A pre-charge investigation against three personnel of the Paco police community precinct (PCP) under the Manila Police District (MPD) who were arrested after allegedly extorting from a tricycle driver has begun, the the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) reported Sunday, August 21....
K-pop boy band GOT7 member Yugyeom thanked Pinoy fans as he held his first solo show in the Philippines. The 24-year-old singer-songwriter held his “Yugyeom: Live in Manila” show on Aug. 19 at the New Frontier Theater. “Thank you Philippines,” Yugyeom posted on Instagram with a Philippine...
Are you looking for a weekend trip where you can chill and learn art and history? Well, check out these new and re-opened places in Manila that will surely unleash your love for Filipino arts, culture, and history, especially while we are celebrating "Buwan ng mga Wikang Pambansa" this August. The...
The Rotary Club of Manila has inducted as its honorary member Rotary International President-elect Gordon McInally, the first time it has done so since its founding. The oath-taking ceremony was officiated by Rotary Club of Manila President Herminio Esguerra. Photo courtesy of Rotary Club of Manila...
Mayor Honey Lacuna said public schools in Manila will fully comply with the minimum public health and safety protocols as the city prepares for the resumption of face-to-face classes on Monday, Aug. 22. Three days before the formal opening of the 2022-2023 school year, Lakan Dula Elementary School...
(OCTA RESEARCH FELLOW DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) Metro Manila may be back to “low risk” from “moderate risk” classification for Covid-19 by mid-September after seeing the peak of the Covid-19 wave driven by Omicron subvariants in early August, OCTA fellow Dr. Guido David said. David on...
Cities and municipalities with considerable Muslim populations will be compelled to establish their own Muslim public cemeteries if a proposed measure of a lawmaker from Mindanao becomes law. A woman walks through the Manila Islamic Cemetery and Cultural Hall in Manila. (AP) House Bill No. 3755 or...
The number of Covid-19 cases in Metro Manila may further decline to less than 500 by the end of August or the first week of September, said independent OCTA Research group on Thursday, Aug. 18. (Unsplash) With a growth rate of -9 percent and a positivity rate of 15.7 percent, OCTA fellow Dr. Guido...
Muntinlupa Mayor Ruffy Biazon threw his support behind the five Metro Manila mayors in their use of technology in solving the perennial traffic problem in the metropolis and said he is now reviewing the implementation of the No-Contact Apprehension Program (NCAP) in Muntinlupa City. "I am for the...
Majority or 99 percent of total Philippines exports (by value) to United Kingdom will be eligible for duty free access, saving around £21 million (P1.4 billion/$25.3 M) of tariffs each year, through the British's new Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS) that replaces the UK Generalized...
Priests in the Archdiocese of Manila will have their reshuffle in November. Fr. Jerome Secillano (Screengrab/Radio Veritas FB) Fr. Jerome Secillano of the Nuestra Señora del Perpetuo Socorro Parish in Manila said the announcement of the reshuffle will be made in October. "The re-shuffling is in...
The United Print and Multimedia Group (UPMG) paid a courtesy call and their officers took their oath as media practitioners before Speaker of the House Rep. Martin Romualdez. Speaker Martin Romualdez (left) administers the Oath Taking of new set of officers of the United Print & Multimedia...
