Three cats and a dog were trapped and killed after a fire broke out in five-adjacent apartment units on Violet Street, Barangay Pasong Tamo, Quezon City, on Wednesday, September 17. According to arson probers, the fire started at around 2 a.m. and was raised to the first alarm as thick smoke...
Members of transport group Manibela staged simultaneous protests on Wednesday, Sept. 17, marking the start of a three-day transport strike to denounce alleged massive corruption amid the ongoing investigation into the alleged anomalies in flood control projects. In Quezon City, drivers and...
BACOLOD CITY – Following a devastating fire that left nearly 1,000 residents homeless in Barangay 27 in this highly-urbanized city, Mayor Greg Gasataya is asking the national government for assistance in resolving the property’s ownership status. In a press briefing on Monday, Sept. 15,...
LUCENA CITY, Quezon – Police caught three suspected gunrunners in a buy-bust operation here Monday afternoon, Sept. 15. Quezon police director Police Col. Romulo Albacea identified the suspects as brothers John Paulo, 29; Jestoni, 33, and CJ, 18, residents of Sariaya, Quezon. The suspects were...
DAVAO CITY – Authorities resumed search and retrieval operations on Tuesday, Sept. 16, for missing individuals in a flash flood at Mini Asik-Asik Falls in Barangay Carmen, Baguio District, this city. Police Major Lisandro Bernardo, commander of the Baguio Police Station, said operations resumed...
COTABATO CITY – A village chairwoman escaped death in a daylight ambush by six gunmen on separate motorcycles on a busy street here on Tuesday morning, police said. Police Col. Jibin Bongcayao, city police director, said Barangay Poblacion 9 chief Pahima Ayunan Pasawiran-Pusaka was slightly...
DAVAO CITY – Authorities impounded 16 e-tricycles and apprehended 25 motorists during a back-to-back traffic enforcement operation in Davao City on Tuesday, Sept. 16, underscoring the city government’s campaign against unsafe and unregulated vehicles on public roads. Personnel of the Davao City...
The City Government of Manila successfully performed its first-ever free angiogram at the Ospital ng Maynila Medical Center on Monday, marking a significant step in making advanced cardiac care accessible to all Manileños. The groundbreaking procedure was carried out at 1 p.m. on Monday, Sept....
Mayor John Rey Tiangco on Monday, Sept. 15, called on property owners in Navotas to take advantage of the city’s newly approved tax amnesty program which waives penalties, surcharges, and interest on unpaid real property taxes. The amnesty, enacted under Ordinance No. 2025-11, covers delinquent...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Juanito Victor “Jonvic’’ Remulla is pushing for the review of the existing policy on all travels involving barangay and other local officials. Remulla issued the statement after the viral posts of Manila Sangguniang Kabataan...
DAVAO CITY – Davao City first district Rep. Paolo Duterte urged Filipinos on Monday, Sept. 15, to demand transparency in Department of Public Works and Highways projects. Duterte said that genuine accountability should not be left to a “few” or lawmakers he accused of grandstanding. “If we...
The city government of Las Piñas City distributed the solo parent purchase booklet to around 800 beneficiaries in the city as part of the city government’s commitment to providing care, recognition, and protection to them. Las Piñas City Mayor April Aguilar was joined by City Social Welfare...
