From drinking sessions along the street to loud and late videoke, police forces will now be strict in enforcing “social order”—first in Metro Manila and later across the country— as the government seeks to make people feel the statistics on crime rate decline . Department of the Interior...
The Pasig City government clarified on Sunday, April 5, that Mayor Vico Sotto will never endorse any investment or platform, countering the Artificial Intelligence (AI) or deepfake videos circulating online that use his voice and image. “Hindi kailanman mag-eendorso nang anumang investment o...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) reopened the southbound lane of the EDSA Magallanes Flyover in Makati City early Monday, Apr. 6, after days of safety repairs carried out during the Holy Week break. DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon led a pre-dawn inspection at around 3:30 a.m. on Apr....
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Police arrested a man accused of a near fatal beating of his four-year-old stepson inside their residence here on Thursday, April 2. The suspect, Jay-Ar Habibon, was arrested after being pinpointed by neighbors as the only person who was with the victim that day. Neighbors...
A 53-year-old driver was injured after losing control of his vehicle, a tractor head with a trailer, and crashing it into a tunnel wall at the Katipunan Avenue Tunnel (southbound) in Barangay Bayanihan, Quezon City, allegedly due to a slippery road. The Quezon City Police District (QCPD), led by...
BACOLOD CITY – Four persons, including two suspected gun-for-hire, were arrested in Purok Gonzaga, Barangay Taculing here on Friday, April 3, for allegedly killing a police asset on Thursday, April 2. Police identified the suspects as Tony, 42, of Barangay Bata here, and Win, 39, of Barangay...
People of Kalinga are paying tribute to Scout Ranger Capt. Dean Oyando who was killed in an encounter with New People’s Army rebels in Occidental Mindoro on March 29. Oyando’s remains were brought home to Tabuk City, Kalinga on Wednesday, April 1. A wake is being held at the family residence in...
DAVAO CITY – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Region 12 (South Cotabato, Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani, and General Santos City or Socsksargen region) rescued 17 endangered species from Indonesia in a checkpoint in Barangay Tamblers in General Santos City on Wednesday,...
An argument over their stores ' locations led a 57-year-old vendor to stab his fellow vendor with a box cutter in front of Tondo Church on Chacon Street in Tondo, Manila, on Friday, April 3. According to the Manila Police District (MPD), the suspect, identified as alias "Rey," and the...
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) announced the arrest of a man caught stealing cables from a traffic light operated by the agency at the E. Rodriguez-Araneta intersection in Quezon City on Good Friday, April 3. Based on the police report, the suspect was caught by an MMDA site...
Several houses were razed in a fire that struck Del Pilar Street in Barangay 882, Santa Ana, Manila, on Saturday, April 4. According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), the blaze started at around 8:31 a.m. and was quickly raised to the second alarm at 8:34 a.m. Firefighters said most of the...
BACOLOD CITY – Hundreds of faithful from this city joined the Good Friday procession featuring antique carriages with images portraying the Passion of Christ organized by the San Sebastian Cathedral. Monsignor Ronald Quijano’s homily on the Liturgy of the Lord 's Passion emphasized: “To...
