipal government to sell regular and well-milled rice to the public at prices set by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Marcos issued Executive Order No. 39 on Aug. 31 imposing a mandated price ceiling of P41 per kilo for regular...
