Environmental activist and Karapatan national council member Jonila Castro has been subpoenaed by the Pasig City Prosecutor 's Office over the Sept. 4 rally outside the Discaya-owned St. Gerrard Construction compound, where protesters engaged in mud-throwing and vandalism. Related story : ...
Dozens of volunteers took part in a massive cleanup drive at Baseco Beach in Tondo, Manila, in observance of the 40th International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) on Saturday, Sept. 20, the Manila Public Information Office (PIO) said. The office said that over 40 sacks of garbage were collected from the...
DAVAO CITY – A longtime diplomat-turned-peace advocate on Friday slammed the government 's approach to the West Philippine Sea issue. Asian Century Philippines President Adolfo Quizon Paglinawan, speaking at the Media Forum on Peace in Asia here, described the approach as disguised lawfare...
BACOLOD CITY – The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region arrested a truck driver in Barangay Taloc, Bago City, Negros Occidental on Thursday, Sept. 19, for allegedly sexually molesting his niece. Police served an arrest warrant for rape through sexual assault against the 21-year-old...
BAGUIO CITY – The Baguio City Police Office (BCPO) said Friday that it will deploy around 600 uniformed and plainclothes personnel to secure various activities on Sunday, including anti-corruption rallies. “There will be additional police personnel who will attend to traffic management,...
CAVITE – A woman was caught trying to sneak in suspected shabu at the Bacoor Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (Bacoor BJMP) on Wednesday, Sept. 17. A report from the Police Regional Office 4A stated that the suspect, identified as alias Christina, went to the facility to visit her live-in...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Seventeen families were evacuated to safer grounds in Barangay Curuan here on Thursday night, Sept. 18, due to floods from heavy rains. The City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said 11 sitios in Barangay Curuan were affected – Mango Drive, Camias, Market Site,...
ILOILO CITY — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) held a successful national trade fair in Iloilo featuring products across the country made by beneficiaries of the Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP). The Alunsina: Kabuhayan Convention and Bazaar was participated in by SLP...
Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso assured investors of a more conducive environment in the City of Manila as he urged them to start their businesses in the country 's capital city. During a meeting with officials from the Chinese-Filipino Business Club at the City Hall, he assured...
Marikina City Mayor Maan Teodoro said the quick subsiding of floods in the city, despite it being a natural valley, is not magic but the strength of a community that refuses to give up, built on disaster resilience and the discipline of Marikeños. Teodoro said this as she shared Marikina 's...
Police operatives seized P1 million worth of shabu and arrested three suspects in a buy-bust operation in Taguig on Sept. 18. The operation, conducted by the Southern Police District and Taguig police, targeted an apartelle in Barangay Ususan, Taguig. They seized three sachets containing 150...
The Makati City Police is ready for the upcoming Sept. 21 rallies across Metro Manila and vowed to uphold peace, order, and public safety. "While Makati City is not identified as a primary site for these demonstrations, we recognize the potential for indirect impacts, including spillover...
