Two separate fires, both reaching the third alarm, broke out in Paco and Tondo, Manila, before dawn on Wednesday, July 29, prompting a massive response from firefighters and volunteer fire brigades. The first fire broke out at Building 1 of Residencias de Manila in Paco at around 3:40 a.m. The...
Filipina R&B singer Denise Julia just allowed global audiences a peek of Tondo, Manila. Not everyone is convinced she did it the right way, though. The 24-year-old artist recently became the first Filipina to appear on the US-based music performance series "From the Block," performing her song...
Three suspected “jumper boys” are now in police custody after a video showing them attempting to open a truck’s cargo while stuck in traffic in Tondo went viral. Footage recorded by a netizen on Saturday, July 18, showed two of the suspects climbing onto the truck and cutting its cover in an...
A 36-year-old man was arrested after allegedly attacking a police officer with a steel bar inside a police precinct in Tondo, Manila, on July 14. Suspect Faustino Pangilinan Jr. is now facing charges for direct assault, resistance and disobedience, and frustrated homicide after mauling Patrolman...
The Manila City government, through the Manila Department of Social Welfare, continues to extend assistance to residents affected by the recent fire that hit Barangays 163 and 152 in Tondo on July 14. The blaze, which started at around 4:03 p.m. and was declared out at 7:16 p.m., reached the fifth...
Two separate fires hit residential areas in Tondo, Manila, on July 14, displacing more than a thousand individuals and damaging dozens of homes, authorities said. The first and larger blaze broke out along Dagupan Extension in Gagalangin at around 4:01 p.m. and was raised to the first alarm by...
A 25-year-old building caretaker was pinned to death by an elevator in Balut, Tondo, Manila, on Thursday, July 2. Police identified the victim as alias “Jhon,” caretaker of a building at the corner of Rodriguez and Nepa Streets in Barangay 141. According to the Raxabago Police Station, the...
A 45-year-old woman died after being struck by a speeding motorcycle and thrown several meters along the Delpan Flyover in Tondo, Manila, on Monday morning, June 29. The victim, identified as Cynthia Lamar, a resident of Parola Compound in Barangay 20, was rushed to Gat Andres Bonifacio Medical...
Recognizing the importance of having food on the table, First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos expressed hope that the rice distribution drive she is spearheading would go a long way. The First Lady underscored how important it is for a mother to ensure there is food on the table, hoping that the rice aid...
For many of the children in Helping Land, Tondo, actors Mikee Quintos and Mikoy Morales aren 't just television stars. They 're fantasy royalty from "Encantadia Chronicles: Sang 'gre," a story world that has captured their imagination through characters that represent strength,...
The Manila Police District (MPD) has warned unlicensed tricycle drivers following the apprehension of an 18-year-old motorist during an Oplan Galugad and Oplan Disiplina operation in Tondo. Operatives from MPD Police Station 1, led by Lt. Col. Ronald De Leon, flagged down the driver after he was...
The Emergency Room (ER) of the Ospital ng Maynila will be temporarily closed from Sunday, May 24, to Monday, June 1, to give way to major renovation works, the city government announced. Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso said patients requiring urgent medical attention...
