DAVAO CITY – Sen. Christopher Lawrence Go warned that widespread protests in the country against corruption may continue unless authorities uncover the alleged masterminds behind anomalies in flood control projects. In an interview with Davao reporters on Sunday, Sept. 21, Go stressed the need to...
Police arrested a 23-year-old man after he yielded shabu in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Fort Bonifacio, Taguig on Sept. 21. The suspect was identified as alias “Ivan”, a resident of Barangay 130, Pasay City. He was nabbed along Chino Roces Avenue Extension, Barangay Fort Bonifacio. The...
Muntinlupa Mayor Ruffy Biazon said emergency responders are on standby to provide services amid the expected heavy rains due to the southwest monsoon. “Tuloy pa rin ang trabaho ng ating mga emergency responders—rescue teams, health workers, peace and order personnel—na nakaalerto at handang...
Thirteen individuals were injured in a fire that broke out inside a condominium unit in Barangay Tandang Sora, Quezon City on Monday, Sept. 22. According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), the fire was raised to the 1st alarm at 5:01 a.m. and was escalated to the 2nd alarm at 5:02 a.m. The...
Manila City Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno" Domagoso vowed to go after the unruly and violent rioters who destroyed government properties and hurt policemen during the conduct of anti-corruption rallies in parts of Manila on Sunday, Sept. 21. During his inspection in Mendiola, Manila on Sunday,...
The Manila Police District (MPD) announced that 113 protesters were nabbed after engaging in violent acts against deployed police officers during the conduct of anti-corruption protests in different parts of Manila on Sunday, Sept, 21. In his report to Manila City Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno"...
DAVAO CITY – The Davao City Police Office noted more or less 7,500 people gathered at San Pedro Square as of 6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 21, for the “Pray for the Philippines and for the Release of Former President Rodrigo Roa Duterte” movement despite intermittent rain showers. DCPO acting director...
A motel was vandalized by several masked rallyists along Recto Avenue in Manila as anti-corruption protests continued in parts of the city on Sunday, Sept. 21. According to authorities, the protesters threw rocks and debris at the glass windows and doors of the motel. Four men allegedly entered the...
ZAMBOANGA CITY - Two rallies against corruption in flood control projects here on Sunday, Sept. 21, started and ended peacefully. The first rally was held by students inside State-run Western Mindanao State University. The second was held at the San Jose Maria Claret Parish. “Everyone is invited...
BACOLOD CITY – Despite the rain, approximately 2,500 individuals turned out in this highly-urbanized city on Sunday, Sept. 21, to mark the 53rd anniversary of martial law. Demonstrators expressed their frustrations over recent issues and broader concerns about governance in the country. Clad in...
Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno" Domagoso directed the Manila Police District (MPD) to strictly enforce curfew hours for minors in the nation’s capital following a slew of violence that erupted in parts of the city during the conduct of anti-corruption rallies on Sunday, Sept. 21....
Thousands trooped to the EDSA People Power Monument on Sunday, Sept. 21, in protest against the multi-trillion-peso flood control scandal, which organizers described as one of the biggest corruption controversies in recent years. According to the Quezon City Police District (QCPD), the crowd was...
