The Manila Police District (MPD) has launched a manhunt for a motorcycle rider and his backrider who were caught on video assaulting another motorist at an intersection in Sampaloc, Manila, before dawn on June 1. Investigators are reviewing action camera footage and CCTV recordings that captured...
A 33-year-old robbery suspect was arrested after he was overpowered by his victim and the victim’s brother during a holdup at a junk shop in Barangay Talipapa, Quezon City. Police said the suspect, identified as alias “Rolando,” and an accomplice arrived at the junk shop around 4 a.m. on...
A total of 4,426 graduating college students from Manila received P20,000 each in financial assistance from the national government on June 3 to help them complete their studies. The beneficiaries, drawn from 896 barangays across the city’s six districts, received the aid under the Office of...
Stricter internal discipline among Manila police officers is expected to translate into more consistent enforcement of laws and ordinances across the city, authorities said, as the Philippine National Police (PNP) sustains efforts to strengthen public trust under its current leadership. The push...
Public health advocates and lawmakers renewed calls for the immediate passage of the proposed Smoke-Free and Vape-Free Environment Bill amid concerns over increasing tobacco and vape use among Filipino youth. The appeal was made during a gathering in Quezon City in line with World No Tobacco Day...
Valenzuela City residents can now earn rewards by turning over recyclable materials through the city’s Trash-to-Cashback: May Balik sa Basura Program. The program, led by the Valenzuela City government through the City Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO), aims to encourage proper...
The City of Manila officially launched its month-long Buwan ng Maynila celebration on Monday night, June 1, with a nostalgic return to one of the country’s most beloved television families, as Home Along Da Riles: Da Reunion held its first-ever public screening at the historic Metropolitan...
Nearly 1,000 Kindergarten and Grade 1 teachers in Manila received brand-new laptops while more than 500 classrooms were equipped with Smart TVs on Tuesday, June 2, as the city government rolled out a major education initiative aimed at modernizing learning in public schools. Mayor Francisco “Isko...
A live-in caregiver was arrested in Quezon City after allegedly killing an 11-month-old baby girl out of jealousy and exhaustion, then faking a kidnapping report, police said. The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) said the 26-year-old suspect, live-in partner of the victim’s uncle, initially...
The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) will deploy 209 police personnel across the city under its Oplan Balik-Eskwela to ensure a safe, secure, and orderly opening of classes for School Year 2026–2027 on June 8. Police Brig. Gen. Randy Glenn Silvio, QCPD director, said the operation aims to...
The Quezon City government, through the Quezon City Health Department (QCHD) in partnership with SHAPE Asia, is advancing efforts to promote healthier food environments through a workshop with retail stakeholders in support of a proposed Healthy Food Retail Ordinance. SHAPE Asia is a regional...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Monday, June 1, raised a yellow rainfall warning over Metro Manila due to the effects of the southwest monsoon or “hanging habagat.” Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno" Domagoso said the city...
