The Muntinlupa police recorded zero violations on the ban on firecracker use and sale, while the Ospital ng Muntinlupa had no admission for firecracker-related injuries as people celebrated Christmas Eve on Dec. 24. Muntinlupa police chief Col. Angel Garcillano inspects confiscated...
An 83-year-old man was found dead inside his room in Malate, Manila on Saturday morning, Dec. 23. The Manila Police District (MPD) identified the victim as Paterno Bustamante, 83, resident of Barangay 689, Malate, Manila. The incident was reported personally by Barangay Kagawad Ediolyn Licos to a...
Another centenarian was given a cash gift of P100,000 by the Taguig City government. Mayor Lani Cayetano personally visited Lola Maria Billones in Barangay Western Bicutan to greet her on her 106th birthday on Dec. 21. During the visit, Billones received a check amounting to P100,000...
Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna-Pangan announced changes in the the operating hours of Manila Zoological and Botanical Garden. Parks and Recreation Bureau Chief Roland Marino reported to the mayor that the zoo will be open on Dec. 24 and 31 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. On Dec. 25, 2023 and Jan. 1, 2024, the...
The Muntinlupa City government warned the public that the use of firecrackers or any pyrotechnic devices, and open mufflers or pipes that emit loud noise is prohibited especially this Christmas season. “Mahigpit na ipinagbabawal ang paggamit at pagbebenta ng paputok o anumang uri ng...
Former senator Leila de Lima said the Department of Justice (DOJ) should allow the transfer of 11 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs), who previously testified against her in drug cases, from the Sablayan Prison and Penal Farm in Occidental Mindoro to the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in...
The Muntinlupa City Council passed a resolution congratulating and honoring resident Karl Kevin Argana Quiambao, who won the most valuable player (MVP) award in men’s basketball at the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) Season 86. Quiambao, a resident of Barangay...
A man will be spending Christmas in jail after he was arrested in a buy-bust operation in Taguig on Dec. 21. The Taguig police’s Drug Enforcement Unit conducted the buy-bust operation at about 9:10 p.m. on MLQ Street, Barangay New Lower Bicutan, Taguig. The suspect (top) and the...
A fire gutted a residential area in Visayan Hills, Barangay Matandang Balara, Quezon City, on Friday, Dec. 22. According to the Bureau of Fire and Protection (BFP), the first alarm was raised at 8:21 a.m. The fire escalated to the second alarm at 8:22 a.m. As of this writing, firefighters...
The Muntinlupa City government has increased the allowances of students who are under its scholarship program. According to the Muntinlupa Scholarship Division (MSD), the annual budget for scholarship grants has been increased by P100 million from P400 million to P500 million. Mayor...
Christmas will surely be merry for workers of the Rizal Provincial government. This is because the Rizal Provincial Government has announced the release of the government mandated bonuses for its permanent, casual, contractual, job order, and contract of service workers. The office of...
Operatives of the Northern Police District (NPD) seized a total of P333,520 worth of alleged shabu and marijuana and arrested four suspects in separate buy-bust operations in the cities of Malabon and Caloocan on Thursday, Dec. 21. Malabon City Police Station (MCPS) confiscated P260,760 worth of...
