At the entrance of the Muntinlupa City Hall, senior citizens welcome visitors as part of their duties as "senior greeters.” It is one of the many roles created under the city government’s Suporta sa Muntinlupeño para sa Inklusibong Kabuhayan Program (SuMIKaP), a short-term employment...
The local government of Pasig on Wednesday, March 4, turned over hard hats equipped with release buckle whistles to various learning centers in the city as part of its continuing efforts to strengthen disaster preparedness. The local government said the initiative, led by the Pasig City Disaster...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Government officials in Basilan province have strongly condemned the grenade-throwing incident that injured a laborer near the newly-constructed outlet of a known food chain on Tuesday evening in Lamitan City. “We strongly condemn the grenade-throwing incident in Barangay...
A man who admitted he was drunk crashed a delivery van into the yard of a house in Barangay Kamias, Quezon City, on Wednesday, March 4. According to the Quezon City Police District–Traffic Enforcement Unit (QCPD-TEU), the vehicle’s driver had reportedly left the van with the keys inside while...
The Quezon City government on Wednesday, Mar. 4, marked World Obesity Day, an annual event aimed at raising awareness and promoting solutions to the global obesity crisis. Healthcare company Novo Nordisk partnered with the local government to install a health education totem at Quezon Memorial...
BAGUIO CITY – The Baguio Flower Festival Foundation Inc. (BFFI) on Wednesday, March 4, announced the winners of the grand flower float parade at the 30th Panagbenga Festival here recently. McDonald’s, second place last year, was the grand champion in the large category with a P1-million prize....
Marikina City Mayor Marjorie Ann “Maan” Teodoro, together with First District Rep. Marcy Teodoro, highlighted the city’s continuing efforts to strengthen flood mitigation measures during the inspection visit of Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon at the...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Police are investigating the possibility of arson in a fire at the public market here last Thursday, Feb.26. Mayor Khymer Olaso said video footage captured a young boy running outside the market minutes after the fire broke out. Police are identifying the boy considered as key to...
SAN PEDRO CITY, Laguna – A 25-year-old student was stabbed to death here before dawn on Tuesday, March 3. Police identified the victim as Jeymer. The victim was discovered by a motorist with multiple stab wounds in the body pleading for help as a man fled on foot. The motorist sought assistance...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A laborer was injured in an explosion in a newly constructed fast food chain outlet in Lamitan City, Basilan on Tuesday evening, March 3. Police identified the victim as Rebel Antalas Masulog, 22, of Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur. A witness told police that he heard a loud...
Manila Vice Mayor Chi Atienza on Wednesday, March 4, slammed Deputy Minority Leader and Quezon City 4th district Rep. Jesus "Bong" Suntay for his disrespectful remark made on a Filipino actress during a hearing at the House of Representatives on March 3, earning the ire of the public. "Ngayong...
A driver lost one of his toes after the trailer truck he was driving crashed into another trailer truck along the westbound lane of Quirino Avenue near Osmeña Highway in Manila on Wednesday, March 4. Authorities said both trucks, a 22-wheeler and an 18-wheeler, were loaded with cement but were...
