Hundreds of improvised cannons popularly known as "boga" were destroyed by members of the Rizal Police Provincial Office (PPO) in Taytay, Rizal, on Dec. 24. Rizal PPO Director Col. Felipe Maraggun said a total of 402 improvised cannons which were either made of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipes, tin...
The Muntinlupa City government and the Muntinlupa Police have stepped up the campaign against the sale and use of firecrackers, and vehicles with modified mufflers that emit loud noise on Christmas Eve. Muntinlupa Police chief Col. Robert Domingo went to different areas in Muntinlupa to...
Bulacan 5th District Representative Ambrosio 'Boy' Cruz announced on Sunday, Dec. 22, that rice priced at P40 per kilo will be available for purchase from Dec. 23 to Dec. 31, 2024, at the market located behind the Guiguinto Municipal Hall along McArthur Highway in Barangay Poblacion. Bulacan...
Binangonan, Rizal's senior citizens pose for a photo opportunity with Russel Ynares, the former administrator of the municipal government during their Christmas party held recently at the municipal hall (photo from the Binangonan Municipal Government's FB page) Several senior citizens of...
Mayor Honey Lacuna and Vice Mayor Yul Servo at the Manila city government's float as they led the parade kicking off this year's Metro Manila Film Festival Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna-Pangan and Vice Mayor John Marvin "Yul Servo" Nieto urged the public to support the local film industry by watching...
Some ₱4.3 million financial incentives were given by the Rizal Provincial Government to 551 students who received Latin honors from their respective schools recently. Rizal Governor Nina Ricci Ynares said they awarded ₱20,000 cash to each of the 35 summa cum laude awardees, ₱10,000 each to...
The Valenzuela City local government has brokered an amicable resolution between a private hospital and victims of the reported "Palit-Ulo" scam which targeted patients and their families through unethical practices. Mayor WES Gatchalian, Councilor Attorney Bimbo Dela Cruz, DOH Secretary Ted...
Mayor Honey Lacuna-Pangan with family member of deceased Manileño The Manila local government marked the first anniversary of the "Unang Abuloy ng Maynila" program which has been offering vital assistance to bereaved families across the city. The program, which was officially launched in...
A 32-year-old woman was arrested by the police after they found firearms, including an M16 rifle, in her residence and for allegedly allowing her live-in partner, who is wanted for murder, to escape in Taguig on Dec. 22. Officers from the Taguig Police Warrant and Subpoena Section and...
Vice Mayor Artemio Simundac and Councilor Raul Corro have been designated as acting mayor and acting vice mayor of Muntinlupa, respectively, while Mayor Ruffy Biazon is away for overseas travel. Simundac and Corro, the majority floor leader of the City Council, will be performing their duties...
Manila City Hall The six congressmen of the City of Manila jointly filed House Resolution 2126 urging the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and the Unified Financial Assistance System for Tertiary Education (UNIFAST) to support the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (PLM) in covering its rising...
Two siblings will be spending Christmas in jail after they were arrested for possession of shabu and marijuana kush in Taguig on Dec. 20. The Taguig Police Substation 4 identified the arrested suspects as alias Rosario, 52, tagged as a high value individual, and her brother, alias Rio, 54, a...