Contrary to claims by the Philippine Reclamation Authority (PRA), the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on Wednesday, Jan. 14, said reclamation projects do not mitigate flooding and may even worsen it by obstructing the natural flow of floodwaters to Manila Bay. Raquel...
Rescuers from the Manila Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (DRRMO) safely extracted a man from the wreckage of his container truck after it crashed into another truck on Mel Lopez Blvd. in Manila on Tuesday night, Jan. 13. According to the rescuers, the victim sustained wounds on both...
A broad coalition of church groups, environmental advocates, fisherfolk organizations, youth groups, and civil society organizations has formally petitioned President Marcos to stop proposed reclamation projects in Manila Bay, warning that the developments could worsen flooding, trigger...
The Manila Police District (MPD) recorded a drop in crime incidents in the capital city in 2025 based on records from January to December, compared to the same period in 2024. According to MPD District Director Brig. Gen. Arnold Abad, the District Investigation and Detective Management Division...
Manila City Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno" Domagoso announced on Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 13, the arrest of Manila’s Top 1 Most Wanted Person, a murder suspect linked to the killing of a criminology student in Tondo in October 2023. Domagoso said the suspect, identified as Prince Aethan Cruz, was...
The City Government of Manila has received P81.34 million in insurance proceeds from the Government Service Insurance System in connection with the 2023 fire that hit the New Pritil Public Market. The insurance claim amounting to P81,342,580.52 was officially turned over during the city’s regular...
China 's embassy in Manila has accused one country of going into another sovereign country and kidnapping its president. Guo Wei, deputy spokesman of the Chinese embassy in the Philippines, made a vague statement where he stressed that "everyone knows where the concepts of 'transparency...
A decade of stalled hospital projects under flawed budgeting has prompted the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to fast-track the completion of Metro Manila’s major health facilities by 2028 amid rising public demand for better hospital capacity. DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon said the...
Ahead of the Santo Niño feast on Sunday, Jan. 18, the EcoWaste Coalition appealed to parish and barangay officials in Pandacan and Tondo to discourage the use of single-use plastic banderitas, citing their role in aggravating Manila’s solid waste problem. The group said that based on its latest...
A 21-year-old man was arrested in Tondo, Manila for acts of lasciviousness on an eight-year-old child, the Manila Police District (MPD) said. Operatives of the MPD Delpan Police Station arrested the suspect during an intelligence-driven manhunt operation at Gate 1 of the Parola Compound in...
Three people were reportedly hurt after a tanker truck loaded with glucose to be used in making candies overturned on its side along Ramon Magsaysay Blvd. in Manila early Tuesday morning, Jan. 13. Based on the initial investigation, the truck was turning right coming from the NLEX Connector going...
An overheated fryer is being eyed as the cause of a fire that hit a convenience store in Barangay 655, Intramuros, Manila, early Monday morning, Jan. 12, the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said. Based on the initial report, the crew of the convenience store were changing the fryer 's oil when...
