The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) reported a generally peaceful observance of Semana Santa 2025, with no untoward incidents recorded throughout the Holy Week as of Monday, April 21. (Photos from QCPD) QCPD director Brig. Gen. Melecio Buslig, Jr. credited the smooth and orderly...
Afternoon classes at the City of Malabon University (CMU) were suspended on Monday, April 21, following a reported bomb threat that prompted swift action from school officials and local authorities. The authorities evacuated the students due to bomb threat (Photos from school publication) Malabon...
A fire hit a convenience store inside a mall in Barangay Alabang, Muntinlupa on April 21, causing P400,000 in damages. In a report, the Muntinlupa City Fire Station said the fire started from the JGO Mart at about 7:44 a.m. The brief fire was put out at 8:02 a.m. when firefighters...
The Taguig City government reported a fish kill in the Lakeshore part of Laguna Lake. The Taguig Lake and River Management Office (LRMO) reported that from April 2 to 18, it has collected 2,120 kilos of dead fish. The city government said the possible causes of the fish kill are sudden...
A woman wanted for human trafficking and large-scale illegal recruitment was arrested by operatives of the Bulacan Police Provincial Office (PPO) and Central Luzon police while lighting a candle inside a church in Bulacan on Black Saturday, April 19. A 38-year-old woman of Brgy. Pinagbarilan, City...
Residents of Cainta, Rizal, continue to uphold their Lenten tradition through stage plays that re-enact major events in the Bible, including the passion, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Around 20 groups of local artists from various villages in Cainta bring to life Biblical stories and...
Courtesy of Fire Alert PH A fire hit a residential building at Kalimbas corner Bambang Street in Sta. Cruz, Manila, on Sunday morning, April 20. The Bureau of Fire Protection said the fire was raised to the first alarm at 11 a. m. and to the second alarm at 11:03 a. m. The fire was declared...
A fire broke out at the candle station of the Antipolo Cathedral in Antipolo, Rizal, on Black Saturday, April 19. (Photo from Saint Dominic Fire and Rescue Volunteers Inc.) The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said the fire started at 8:35 a.m. In a social media posts by concerned netizens,...
The Muntinlupa City government has enacted an ordinance institutionalizing and localizing the Government Internship Program (GIP), which offers up to six months of paid public service internships to high school graduates. Ordinance No. 2025-332, or the Muntinlupa City Government Internship...
More than 5 million devotees, some barefooted, walked from different parts of Metro Manila to join the annual trek to Antipolo City in Rizal Province on Thursday night, April 17. (Photo from Antipolo Cathedral's Facebook page) Rizal Police Provincial Office Director Col. Felipe Maraggun said around...
For many Muntinlupa residents, the Holy Week meant a walking pilgrimage on Holy Thursday to the Diocesan Shrine of Jesus in the Holy Sepulchre in Barangay Landayan, San Pedro, Laguna. The devotees, who also came from other areas, went to the shrine to see Lolo Uweng or the “miraculous image...
Devotees continue to visit the Roman Catholic churches, including the Jubilee churches, in the diocese of Antipolo during the Holy Week. Diocesan Shrine and Parish of St. Clement in Angono, Rizal The Diocese of Antipolo, through Bishop Ruperto Santos, has designated 14 churches as Jubilee...