A Chinese national was arrested after selling illegal drugs to an undercover police officer in a buy-bust operation that yielded around P357,000 worth of suspected shabu, ecstasy, cocaine, and marijuana in Parañaque City late Thursday, Aug. 20. The suspect, identified as Tiger, 40, an online...
The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) in Parañaque City is strengthening its family-friendly services with a child-minding facility designed to provide a safe and nurturing space for children while their parents attend to work or transact business at the fire station. Mayor Edwin Olivarez said that...
The long-sought National Land Use Act (NLUA)--pending in Philippine Congress for the last three decades--holds the key to helping government definitively solve the perennial flood problem. Subscribing to this belief was Parañaque City 2nd district Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan, who called for the...
Despite the rain, 167 couples formalized their unions in the city government’s "Kasalang Bayan" ceremony led by Mayor Edwin Olivarez on Wednesday, Aug. 19. Couples gathered at the Parañaque Coliseum to exchange vows and legalize their marriages under the city’s free mass wedding program....
Parañaque Mayor Edwin Olivarez is pressing for the construction of a flood gate and pumping station as long‑term solutions to curb flooding and stop seawater and garbage from flowing back into the city’s waterways. Olivarez said the proposed facilities would help address the recurring problem...
A 28-year-old businessman was arrested after allegedly claiming to be a police officer and challenging traffic enforcers to a fistfight following a road rage incident in Parañaque City on Monday night, Aug. 17. The suspect, identified as alias “Kim,” was nabbed at about 8:20 p.m. near the...
Three persons were arrested in separate police operations in Parañaque City on Friday night, Aug. 14, resulting in the seizure of an unlicensed revolver and cash used as bets in an illegal gambling game. Police identified those arrested as Reggie, 46, of Barangay San Dionisio; Ricky, 50, of...
The Baclaran-Redemptorist Water Channel in Parañaque City has been cleared of a massive buildup of garbage and debris following a three-day government cleanup operation that hauled a total of 690.6 metric tons of waste as of Thursday, Aug. 13. Authorities used 188 truckloads to remove about...
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. inspected on Wednesday, Aug. 12, the Baclaran-Redemptorist Water Channel in Parañaque City as government agencies pressed on with a massive cleanup operation that has removed about 640 metric tons of garbage and debris in just two days. Marcos visited the site to...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), in coordination with the Parañaque City government, are continuing to clear garbage and debris from the Baclaran‑Redemptorist Water Channel following heavy rains brought by the typhoon....
Five drug suspects were arrested in a buy-bust operation that yielded P850,000 worth of suspected shabu in Barangay San Dionisio, Parañaque City, early Tuesday, Aug. 11. Parañaque City Police chief Col. Nicolas Piñon identified the suspects as alias Mar, 51, listed as a High-Value Individual...
Parañaque City 2nd district Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan has thanked Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon for his timely response to the flooding in the city amid the intermittent rains. Yamsuan, in a statement Sunday, Aug. 9, specifically cited Dizon 's presence...
