Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso has assured that the city government has adequate facilities, professionals, and capacity in terms of transportation, medicines, and supplies in case the "Big One" strikes. "So, sa facility, meron, professionals, meron, capacity in terms of transport,...
Two public colleges in Muntinlupa also suspended face-to-face classes on Oct. 13 and 14. Muntinlupa Mayor Ruffy Biazon identified the two colleges as the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Muntinlupa and Colegio de Muntinlupa. On Oct. 12, the Department of Education-National Capital Region ordered the...
Three passengers were hurt when a jeepney crashed into an electric post along Quirino Highway in Novaliches, Quezon City on Monday, Oct. 13. According to initial reports, the 27-year-old driver lost control of the jeepney after another vehicle cut him off, causing the jeepney to crash into a...
More than 15,000 devotees joined the procession of La Naval de Manila on Sunday, Oct. 12, as the revered image returned to Sto. Domingo Church in Quezon Avenue, Quezon City. According to the Quezon City Police District (QCPD), the procession lasted around three hours and drew large crowds along the...
BACOLOD CITY – A 24-year-old lineman was electrocuted to death while working to energize a transformer in Barangay Balintawak, Escalante City, Negros Occidental on Saturday, Oct. 11. Police identified the victim as Orly, an employee of a private contractor firm, and a resident of Victorias City,...
DAVAO CITY – Sen. Christopher “Bong” Go urged the national government to channel its resources toward helping victims of recent natural disasters instead of wasting public funds on alleged ghost projects and flood control programs being milked by a few. Go said Sunday, Oct. 12, that he...
DAVAO CITY – A college here assured the public that they have effectively and safely managed the chemical spill reported in one of its laboratory rooms at the main campus following the magnitude-7.4 earthquake on Oct. 10. The San Pedro College said in an official statement over the weekend that...
BACOLOD CITY – This highly-urbanized city has allocated P3 million in assistance for victims of the recent magnitude-6.9 earthquake in northern Cebu province. The City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (CDRRMC) approved P3 million to aid the local government units (LGUs) in Cebu...
The local government of Marikina has suspended classes at all levels in both public and private schools on Oct. 13 and 14 to observe a health break, after some schools reported an increase in flu and flu-like illnesses. Mayor Maan Teodoro on Sunday, Oct. 12, made the order upon the recommendation...
LUCENA CITY, Quezon – Four people were killed and eight others were injured as a cargo truck plowed into 11 vehicles and three houses on the Maharlika Highway in Purok Maulawin, Barangay Isabang, this city, before midnight Saturday. Police identified three of the victims as William Lorilla, 34,...
The local government of Pasig, in partnership with the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB), has launched “Clearbot,” an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered robotic vessel designed to clear floating waste and water hyacinth from esteros...
The Quezon City Government has deployed a team of personnel and relief supplies to Davao Oriental following the 7.6-magnitude earthquake that struck the province on Friday, Oct. 10. A total of 15 city employees were immediately deployed on Saturday, Oct. 11, to assist in the ongoing relief and...
