The local government units of Malabon and Quezon City have designated areas in their cities where firecrackers and fireworks use will be allowed during the celebration of the New Year. In a letter submitted by Malabon City Public Safety and Traffic Management Office Chief (Ret.) Col. Reynaldo...
The Makati City local government announced on Wednesday, Dec. 28, that it is temporarily suspending the confiscation of driver's licenses in preparation for the proposed single ticketing system. According to Makati City Mayor Abby Binay, the Sangguniang Panlungsod of Makati has approved City...
ILOILO CITY – The city government has reminded residents to be safe from fire this New Year after more than five fire incidents hit this city in less than a week. A FIRE hit Barangay Veterans Village in Iloilo City on Dec. 26. (Mentchie Rabe) “We are urging residents to follow fire safety...
The Navotas City government announced on Wednesday, Dec. 28, that it has distributed livelihood packages to 80 city residents under the “Angat Kabuhayan” program of the NavotaAs Hanapbuhay Center. Among the beneficiaries were 30 senior citizens, 10 persons with disabilities (PWDs), 20 parents...
LUCENA CITY, Quezon – About 400 children from this province received a simple but adorable teddy bear under a project spearheaded by a popular mall here in cooperation with the Quezon Tri-Media Group (QTMG). SM City-Lucena employees headed by Assistant Manager Russel Alegre and QTMG president...
Over P800,000 worth of shabu and marijuana were seized in several police operations in Caloocan and Quezon Cities on Tuesday, Dec. 27, and Wednesday, Dec. 28. The Caloocan City Police Station (CCPS) said the first three suspects -- Lolita Saavedra, 59; Robin Saavedra, 25, both residents of Marilao,...
IMUS CITY, Cavite – Authorities confiscated banned firecrackers from a store in Barangay Malagasang II-A here on Tuesday, Dec. 27. Members of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) Cavite Provincial Field Unit (PFU) set up an operation to catch a store helper who allegedly...
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto on Tuesday, Dec. 27, hailed the passing of the city's newest ordinance banning the operations of online gambling and Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators or POGO-related operations and services in the city, saying these are "ills of society." In an interview with ANC,...
Government anti-narcotics operatives have foiled the attempt to smuggle more than P11 million worth of shabu through the Port of Clark. The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) received information from the International Cooperation Foreign Affairs Service that a package at the Port of Clark...
Welcome 2023 with performances from Zack Tabudlo, Christian Bautista, Lola Amour, and Yeng Constantino! Eastwood City, home of the longest-running and most-anticipated New Year’s Eve countdown celebration in Manila, returns with a bigger and brighter series of events to usher in the year...
Parañaque City Mayor Eric Olivarez announced that around 3,900 public school teachers will receive an additional P1,000 in their monthly Cost-of-Living Allowance (COLA) from the city government starting January 2023. Olivarez said the increase will give the teachers a P4,000 monthly COLA from the...
By DIANN IVY CALUCIN Three alleged theft suspects, including a 17-year-old boy, were arrested by operatives of Quezon City Police District (QCPD) Kamuning Police Station (PS 10) on Monday, Dec. 26. Lt. Col. Robert Amoranto, PS 10 commander, identified two of the suspects as John Lawrence San Juan,...
