Despite the scorching heat, several groups trooped to Mendiola in Manila on Friday, March 27, to call on the national government to immediately act on various social and economic issues arising from the Middle East war. Around 800 protesters belonging to Pagkakaisa ng mga Samahan ng Tsuper at...
Police have arrested two women for assaulting and stabbing another woman in Barangay 843, Pandacan, Manila, on Thursday, March 26. According to the Manila Police District (MPD), the 29-year-old victim was on her way home along Zamora Street when the two female suspects, identified as the victim...
A total of 172 cockfighting enthusiasts and other individuals were apprehended by the Manila Police District (MPD) and Criminal Investigation and Detection Group National Capital Region (CIDG NCR) on Tuesday, March 24, for engaging in e-sabong. According to the authorities, they received a tip...
Two vintage MK-2 fragmentation grenades were dug up by construction workers conducting digging works inside the Manila City Hall compound on Monday afternoon, March 23. The Mk-2 is a fragmentation hand grenade introduced in 1918 and widely known as the "pineapple" grenade due to its ribbed...
A teenager is in critical condition after he was stabbed during a riot between youth groups in Malate, Manila, on Sunday, March 22. According to the Manila Police District (MPD), the victim, 17 years old, and his group engaged in a street rumble with another group of teenagers along San Andres...
Authorities have arrested a 29-year-old man for setting a sari-sari store on fire along Visayan Avenue corner Leo Street in Barangay 572, Manila, on Friday, March 20. The Manila Police District (MPD) said the suspect was seen exiting his house carrying a flaming cardboard before placing it on the...
An employee of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) died while his colleague was hurt after they were electrocuted by a live wire while conducting tree-pruning operations in Sta. Mesa, Manila, on Saturday, March 15, the Manila Police District (MPD) said. The police identified the...
A security escort of Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso was shot dead by motorcycle-riding gunmen in Tondo , Manila, shortly after midnight on Sunday, March 15, the Manila Police District (MPD) said. The victim was identified as George Capistrano, 56, a retired police officer and...
A huge fire in Parola, Tondo and protest actions in front of the US Embassy along Roxas Boulevard in Manila caused heavy traffic in the area on Friday, March 6. The Manila Police District (MPD) said traffic management and police visibility operations were deployed at around 9:20 a.m. near the U.S....
A 31-year-old cook is being hunted by the Manila Police District (MPD) after robbing the restaurant where he works at in Sta. Ana, Manila, on Feb. 26. The police identified the suspect as alias "Argold," a native of Roxas, Capiz. According to the investigators, the suspect gained entry into the...
A 23-year-old man was arrested by the Manila Police District (MPD) for robbing a 19-year-old student of his digital camera and selling it on social media in Malate, Manila, last Feb. 25. Based on the police report, the victim met the suspect via a dating app (Grindr) and subsequently invited the...
Police Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), ordered all police personnel on Friday, Feb. 20, to uphold discipline and protect public trust after two rookie cops were involved in a now-viral traffic altercation with a civilian motorist in Manila. The...
