ILOILO CITY – The University of the Philippines Visayas unveiled a food safety manual titled “Food Safety and Community: A Practical Guide to Food Safety for Food Service” on Friday, May 23. The participatory food safety manual is not only a technical guidebook but also an applicable tool...
Police arrested a man on May 23 for carrying an improvised firearm and bladed weapons and tools commonly used in break-ins and burglaries in Makati City. Based on the police investigation, the officers were conducting routine patrol when they received a report from a concerned citizen regarding an...
The Makati City Police urged the public to exercise caution when disseminating information that could cause unnecessary panic and anxiety. This follows the discovery of an unfounded security alert posted within an establishment, claiming an alleged increase in riding-in-tandem robberies in the...
San Juan City Police chief Col. Deodennis Marmol on Monday, May 26, denied claims of a robbery and stabbing incident at a Chinese restaurant inside Greenhills Mall -- allegations that had gone viral on social media. According to a social media post, robbers allegedly attacked the Greenhills Mall...
Hundreds of residents in Barangays 262 and 264 in Tondo, Manila staged a protest on Monday, May 26, against the scheduled demolition that threatens to displace over 400 families. The demolition is expected to affect more than 1,000 individuals in Mayhaligue neighborhood. Despite a previously...
Police arrested a newly identified high value drug personality in a buy-bust operation in Taguig on May 23. Operatives from the Taguig police’s Station Drug Enforcement Unit nabbed alias Catherine, 30, in Barangay Santa Ana at about 11:55 p.m. The suspect, a resident of Barangay Hagonoy,...
Height Realty Inc. has announced that the land development of its flagship upscale residential project, Southlinks Estate in Las Piñas City, is proceeding as planned and is on track for completion by the second quarter of next year. In a briefing, Height Realty President and Chief Executive...
BACOLOD CITY – A one-year-old girl was killed and her six-year-old sister was injured in a fire triggered by an unattended lighted candle in their house in Purok Active, Barangay Mandalagan, this city, on Saturday night, May 24. Fire Supt. Jenny Mae Masip, city fire marshal, said in a press...
SAN PABLO CITY, Laguna – A 39-year-old farmer was stabbed to death in Barangay San Cristobal, this city, on Saturday, May 24. Police identified the victim as Ruel Angelica. Investigation said the victim was on his way home when the suspect, Jeffrey, a neighbor, appeared and stabbed him. The...
DAGUPAN CITY – A foreign businessman was shot dead in Barangay Pantal, this city, on Saturday night, May 24. Police identified victim as Tony, 40, Chinese, of Barangay San Miguel, Calasiao, Pangasinan. Investigation said the victim had just attended the wake of a Chinese friend and about to...
Taguig police said they “promptly responded” after armed robbers targeted two Korean nationals in Bonifacio Global City (BGC), Barangay Fort Bonifacio, Taguig, on May 17. Following the incident, South Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Korean Embassy in the Philippines raised...
ILOILO CITY – The National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) recently unveiled a historical marker for the Eagle House – the popular name for the Celso Ledesma house in this city – in time for National Heritage Month. NHCP Chairman Regalado Trota Jose Jr. and NHCP Executive...
