The Malabon City government has announced a 100 percent tax exemption for sari-sari stores (small convenience stores) and carinderias (eateries). Copy of the city ordinance 01-2025 (Photo from Malabon City PIO) Mayor Jeannie Sandoval said on Tuesday, Jan. 21, that City Ordinance 01-2025, or...
A tricycle driver was arrested by the police after he yielded shabu in a buy-bust operation in Taguig on Jan. 21. The operation was conducted by the Taguig Police Station Drug Enforcement Unit (SDEU) in coordination with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) at about 1:50 a.m. in Barangay...
Courtesy of Ronin Pascual Reyes Around P8 million worth of property was damaged in a fire that broke out inside a warehouse along Bambang Street in Barangay 254, Sta. Cruz, Manila, on Tuesday morning, Jan. 21. Two firemen, aged 25 and 28, were injured while putting out the blaze. According to...
A fire razed a warehouse and destroyed P350,000 worth of properties in Barangay Cupang, Muntinlupa on Jan. 20. In a report by the Muntinlupa City Fire Station, the fire started at about 2:28 p.m. at a warehouse of RBC-MDC Corporation at the RBC Building on Don Jesus Boulevard in Alabang Hills...
The Pasig City local government distributed aid to 56 families affected by a fire that hit several houses along West Bank Road, Barangay Rosario, Pasig City, on Saturday, Jan. 18. Mayor Vico Sotto along with Rep. Roman Romulo, the city’s DRRMO Chief Bryant Wong, and Barangay Rosario officials...
Malabon City Mayor Jeannie Sandoval on Monday, Jan. 20, condemned the widespread use of fake news and disinformation targeting city government programs, activities, and services. The disinformation, allegedly disseminated by certain groups, aims to manipulate public opinion for political gain....
Former Taguig mayor Lino Cayetano expressed elation over the inclusion of his name in the list of candidates for the May 12 national and local elections. The Commission on Elections (Comelec) posted the list of candidates for congressman in the National Capital Region (NCR). For the...
The fire that hit a residential complex in Tondo, Manila. (Photo courtesy of Baluarte Fire and Rescue Volunteer Inc.) Two residents were killed and one senior citizen was injured in a fire that broke out at a three-storey residential building in Tondo, Manila, on Sunday, Jan. 19, the Bureau of Fire...
Two individuals were reportedly captured in a video dumping wrapped garbage in Barangay 105, Zone 8, Tondo, Manila (Courtesy of the Manila Public Information Office) Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna-Pangan praised the Manila City Hall Task Force (MCHTF) for successfully intercepting an industrial truck...
Photo taken by Mark Balmores/MANILA BULLETIN Thousands of devotees flocked to Pandacan, Manila on Jan. 18, to take part in the Sto. Niño de Pandacan "Buling Buling" Festival, celebrating the Feast of the Child Jesus. With the theme "Sto. Niño de Pandacan: Batis ng Himala Tungo sa Panibagong...
Bulacan provincial government held a grand exhibit and trade fair, in celebration of the 50th anniversary of Sto. Niño de Malolos. Governor Daniel Fernando and Vice Gov. Alexis Castro show their devotion during the Sto. Niño de Malolos Grand Exhibit Opening held at the Bulacan Capitol Gymnasium,...
Photo taken by Mark Balmores/MANILA BULLETIN Around 45,000 people from different parts of the country joined the "Lakbayaw" festival in Tondo, Manila, in celebration of the Feast Day of Sto. Niño. The traditional "Lakbayaw" is a unique Filipino celebration, with its name derived from two words:...