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(Photo from Philippine Emergency Alerts) A residential area in Barangay San Jose, Montalban, Rizal, was gutted by a fire on Monday, March 3, the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) reported. According to the BFP, the blaze started at 2 p.m. and has reached the 2nd alarm. The inferno was declared under...
Mayor Francis Zamora San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora issued an executive order on Monday, March 3, adjusting class hours in the city's public schools in an effort to ensure its learners' health and safety against extreme heat. Executive Order No. FMZ-193, Series of 2025 implements an adjusted...
Mayor Marcy Teodoro Marikina City Mayor Marcy Teodoro issued on Monday, March 3, an executive order automatically suspending face-to-face classes in all levels of public and private schools in the city once an extreme heat index is forecast by the weather bureau in Metro Manila. Under Executive...
Bataan 1st district Rep. Geraldine Roman (left), Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary Claire Castro (Facebook) Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary Claire Castro has made a fan out of Bataan 1st district...
Fires hit several homes in Muntinlupa, Manila, and Quezon City, displacing families and killing 13 pet cats on Monday, March 3. The fire that hit a residential area in Barangay Alabang, Muntinlupa on March 3, affected about 50 families. Based on the report by the Muntinlupa City Fire Station,...
(Photo by Mao Dela Cruz) A car suddenly burst into flames while cruising along the northbound lane of Magallanes Interchange in Makati City on Monday, March 3, causing traffic to stand still. First responders from Dasmariñas Village fire and rescue quickly arrived at the scene and extinguished...
By ALLYSA NIEVERA, PATRICK GARCIA, DIANN IVY C. CALUCIN, and JEAN FERNANDO The local governments of Manila, Marikina, Valenzuela, Caloocan, Malabon, Paranaque, Las Piñas, and Pasay have announced the suspension of face-to-face classes on Monday, March 3, due to the extreme heat forecast...
Photo from Parañaque PIO Parañaque City Mayor Eric Olivarez ordered the suspension of face-to-face (F2F) classes in all levels, both in public and private schools in the city on Monday, March 3, due to the high heat index forecast of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and...
The Marikina City local government has suspended all afternoon classes in all private and public schools located in the city on Monday, March, 3, following the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration's (PAGASA) high heat index forecast of 46 degrees Celsius in...
A fire hit a residential area on Daang Tubo, Barangay UP Campus in Quezon City, on Monday, March 3. Residential fire in UP Campus on Monday, March 3, 2025. (Photo by Rey Ilagan) According to Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), the fire was raised to the first alarm at 9:39 a.m. and escalated to...
Newly installed Communications Secretary Jay Ruiz is pushing for the regulation of content published on social media, saying the platform's unregulated nature has allowed misinformation to flourish and threaten national security. Communications Secretary Jay Ruiz (Malacañang photo) In an interview...
