Muntinlupa has recorded 12 cases of the highly transmissible Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), and all of them have already recovered. Data showed that as of Jan. 23, the 12 Omicron variant cases have been tagged as recovered composed of four...
SPEAKING OUT Ignacio R. Bunye Tracking the surge in new COVID cases in the National Capital Region, Muntinlupa City reported on Jan. 14, the highest single day spike since the start of the pandemic. Muntinlupa logged 1,251 new daily confirmed cases. Barangay Putatan, where the city hall is...
Police arrested 10 persons this week for violation of the nationwide gun ban and illegal drugs in Muntinlupa City. On the early morning of Jan. 21, members of the Sucat police sub-station were conducting an anti-criminality operation when a concerned citizen informed them that a man believed to be...
More than 8,000 minors aged 5 to 11 years old have been registered for vaccination in Muntinlupa ahead of the government’s rollout next month. Data from the Muntinlupa COVID-19 Vaccination Program (MunCoVac) showed that as of Jan. 19, a total of 8,203 children, 5 to 11 years old, have registered...
Muntinlupa Rep. Ruffy Biazon asked representatives of Maynilad Water Services to explain the severe water supply interruption in Muntinlupa that has affected 70 percent of its customers in the city. Maynilad earned the ire of Muntinlupa residents when it imposed a water interruption schedule of up...
The sustained campaign by the police against illegal drugs has resulted in the confiscation of P329,800 worth of suspected shabu (methamphetamine hydrochloride) and the arrest of eight more suspects in Taguig and Muntinlupa, according to a report by the Southern Police District (SPD) headed by...
The number of fully vaccinated individuals in Muntinlupa City has exceeded the target population, according to latest data. According to the Muntinlupa City government, as of Jan. 15, there are 403,902 fully vaccinated individuals, or 105 percent of the target population of 383,021. People waiting...
There were four, not three prisoners, who escaped from the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa on Jan. 17. The Muntinlupa police identified the fourth escapee as Chris Ablas, who is serving his sentence for robbery with homicide at the NBP. This brings to two the number of NBP escapees who are...
Unvaccinated people are getting their jabs in Muntinlupa as a result of the implementation of the Department of Transportation’s “no vaccination, no ride” policy. The Muntinlupa City Health Office (CHO) noted that there was an increase in the number of walk-ins at vaccination sites to get...
Nine individuals were arrested by the police in anti-illegal drug operations in Taguig, Pateros, and Muntinlupa on Monday, Jan. 17. Brig. Gen. Jimili Macaraeg, Southern Police District director, said P622,880 worth of suspected shabu (methamphetamine hydrochloride) was confiscated during...
Two of the three prisoners who escaped from the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa on Jan. 17 were killed during manhunt operations by the authorities. The Muntinlupa police identified the fatalities as Pacifico Adlawan, 49, a native of Surigao del Sur, who was serving his sentence for...
One of the three prisoners who escaped from the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa on Jan. 17 was killed during manhunt operations by authorities. The Muntinlupa police identified the fatality as Pacifico Adlawan, 49, a native of Surigao del Sur, who was serving his sentence for frustrated...