A Grade 10 male student was found dead at a covered court in a public school in Taguig on March 9. The Taguig police reported that the body of the boy was discovered at about 6:30 a.m. at the fourth floor covered court of the school in Barangay Sough Signal, Taguig. The victim was a 16-year-old...
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte is encouraging residents to take advantage of the local government’s online services and free transportation programs to help ease the impact of higher transport costs. Mayor Belmonte said the city’s digital platform allows residents to access various government...
Manila City Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso formally signed Executive Order No. 8, Series of 2026, on Monday, March 9, ordering the adoption of a four-day workweek with extended hours for city offices, except for essential and frontline agencies, as part of the city 's energy and...
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto has once again taken the internet by storm after his virtual tour of the newly built E. Santos Health Center earned praise and laughter from netizens on Sunday, March 8. In a Facebook video posted on his official page, Sotto was seen conducting a virtual tour of the...
Members of the transport group Piston staged a protest in front of a gas station along East Avenue in Quezon City on Monday, March 9. The group is calling on the government to remove the Value-Added Tax (VAT) and excise tax on fuel products as the country braces for another major oil price hike....
Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso could not hide his dismay over the acts of vandalism committed by progressive youth groups during their protests marking International Women 's Day on March 8. Speaking before city government personnel and officials on Monday, March 9,...
The Parañaque City government has implemented a work-from-home arrangement every Friday for city hall employees as part of the national government’s four-day on-site work directive. Parañaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez issued a memorandum order dated March 8, implementing the work-from-home...
The Taguig City government announced it will implement energy conservation measures and flexible work arrangements in compliance with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s directive. The Office of the President issued Memorandum Circular No. 114 “directing all government agencies and...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Iran war’s targets widened dangerously into civilian infrastructure Sunday as Bahrain accused Iran of striking one of the desalination plants that are crucial for Gulf nations’ drinking water. While Israeli-struck oil depots smoldered in Tehran...
KAPIKOY BORDER CROSSING, Turkey (AP) — A land crossing near eastern Turkey’s Van province is one of the few routes connecting Iranians to the rest of the world amid an airspace shutdown in Iran since the U.S. and Israel launched strikes on Tehran over a week ago, triggering war in the Middle...
BEIJING (AP) — China said it hopes this year will be a “landmark year” for its relationship with its biggest competitor, the U.S., striking a largely positive tone ahead of an expected summit between the leaders of the two countries later this month. China 's Foreign Minister Wang Yi,...
An 80-year-old driver crashed into six vehicles lined up at a gas station in Barangay Batasan Hills, Quezon City on Sunday, March 8, after reportedly losing control of his car. According to a report, the senior citizen had just finished refueling and was about to inflate his tires when the incident...
