A drunk tenant was arrested after stabbing a woman to death following a heated argument over a P5,000 unpaid rent in Antipolo City on Wednesday, Jan. 29. Before the stabbing incident, the suspect, identified as "Jes," went to the victim's house while drunk to confront her. He cursed and tried to...
Two high-value individuals (HVIs) on illegal drugs were arrested in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Mayamot, Antipolo City on Tuesday, Jan. 28, the Rizal Police Provincial Office (Rizal PPO) said. Rizal PPO director Col. Felipe Maraggun identified the suspects as "Ry" and "Urqia." Ry is a resident...
Photo courtesy of Parañaque PIO Malacañang has declared Feb. 13 a non-working holiday in Parañaque City in celebration of the city’s 27 th Cityhood Anniversary. Parañaque City Mayor Eric Olivarez said the declaration was made through Proclamation No. 729 to give city...
(Photo from Makati Fire Department) Six senior high school students were injured in an alleged chemical explosion inside a science research center in Barangay San Antonio, Makati City on Wednesday, Jan. 29, the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) reported. According to the BFP, the explosion occurred...
Equipment and paraphernalia allegedly used to manufacture shabu in a small-scale laboratory discovered in Tanza on Jan. 28 (Photo from PDEA Calabarzon) CAVITE – Authorities discovered a small-scale laboratory allegedly being used for the production of illegal drugs following a...
The House of Representatives has approved on second reading a bill designed to rationalize excise tax rates on tobacco and vapor products, aiming to halt the decline in excise tax collections due to illicit trade. Nueva Ecija Rep. Mikaela Suansing Nueva Ecija Rep. Mikaela Suansing...
Tondo, Manila fire (Photo from Fire Alert Metro Manila) Three fires were reported in Manila on Wednesday, Jan. 29, Chinese New Year, two of them in Binondo, the heart of Chinatown, where two household helpers perished. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said the two fatalities died in a...
(Photo from Fire Alert Metro Manila) A fire gutted several houses in Herbosa Street, Barangay 91, Tondo, Manila on Wednesday, Jan. 29, the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) reported. According to firefighters at the scene, the blaze started at 12:46 p.m. and has reached the 2nd alarm at 12:50...
(Photo from Fire Alert Metro Manila) An apartment building was gutted by a fire that hit a residential area in Ongpin corner Bermuda Street, Binondo, Manila on Wednesday, Jan. 29. Based on the initial report of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), the blaze started at 12:24 p.m. and quickly...
The recovered pen gun (Photo from SPD) An armed 41-year-old man who was creating trouble in his neighborhood was arrested by responding Parañaque City Police on Jan 28. The Southern Police District (SPD) identified the suspect as alias “Bryan.” He was arrested at around 11:20...
Photo from Pasay BFP A Korean restaurant was destroyed by a fire in Barangay 76, Pasay City, on Tuesday night, Jan. 28. Pasay City Bureau of Fire and Protection (BFP) Fire Marshall Supt. Mariano Taguiam said the Songdowon Korean Restaurant owned by a certain Jung Sejung was destroyed...
Fire crews monitor the Palisades Fire in Mandeville Canyon, Jan. 11, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File) WASHINGTON (AP) — Human-caused climate change increased the likelihood and intensity of the hot, dry and windy conditions that fanned the flames of the recent devastating...
