The Southern Diliman Gardens Rental Housing Project under the Expanded Pambansang Pabahay Para sa Pilipino (4PH) Program in Quezon City was provided police security during mobilization and fencing works on July 8, when officers contained a brief commotion at the site. According to the Quezon City...
Quezon City police want sellers of secondhand cellphones to secure police verification before any sale, under a proposed amendment to a local ordinance aimed at stopping stolen devices from circulating. The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) said the measure seeks to amend Ordinance No. SP 1679,...
Residents of Pook Malantic in Barangay UP Campus, Quezon City, formed a human barricade on Wednesday, July 8, fearing demolition after personnel and a private truck arrived with materials to fence a rental housing project. The residents linked arms to block the entry of the truck and personnel,...
Police arrested a housekeeper and her live-in partner in Barangay UP Village, Quezon City, after allegedly stealing P150,000 cash and household items from her employer’s residence. The suspects were identified as alias “Jocelyn,” 52, the victim’s housekeeper, and her partner alias...
Olympic fencer Maxine Esteban got off to a strong start before losing her steam in the final for a silver-medal finish in the 2026 African Fencing Championships in Abidjan, Ivory Coast recently. The 25-year-old Filipino-Ivorian absorbed a tight 14-15 loss to younger Egyptian foe in Sara Amr Hossny,...
Samantha Kyle Catantan House Speaker Martin Romualdez has hailed 22-year-old Samantha Kyle Catantan for bringing Philippine fencing back on the Olympic stage, specifically the upcoming 2024 Paris Games. "It fills my heart with immense...
Juliana Gomez brilliantly defended her epee individual crown in the UAAP Women’s Fencing last Friday, March 15, at the UST Quadricentennial Pavilion in Manila. UP Fighting Maroons’ Juliana Gomez bags back-to-back titles in the UAAP. (UAAP Media) The daughter of 2005...
The Philippine Fencing Association will hold the Gateway 2 Senior Fencing Championships this weekend, a two-day event starting on Saturday, February 3. The event, which will be held at the Upper Ground B, Quantum Skyview, Gateway Mall 2, Araneta City. On Saturday, the Senior Fencing Championships...
More than 50 Filipino fencers compete in the 1st Hefeng National Junior Fencing Championships set May 27 and 28 at the New Taipei Municipal Linkou Senior High School in New Taipei City, Taiwan. *(From left) Opao Catantan, Antonio Manuel and Zoe Atilano lead the Philippine Team campaign in the 1st...
*CRIME OF FENCING – The Anti-Fencing Law or Presidential Decree No. 1612 imposes sanctions on anyone found guilty of knowingly purchasing or selling stolen goods. (Photo by Ali Vicoy)* There’s a saying that goes: If it’s too good to be true, then it’s not. That saying goes well for...
Six online sellers of stolen ready-to-wear (RTW) items were arrested in a police entrapment operation in Pasay City on Monday night, Jan. 23. Col. Froilan Uy, city police chief, identified the suspects as Paula Sarah Khan, 35; Hasnoden Baguan, 43; Hannah Mae Moraca, 24, sales agent; Najib...
Filipino fencers captured two more gold medals to finish second overall at the close of the Southeast Asian Federation Fencing Championships in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia recently. Meagan Elizabeth Co Say wins the gold medal in the cadet women's saber of the Southeast Asian Federation Fencing...
