THE Aedes Aegypti mosquito that transmits dengue. Metro Manila has recorded close to 4,000 dengue cases since the beginning of the year, the Department of Health (DOH) said. "There were 3,975 dengue cases reported from Jan. 1 to June 18, 2022. Cumulatively, cases this year are one percent higher...
The Southern Police District (SPD) arrested eight suspects including a high value individual (HVI) and dismantled an alleged drug den in Taguig on July 5. SPD director Brig. Gen. Jimili Macaraeg identified the arrested suspects as Alfatha Tangurak Sumandal, 21, mechanic, who is tagged by the police...
Lani Cayetano attended her first flag-raising ceremony as the new mayor of Taguig and graced the first session of the City Council on July 4. “Kapag inalay natin ang ating mga gawain sa Panginoon, mas magiging taos puso at makabuluhan ang kalalabasan ng ating mga programa (If we offer our works...
Seven men were arrested by the police for P104,040 worth of illegal drugs in Taguig and Muntinlupa on July 2. In Purok 1, Barangay Cupang, Muntinlupa, tricycle driver Marlex Manalo, 26, was arrested by the Muntinlupa police’s Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) in a buy-bust operation. The suspected...
Taguig Mayor Lani Cayetano has temporarily stopped requiring voter’s certification from residents for admission to a university and scholarship programs after they complained of long lines and difficulty in getting slots at the local Commission on Elections (Comelec) office. In a video...
Pateros Police’s second most wanted person for illegal drugs and a construction worker caught in possession of a firearm were arrested in Taguig on July 1 and June 30. Suspect Elmer Lauron, 51, tricycle driver, is listed as the Pateros Police’s top 2 most wanted person for the third quarter of...
BOCALA when she was freed by an Iloilo City court for the peace talks in Norway in 2016. (Tara Yap) ILOILO CITY – A court in Metro Manila has sentenced a high-ranking official of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) to life imprisonment for a 1975 murder. A Taguig...
Ma. Laarni “Lani” Cayetano, wife of newly-elected Senator Alan Peter Cayetano, was sworn in as the new mayor of Taguig City on June 30. Cayetano and other newly-elected officials of Taguig took their oath of office at the Senator Renato "Companero" Cayetano Memorial Science & Technology...
The newly-elected officials of Taguig City will be taking their oath of office on June 30, the city government announced. The oath-taking ceremony will be held at 9 a.m. at the Senator Renato "Companero" Cayetano Memorial Science & Technology High School in Barangay Ususan. Incoming Taguig...
A total of 33 couples got married in the Taguig City's “Kasalang Bayan” held on June 24. “Ang main objective ng Kasalang Bayan is makasal ang mga taong nagsasamang walang bendisyon ng kasal para unang-una ang kanilang mga anak ay maging lehitimo (The main objective of the Kasalang Bayan is to...
The Taguig City government conducted another round of anti-dengue misting and larviciding operations in different areas amid an increase in cases in the country. Through the Taguig City Health and Sanitation Office, the city government conducted the operations in Barangay South Daang Hari on June...
The Southern Police District (SPD) arrested seven high-value individuals, including a security guard, and confiscated P3.4 million worth of shabu (methamphetamine hydrochloride) in a buy-bust operation in Taguig on Saturday, June 18. SPD director Brig. Gen. Jimili Macaraeg identified the arrested...