Around 600 demonstrators from various groups gathered at Mendiola, Manila on Friday afternoon, Dec. 29, urging the national government to stop the Public Utility Vehicle (PUV) phaseout. Photo from Noel Pabalate/MANILA BULLETIN The Manila Police District (MPD) said the rallyists gathered to express...
The Rizal Police Provincial Office (PPO) has been inspecting stalls to ensure that they are complying with laws regulating the sale of firecrackers and pyrotechnic devices. PPO director Col. Felipe Maraggun has been leading his personnel and the police station officials in the inspection of stores...
A snatcher was arrested by the police after he took a woman’s cell phone and money in Taguig on Dec. 29. The suspect, identified only by the Southern Police District (SPD) as alias Romy, 31, was arrested in a follow-up by members of the Western Bicutan Police Substation 2 at Food Terminal...
Taguig police arrested a 47-year-old man in a buy-bust operation on Dec. 30, leading to the confiscation of P108,000 worth of suspected shabu. The Drug Enforcement Unit of the Taguig Police conducted the sting at about 6:30 a.m. on Road 39 in Barangay North Daang Hari, Taguig...
Caloocan Mayor Dale Gonzalo "Along" Malapitan on Friday, Dec. 29, instructed the police and other concerned agencies to closely monitor the illegal sale and use of prohibited firecrackers in the city. Photo from Caloocan City Public Information Office (CPIO)/MANILA BULLETIN Photo from Caloocan City...
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte on Friday, Dec. 29, ordered different law enforcement agencies in the city to strictly implement the firecracker ban for the safety of residents and in preparation for the local government’s New Year Countdown event on Sunday, Dec. 31. She also encouraged QCitizens...
Quezon City Police District (QCPD) Director Brig. Gen. Redrico Maranan urged the public on Friday, Dec. 29, to strictly follow the prevailing firecrackers law in the city in celebrating the New Year. Photo from QCPD/MANILA BULLETIN The directive is in line with the implementation of Republic Act...
Bulacan Governor Daniel R. Fernando, Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Benjamin C. Acorda Jr., and Director of the PNP Civil Security Group Major Gen. Benjamin H. Silo Jr. personally inspected fireworks stalls in Barangay Turo, Bocaue, Bulacan on Friday, Dec. 29, two days before the New Year's...
Muntinlupa Mayor Ruffy Biazon urged the people to follow the ban on the use of firecrackers and open pipes and mufflers on motorcycles and other vehicles. “Wag nang matigas ang ulo, at wag lumabag sa batas. Bawal ang paputok and open muffler/pipe sa Muntinlupa (Don’t be stubborn and don’t...
The Quezon City government said on Friday, Dec. 29, that it will conduct an investigation to determine the cause of the ammonia leak at a one-storey ice plant on Roosevelt Avenue, Barangay San Antonio that forced its employees to evacuate the facility on Thursday, Dec. 28. The incident was reported...
A woman died while six others were injured when a sports utility vehicle (SUV) crashed into a branch of Banco De Oro (BDO) on Quirino Highway in Barangay Pasong Putik, Quezon City on Thursday, Dec. 28. The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) identified the fatality as Rosali dela Cruz who was rushed...
The Muntinlupa police and the traffic management bureau have seized 1,151 firecrackers and pyrotechnic devices, and apprehended 86 drivers of motorcycles with open pipes and mufflers as the New Year’s Eve celebration neared. The sale and use of firecrackers and pyrotechnic devices are...
