The Navotas City government has intensified efforts to contain the fire at the old landfill, with responders working round the clock despite difficult terrain slowing progress. The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)–Japan Disaster Response Expert Team (JDR), in its exit briefing,...
The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) has intensified its manhunt for two motorcycle-riding gunmen whose escape route was captured on CCTV footage after they killed two men in a daylight ambush along Timog Avenue. Police identified the fatalities as alias “Norberto,” 51, a driver from Cubao,...
Panic gripped residents early Thursday, April 30, when a fire broke out at the corner of Mayhaligue and Masangkay Streets in Sta. Cruz, Manila, and quickly escalated to a fourth alarm. According to initial reports, the fire started at around 2:41 a.m. and rapidly spread through closely built homes...
A predawn blaze tore through NIA Road in Barangay Pinyahan, Quezon City on Thursday, April 30, displacing at least 71 families and damaging 15 houses. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said the fire was confirmed at 12:57 a.m. and quickly escalated, reaching the second alarm at 1:10 a.m. and...
The Quezon City government has launched its Open Data Dashboards via the QC eServices portal, giving residents real-time access to key program data to promote transparency, accountability, and citizen participation. Mayor Joy Belmonte said the initiative enhance open governance by allowing...
A multi-sector alliance endorsed on Wednesday, April 29, the Duterte–Singson tandem and launched the “Sara–Chavit 2028” nationwide caravan to rally support for the 2028 national and local elections. The coalition, composed of civic groups, business leaders, religious organizations, members...
A chemical leak from an ice plant in Barangay 168, Deparo, Caloocan City on Wednesday morning, April 29, prompted the evacuation of nearby residents and sent at least 10 people to hospitals due to breathing difficulties. Authorities said residents in the area reported a foul odor past 4 a.m.,...
Two out-of-school youths were arrested for allegedly stealing metal parts from a truck chassis at Isla Puting Bato in Tondo, an incident that recently went viral on social media. The suspects were identified as alias “Den,” 18, a resident of Purok 3, Isla Puting Bato, and alias “RPT,” 16,...
Motorcycle-riding gunmen opened fire on a white Suzuki S-Presso in a brazen daylight ambush at the intersection of EDSA and Timog Avenue in Barangay South Triangle, Quezon City, at around 4:10 p.m. on Tuesday, April 28, leaving two men dead. Police said at least two suspects, wearing helmets and...
A suspected “akyat-bahay” burglar was arrested after Quezon City police found him hiding inside a storage cabinet, following a roof entry at an ancestral home in Barangay Kaligayahan. On April 24, Quezon City Police District (QCPD) District Mobile Force Battalion (DMFB) officers rushed to...
Hundreds of students, youth leaders, and peace advocates marched from Kalaw Avenue to the U.S. Embassy and Rajah Sulayman Plaza on Tuesday, April 28, calling for an end to military agreements between the Philippines and the United States and opposing foreign involvement in global conflicts. The...
A new art exhibition by renowned Filipino watercolorist Rafael "Popoy" Arenillo Cusi will open to the public on May 5 at the Manila Clock Tower Museum, offering a bold reinterpretation of the human form as a reflection of the city’s identity. Titled “Naked Truth,” the exhibit features a...
