By: Hannah Nicol The Valenzuela City local government launched on Friday, July 12, its five-day "Pasko sa Hulyo para kay Lolo at Lola 2024" program for the registered senior residents. (Photo from Valenzuela City Government/MANILA BULLETIN) The initiative will run from July 12 to July 20, from 9...
By Jonathan Hicap The Taguig City government is giving free annual physical examinations for about 5,000 teaching and non-teaching personnel in all public elementary and high schools under its jurisdiction. The physical exams started on July 1 and will be held until July 31 in schools aiming...
By Hannah Nicol Members of the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) announced on Thursday, July 11, the arrest of a man involved in a road rage shooting incident that occurred in front of a restaurant in Barangay Doña Josefa, Quezon Avenue, Quezon City. The suspect, identified as Edwij de Javing...
BY: DIANN CALUCIN Activist group "Alyansa Bantay Kapayapaan at Demokrasya (ABKD)" held a noise barrage at the Liwasang Bonifacio in Manila on Thursday, July 11, to call out the aggressive action of China in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Photo taken by Noel Pabalate/ MANILA BULLETIN The activity...
Photo courtesy of the Manila Police District/MANILA BULLETIN A motorcycle rider and his passenger died after hitting a cemented pole of an establishment along Recto Avenue in Manila on Wednesday, July 10. The Manila Police District (MPD) identified the motorcycle rider as Abdul Tanggo and his...
By Jonathan Hicap Two men, including a habal-habal driver, were arrested by the police in a buy-bust operation in Taguig on July 10. The police identified the suspects as alias Melvin, 43, a habal-habal driver, tagged as a high value individual in a drug watchlist; and alias George, 51,...
Photos courtesy of Nato Belenia/MANILA BULLETIN By Diann Ivy C. Calucin At least 100 sacks of cement fell from a 22-wheeler trailer truck along Quezon Bridge in Quiapo, Manila on Thursday morning, July 11, which caused heavy traffic. According to the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority-...
By Jonathan Hicap A Makati court has imposed a P10.61 million bail against an operations manager accused of 266 counts of qualified theft through falsification of commercial documents. The suspect, identified as alias Charmaine, 45, was arrested in Bonifacio Global City (BGC) in Taguig by the...
By Allysa Nievera The Quezon City (QC) local government proudly announced that it will host the C40's Southeast Asia UCAP CAI Programme's Regional Academy in August this year. Delegates from Jakarta, Indonesia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; Johannesburg, South Africa; Accra,...
Manila Zoo/MANILA BULLETIN By Diann Ivy C. Calucin Manila Public Recreations Bureau (PRB) Chief Roland Marino took exception to the statements issued by Senator Francis Tolentino about the Manila Zoo, saying they are "outdated impressions." Tolentino had earlier proposed to move Manila Zoo to...
By Hannah Nicol Operatives of the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) on Wednesday, July 10, announced the arrest of two minors involved in the stabbing and robbery incident at the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman campus on July 8. Police said the two minors, 14 and 15 years old, are...
Photo courtesy of the Manila Public Information Office (MPIO) By Diann Ivy C. Calucin More than 53,000 persons with disability (PWDs) and solo parents received cash aid from the city government of Manila on Tuesday, July 9. Under the social amelioration program (SAP) being implemented by Manila...
