The Taguig City government opened a new Lingap Center that will serve as a temporary home for rescued children. Located in Barangay Palingon, the Taguig Lingap Center has dormitories for boys and girls, nursery, reading nook, kitchen, dining area and activity space, counseling room, clinic,...
Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna-Pangan with Manila Health Department Chief Dr. Arnold "Poks" Pangan. (Courtesy of Jerry Tan) Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna-Pangan placed the city's six district hospitals and health centers on standby in anticipation of the onslaught of Tropical Storm Kristine. The mayor...
The Muntinlupa Emergency Operations Center (EOC) is under blue alert due to Tropical Storm “Kristine” (“Trami’). Metro Manila is now under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 2, according to a bulletin issued by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services...
Police arrested three men, including an 18-year-old, for illegal gambling and possession of illegal drugs in Muntinlupa on Oct. 22. The three were arrested at about 4:10 p.m. during an operation of the Muntinlupa Police in Barangay Bayanan. The police identified the suspects as alias...
The police arrested a man convicted in a drug case and tagged as the No. 6 most wanted person in Taguig on Oct. 22. The Taguig Police Warrant and Subpoena Unit nabbed alias Jaime, 54, on Mindanao Street in Barangay Central Signal, Taguig. Jaime is the Taguig Police’s No. 6 most wanted...
The Rizal provincial government has suspended classes in all levels, both in public and private schools, on Wednesday, October 23. Rizal Governor Nina Ricci Ynares made the announcement following the state weather bureau’s bulletin that moderate to heavy rains are expected in the province on...
Tourism activities in the upland villages in Tanay, Rizal have been cancelled temporarily by the municipal government due to inclement weather. The office of Mayor Rafael “Lito” Tanjuatco announced on its Facebook page that outdoor activities such as swimming, river trekking, mountain climbing,...
To ensure the safety of students, faculty members, and school personnel, the city government of Antipolo, Rizal has suspended classes at all levels in both public and private schools for Wednesday, October 23, due to the effects of tropical storm Kristine. Mayor Casimiro “Junjun” Ynares, III...
COMELEC Chair George Erwin Garcia guests at the second year anniversary edition of 'MACHRA Balitaan' mounted by the Manila City Hall Reporters' Association at the Harbor View Restaurant. With him in photo are MACHRA President Itchie Cabayan and (right) Vice President Andi Garcia. (Courtesy of...
Leaders of alliances and multisectoral groups (Courtesy of Bong Son) Fifty leaders from various alliances and multi-sectoral groups launched the People's Alliance for Democracy and Reform (PADER) to support the leadership of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and his programs and reforms. “Our noble...
The local governments of Caloocan, Malabon, Navotas, Valenzuela (Camanava), and Quezon City declared the suspension of classes in public and private schools on Tuesday, October 22, due to tropical depression Kristine. The Caloocan, Navotas and Quezon LGUs canceled classes in Kindergarten up...
Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna suspends classes in Manila due to tropical storm "Kristine." (Photo courtesy of Jerry Tan) Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna-Pangan announced the suspension of classes in the city on Tuesday, October 22 due to tropical storm Kristine. She said the suspension was pursuant to...
