Hundreds of protesters trooped to the Chinese Consulate in Makati City on Wednesday, Oct. 22, to call for a stop to China 's aggression toward Filipino fishermen and demanded the country to stop its unlawful incursions and environmental destruction in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), including...
Makati City Mayor Nancy Binay on Saturday, Oct. 18, affirmed her commitment to improving the employment and education sector of Makati as she pushes for a more inclusive and people-centered city under her leadership. On Oct. 16, the city government launched the Pantawid Trabaho Program (PTP), which...
A consumer rights group staged a protest outside the office of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Makati City on Tuesday, Oct. 14, demanding for a P16 rollback in the price of cement. During their demonstration, the members of United Filipino Consumers and Commuters (UFCC) said they are...
Six men posing as Maynilad employees were arrested by the Makati City Police for stealing 200 meters of underground telecommunications (telco) cables equivalent to about two tons, Makati City Police OIC Col. Reycon Garduque said Thursday, Oct. 9. Garduque said the men were caught in the act by...
Four individuals, including a high-value individual (HVI), were arrested by the Makati City Police following a drug buy-bust operation along Guatemala Street, Barangay San Isidro, Makati City on Tuesday, Oct. 7. The police identified the suspects as alias Pepeng, 36, tagged as a HVI for illegal...
A member of the notorious "Sputnik Gang" was collared by the police for illegal firing and possession of a firearm in Barangay Guadalupe Nuevo, Makati City, Makati City Police OIC Col. Reycon Garduque said. Garduque identified the suspect as alias John, 39, and a resident of Taguig City. John is...
Makati City Vice Mayor Romulo “Kid” Peña Jr. and minority bloc councilors on Wednesday, Oct. 1, urged Mayor Nancy Binay to immediately withdraw the appointment of a city official as head of the city government’s procurement department following her alleged involvement in the Department of...
A 32-year-old tricycle driver was arrested for breaking the window of a parked pickup truck and trying to steal from it along Osmeña Highway corner Estrella Street in Barangay Bangkal, Makati City, early Thursday morning. The Southern Police District (SPD) identified the suspect as alias Edmar,...
Approximately 2,000 individuals participated in Makati City 's internship program aimed at giving a hands-on experience in working in the local government through its various offices and departments, Makati City Mayor Nancy Binay said. Binay led the orientation of the participants at the...
The Makati City Police is ready for the upcoming Sept. 21 rallies across Metro Manila and vowed to uphold peace, order, and public safety. "While Makati City is not identified as a primary site for these demonstrations, we recognize the potential for indirect impacts, including spillover...
A conductor was killed after a fistfight between him and two other men ended up in a shooting incident inside a public utility jeepney (PUJ) terminal in Brgy. Guadalupe Nuevo, Makati City on Monday, Sept. 15. According to the police, a heated argument ensued between the victim and a male passenger...
Police arrested three men with the help of a GPS tracker embedded in the Apple Watch they had stolen from a woman in Makati City on Sept. 8. Col. Reycon Garduque, Makati City Police chief, said the suspects -- identified as alias Kalbo, alias Kobe, and alias Patrick -- were arrested in...
