Parañaque Mayor Edwin Olivarez is pressing for the construction of a flood gate and pumping station as long‑term solutions to curb flooding and stop seawater and garbage from flowing back into the city’s waterways. Olivarez said the proposed facilities would help address the recurring problem...
A 28-year-old businessman was arrested after allegedly claiming to be a police officer and challenging traffic enforcers to a fistfight following a road rage incident in Parañaque City on Monday night, Aug. 17. The suspect, identified as alias “Kim,” was nabbed at about 8:20 p.m. near the...
Three persons were arrested in separate police operations in Parañaque City on Friday night, Aug. 14, resulting in the seizure of an unlicensed revolver and cash used as bets in an illegal gambling game. Police identified those arrested as Reggie, 46, of Barangay San Dionisio; Ricky, 50, of...
The garbage choking the Redemptorist Water Channel in Parañaque reflects not only public indiscipline but also a failed system and the government’s failure to address the root of the country’s plastic pollution crisis, marine conservation group Oceana said. Oceana Vice President Von Hernandez...
The Baclaran-Redemptorist Water Channel in Parañaque City has been cleared of a massive buildup of garbage and debris following a three-day government cleanup operation that hauled a total of 690.6 metric tons of waste as of Thursday, Aug. 13. Authorities used 188 truckloads to remove about...
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. inspected on Wednesday, Aug. 12, the Baclaran-Redemptorist Water Channel in Parañaque City as government agencies pressed on with a massive cleanup operation that has removed about 640 metric tons of garbage and debris in just two days. Marcos visited the site to...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), in coordination with the Parañaque City government, are continuing to clear garbage and debris from the Baclaran‑Redemptorist Water Channel following heavy rains brought by the typhoon....
Five drug suspects were arrested in a buy-bust operation that yielded P850,000 worth of suspected shabu in Barangay San Dionisio, Parañaque City, early Tuesday, Aug. 11. Parañaque City Police chief Col. Nicolas Piñon identified the suspects as alias Mar, 51, listed as a High-Value Individual...
Parañaque City 2nd district Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan has thanked Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon for his timely response to the flooding in the city amid the intermittent rains. Yamsuan, in a statement Sunday, Aug. 9, specifically cited Dizon 's presence...
The Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange (PITX) is on its way to accommodating up to 300 million passengers as early as this year, after welcoming more than 32 million travelers during the first six months. PITX said its passenger volume reached 32.45 million for January to June on the back of...
Voters in five coastal barangays overwhelmingly approved the proposed alteration of their territorial boundaries in Saturday 's plebiscite, paving the way for the implementation of a measure aimed at clarifying jurisdiction over reclaimed areas in Manila Bay. Official canvassing showed the...
Police arrested a suspected drug peddler in Parañaque City after seizing nearly P1.5 million worth of shabu and kush in a buy‑bust operation on Friday, July 24. Parañaque City Police chief Col. Nicolas Pinon said the suspect, Michael, 30, was nabbed around 3:25 a.m. in a parking lot on Doña...
