A 33-year-old robbery suspect was arrested after he was overpowered by his victim and the victim’s brother during a holdup at a junk shop in Barangay Talipapa, Quezon City. Police said the suspect, identified as alias “Rolando,” and an accomplice arrived at the junk shop around 4 a.m. on...
Makati City Mayor Nancy Binay on Wednesday, June 3, said the city government paid Makati Life Medical Center a total of P741,473,673.34 for various medical services provided to patients under the Makati Health Plus Program or the Yellow Card. The payment covered medical services rendered since the...
I have written extensively about how Quezon City (QC) is experiencing a renaissance of sorts in its dining and drinking scene. Of course, QC has always been a hub for food lovers. From Mister Kebab on West Avenue to the diverse restaurants and bars of Tomas Morato, and the lively, student-friendly...
BAGUIO CITY – Tourist arrivals in this summer capital are starting to pick up amid declining fuel prices, the Hotel and Restaurant Association of Baguio (HRAB) said Tuesday. HRAB spokesperson Andrew Pinero, in an interview, noted that current figures are still better than in previous months....
CEBU CITY – The Brigada Eskwela in Central Visayas kicked off with the inauguration of a two-story, P60-million school building in Barangay Subangdaku, Mandaue City on Tuesday, June 2. Funded through a partnership led by Dynamic Castings, the school building has 10 classrooms on the ground floor...
ANGELES CITY, Pampanga – A baby is the 21st victim of the collapsed building here. Search and retrieval teams operating under the Unified Command extricated the victim at 6:01 p.m. Tuesday. Three bodies were recovered at 1:13 p.m., 1:17 p.m., and 1:19 p.m. Tuesday. Twenty-seven persons have been...
The Pasig City Police Station on Tuesday, June 2, said the operatives and sub-station commander involved in the anti-illegal drugs operation that resulted in the death of a man in Barangay Kalawaan have been disarmed and reassigned amid a motu proprio investigation into alleged irregularities...
Serious runners and weekend warriors invade the historic streets of Manila when the 2026 AIA Rock ‘n’ Roll Running Series presented by ASICS celebrates its fifth anniversary with a race to remember on Nov. 29. Rock ‘n’ Roll, the competition, which now has a theme of “Ito ay Atin, Sariling...
BACOLOD CITY – The 79th Infantry Battalion (IB) confirmed the death of a soldier wounded in an encounter with the New People’s Army (NPA) in Barangay Tamlang, Escalante City, Negros Occidental on Monday, June 1. 1st Lt. Fevie Fajardo, 79th IB civil-military operations officer, said the slain...
Public health advocates and lawmakers renewed calls for the immediate passage of the proposed Smoke-Free and Vape-Free Environment Bill amid concerns over increasing tobacco and vape use among Filipino youth. The appeal was made during a gathering in Quezon City in line with World No Tobacco Day...
ANGELES CITY – Twenty bodies have so far been recovered in the collapsed building here. Three more – a young girl, a man, and a woman – were found one after the other on Tuesday afternoon. Authorities earlier found four bodies from late Monday night to early Tuesday morning. Also recovered...
Valenzuela City residents can now earn rewards by turning over recyclable materials through the city’s Trash-to-Cashback: May Balik sa Basura Program. The program, led by the Valenzuela City government through the City Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO), aims to encourage proper...
