Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte has ordered the city government to conduct an extensive investigation into the wall collapse at a construction site in Quezon City Hall compound that left one person dead and three others injured on Thursday evening, Aug. 17. “Inatasan na natin si City Engineer...
The Pasig City Police Station (CPS) and AMA Computer College (AMACC) Pasig joined forces to deliver more livelihood opportunities and outreach programs for communities within the city. A memorandum of agreement (MOA) was signed on Friday morning, Aug. 18, in a ceremony in the conference room at the...
Police seized a total of P544,000 worth of illegal drugs from two women and a man tagged as high-value individuals (HVIs) in Marikina City on Thursday, Aug. 17. Eastern Police District (EPD) Director Wilson Asueta identified the suspects as Marcelo Grande Jr., 39; Fatima Pastores, 35; and Bainot...
The Taguig City government criticized the Office of the Court Administrator (OCA) for issuing an opinion that a writ of execution is needed to enforce the Supreme Court (SC) decision transferring 10 barangays in Makati to Taguig. In a decision dated Dec. 1, 2021, the SC ruled that the...
A construction worker died while four others were hurt after a wall at a construction site at the Quezon City Hall compound collapsed on Thursday evening, Aug. 17. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said that rescuers responded to the area after the wall collapsed at the Civic Center B Building,...
Six men were arrested by members of the Pasig and Mandaluyong police stations in separate drug busts. In Pasig, three suspects were arrested on Tuesday, Aug. 15, at around 12:30 a.m. in Barangay Pinagbuhatan. The suspects were identified by Eastern Police District (EPD) Director Wilson...
The San Juan City local government said that it will hold its “Makabagong San Juan Barangay Caravan” in Barangay Onse on Friday, Aug. 18, as part of its efforts in expanding the distribution of quality services to residents. Makabagong San Juan Barangay Caravan is the city's first one-stop-shop...
A man was arrested by police after he stabbed dead another man in Barangay 101, Tondo, Manila on Thursday morning, Aug. 17. The Manila Police District identified the suspect as John Mark Agrada, 25, a resident of Barangay 101 in Tondo. Police said barangay personnel discovered a man...
Two Quezon City regional trial courts have dismissed the illegal recruitment cases filed against former broadcaster Jay Sonza. Quezon City Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 100 Presiding Judge Editha Mina-Aguba signed on Thursday, Aug. 17, an order dismissing the syndicated and large-scale illegal...
Three barangays in Pasig City have implemented initiatives and offered free services to pregnant women and mothers in celebration of National Breastfeeding Awareness Month this August. Photo from Pasig City Nutrition Committee / MANILA BULLETIN The breastfeeding program in Barangay San Antonio...
The Parañaque city government held an appreciation dinner for Korean health delegates on Wednesday, Aug. 16, at the Kingsford Hotel to show gratitude for the free health services given to city residents from August 14 to 16. Photo from Parañaque PIO The appreciation dinner for the delegates...
The Parañaque city government conducted the awarding ceremony for the sixth "Barangay Powers: Search for the Oustanding Barangay" on Wednesday, Aug. 16, at the Parañaque Sports Complex. Photo from Parañaque PIO According to Mayor Eric Olivarez, the program themed “Komunidad: Pagbuklurin,...
