Eight out of 10 bodies recovered from an illegal funeral home in Manila have been identified, according to Manila Police District (MPD) Homicide Section. The establishment was recently shut down due to the improper storage and handling of human remains. Read...
Valenzuela City Mayor Weslie “WES” Gatchalian has unveiled a series of major flood control projects aimed at solving the city’s long-standing flooding issues. The announcement was made during the first Valenzuela International Progress Summit and Industry Awarding Ceremony held at the ALERT...
A fire broke out on Saturday noon, August 2, in a residential area at Isla de Romero, located in Quiapo, Manila. The blaze was declared first alarm at 12:08 p.m. The Bureau of Fire Protection said the situation escalated to a second alarm by 12:25 p.m., as flames spread through the adjacent...
Two men were arrested after being caught in the act of illegally dumping a truckload of garbage at the corner of Mel Lopez Boulevard (Road-10) and Capulong Street, Barangay 105, Tondo, Manila. According to Lt. Col. Ronald De Leon, chief of the Manila Police District (MPD) Raxabago Police Station 1,...
Authorities have identified two of the 10 decomposing bodies recently discovered inside an unlicensed funeral home in Sta. Cruz, Manila. One of the victims was confirmed to be Leah Tongol, who was reportedly killed in Malate last April. According to her family, they were unable to retrieve her...
The Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) has warned the public against oversharing personal information online, saying it can make them vulnerable to online love scams. During the monthly “Balitaan Forum” of the Manila City Hall Reporters’ Association (MACHRA) held at the...
Two siblings were injured after a fire broke out along a residential along F. Bautista Street in Barangay Marulas on Thursday, July 31. According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)–Valenzuela, the victims were a 13-year-old boy and a 10-year-old girl. One of them reportedly sustained...
A fire broke out at a gasoline station on Epifanio De Los Santos Avenue (EDSA) in Barangay 135, Bagong Barrio, Caloocan City on Friday, August 1. According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), the fire started at 11:25 a.m. As of this writing, firefighters were still extinguishing the fire....
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) distributed family food packs to jeepney drivers at the Amphitheater of the Malolos City Hall in Bulacan on Friday, August 1. According to the DSWD, the initiative was part of their response and assistance to individuals who lost their...
The Manila City government has shut down a funeral home in Sta. Cruz, after the discovery of several corpses stacked in a concealed morgue within a residential property. The closure followed an inspection conducted by city sanitation officials, social welfare personnel, police officers, and...
An unidentified woman, believed to have been struggling with a mental health condition, drowned after jumping into a lake near Pritil Wharf in Barangay Libis on Tuesday night, July 29. The Binangonan Municipal Police Station said the incident was reported around 10:06 p.m. by a fish vendor from...
Manila City Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno" Domagoso has urged the national government to transfer the responsibility of flood control systems to local government units (LGUs), pointing out the inefficiency of national agencies and the damaging effects of political interference on key...
