A predawn fire gutted several houses in a residential compound in Barangay 132, Bagong Barrio, Caloocan City on Monday, May 25, leaving 15 families homeless. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said the blaze broke out at 2:51 a.m. along Mariano Ponce Street and rapidly spread through the densely...
The Muntinlupa K9 Search and Rescue (SAR) team was dispatched to assist in search and rescue operations after a nine-story building under construction collapsed in Barangay Balibago, Angeles City, Pampanga, on May 24. According to the Angeles City Public Information Office, the Angeles City...
A 48-year-old woman was arrested on Wednesday night, May 20, after allegedly using a counterfeit ₱1,000 bill to pay for groceries in Barangay Flores, Malabon City. Based on the report of Malabon City Police (MCPS) Station Sub-Station 7, the suspect bought grocery items worth P300 at a consumer...
The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) plans to invest nearly ₱7 billion in a dedicated substation to guarantee a stable power supply for New Clark City in Capas, Tarlac, anticipating a surge in demand from a planned artificial intelligence (AI) industrial hub. Joshua Bingcang,...
BACOLOD CITY – The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) paid tribute to the late Police Lt. Col. Romeo Vargas who was found dead in his residence in Barangay Handumanan here on May 19. Police Brig. Gen. Romano Cardiño, PRO-NIR director, visited the wake of Vargas at the Bacolod...
TACLOBAN CITY – Six passengers were injured when a bus collided with several other vehicles before crashing into a concrete structure in Barangay 12, Catbalogan City, Samar on Saturday, May 23. The Catbalogan City Police Station (CPS) said that the bus operated by a local transportation company...
The Pasig City government on Sunday, May 24, deployed 15 personnel to assist in search and rescue operations following the collapse of an under-construction nine-storey concrete building in Angeles City, Pampanga. It said the personnel were composed of members from its Fire and Rescue Unit and...
ANGELES CITY (AP) — A nine-story building under construction here collapsed before dawn on Sunday, leaving at least one Malaysian tourist dead and at least 21 mostly workers trapped in the rubble, officials said. Two were located alive but could not be immediately extricated. At least 24 workers...
CAMP GEN. PACIANO RIZAL, Santa Cruz, Laguna – A 37-year-old man wanted for rape was arrested on Saturday, May 23, in Cabuyao City, Laguna. Police identified the victim as John. He was listed as a most wanted person on the regional level. John was apprehended on a warrant issued by the Cabuyao...
The Marikina City Police Station on Sunday, May 24, said that the manhunt operation is ongoing to arrest the other three suspects involved in a viral video of motorcycle theft in Barangay Sto. Niño, Marikina City on May 18. Based on the police investigation, the incident occurred around 12 a.m....
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) on Sunday, May 24, said it has been coordinating with local disaster officials as rescuers raced to locate dozens of workers feared trapped beneath a collapsed nine-story building under construction in Angeles City, Pampanga. OCD deputy spokesperson Diego Mariano...
Parañaque City 2nd district Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan reminded his constituents that flood mitigation is a shared responsibility between the government. This, as Yamsuan thanked the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) for immediately sending an amphibious excavator to begin work in...
