The Manila Police District (MPD) on Thursday, Aug. 21, announced the arrest of the two suspects caught on camera raiding a moving Isuzu Elf truck and stealing a roll of high-quality wire from its cargo along Road 10 (R-10) in Tondo, Manila that became viral on social media. The police identified...
A woman was killed by an unidentified suspect on Lope De Vega Street in Barangay 312, Sta. Cruz, Manila early Thursday morning, Aug. 21. According to the Manila Police District (MPD), the woman was shot dead by the suspect at around 1 a.m. The woman was shot twice in the head, killing her...
Five persons were seriously hurt following a road crash between five different vehicles in Rizal Avenue in Blumentritt, Tondo, Manila on Wednesday night, Aug. 20. According to the authorities, a speeding white SUV driven by an alleged foreigner first hit the road 's center island, causing the...
BACOLOD CITY – A former mayoral candidate in Escalante City, Negros Occidental, was recently arrested in Barangay Mabini, Escalante City for multiple counts of syndicated estafa. Authorities served arrest warrants for six counts of syndicated estafa against 36-year-old Je-ar, a resident of...
CEBU CITY – A ship captain and six other workers of a shipping company were arrested for allegedly stealing crude oil in Talisay City, Cebu. Apprehended were the 67-year-old skipper, a certain Leo from Iloilo City, the 57-year-old chief mate, the 59-year-old chief engineer, the 46-year-old...
Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso announced on Wednesday, Aug. 20, that health certificates issued in the city will now be valid for one year, replacing the previous policy under which all certificates expired on Dec. 31 of the year they were issued. Domagoso made the move following his...
BACOLOD CITY – The first government-run cancer care center in the Negros Island Region opened on Wednesday at the Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital in this highly-urbanized city. Beginning Aug. 26, the center will start accommodating and offering free chemotherapy sessions to...
DAVAO CITY – Davao City first district Rep. Paolo Duterte, second district Rep. Omar Duterte, and acting Vice Mayor Rodrigo Duterte II provided assistance on Wednesday, Aug. 20, to over 300 people affected by a fire in Barangays Leon Garcia and San Isidro in Agdao District here on Monday, Aug....
Police arrested a 45-year-old van driver from Tayabas City, Quezon province for 51 counts of rape. The suspect Marlon was apprehended in Barangay San Jose Mindanao Extension, Fairview, Quezon City on Aug. 19. Tayabas City police chief Police Lt. Col. Elizabeth Capistrano said Marlon was the second...
LUCENA CITY, Quezon – One person was injured and 56 individuals were homeless in a fire on Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 19, in Purok Bagong Paraiso, Barangay 4, this city. The fire started at about 3 p.m. and reached the second alarm. The Bureau of Fire Protection declared the fire under control at...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Greg Gasataya warned that the city government will go after litterbugs to instill discipline and support flood control efforts in this highly-urbanized city. Gasataya reiterated the city’s firm stance on enforcing City Ordinance No. 531, Series of 2011, or the...
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – A 41-year-old woman onboard a tricycle was shot dead in Barangay Looc, this town, on Wednesday, Aug. 20. Police identified the victim as Cherry. Investigation said the suspects riding a motorcycle suddenly appeared and fired at the victim. She died on the spot. Follow-up...
