Police arrested a woman allegedly involved in the theft of copper cables after responding to a report of suspicious smoke and a foul odor in Quezon City late Saturday night, Aug. 15. Quezon City Police District (QCPD) Project 6 Police Station personnel responded to Mindanao Avenue in Barangay...
Several parts of Quezon City experienced waist-deep flooding as rains brought by the southwest monsoon, or “habagat,” persisted on Monday, Aug. 17. The deepest flooding, reaching 37 inches, was recorded along Caragay Street and Dulo Interior West Riverside in Barangay Damayan as of 11:20 a.m.,...
A car caught fire while traveling along the eastbound lane of Commonwealth Avenue in Tandang Sora, Quezon City at around 7 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 16. Based on the initial investigation, the car suddenly began emitting smoke while its driver was traveling along the road before it was eventually...
Heavy rain and strong winds toppled an old sampaloc tree that blocked a road and tilted two telecommunications posts at the corner of Sct. Albano and Panay Avenue in Barangay South Triangle, Quezon City, on Sunday afternoon, Aug. 16. The tree fell at around 4 p.m., nearly hitting passing vehicles...
An 18-year-old suspect was nabbed while two minors were located in connection with the fatal stabbing of a 16-year-old senior high school student during a fight at a billiards establishment in Quezon City on Aug. 13. Based on the investigation, the victim was with his classmates at around 6 p.m....
A man who allegedly snatched a woman’s P30,000 gold necklace in Barangay Balingasa, Quezon City, was identified and charged with Theft, police said. The victim reported the incident to a police officer at an outpost at around 4:08 p.m. on July 21 and described the suspect as wearing a gray...
Vice President Sara Duterte’s legal team has asked a Quezon City court to defer the issuance of an arrest warrant while it considers her motion to quash the three grave threats cases filed against her, saying the court must first resolve the defense’s jurisdictional challenge. Lawyer Paul...
The Quezon City government has launched a whole-of-community framework bringing together schools, families, law enforcement, barangays, and other community partners to protect learners from violence and other threats. The QC Safe Schools Whole-of-Community Framework seeks to strengthen efforts to...
For the legal camp of Vice President Sara Duterte, a sitting Vice President cannot be criminally prosecuted while in office, as it urged the court to hear oral arguments on her motion to quash the grave threats cases filed against her. In a virtual press briefing on Friday, Aug. 14, Atty. Paul...
Sixty employees of the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) from across the country have completed the Field Investigation Course (FIC), becoming its first batch of graduates. The graduation ceremony for FIC Class 01 SIGHARI, or “Serbisyong may Integridad, Gabay sa Hustisya, Abilidad at Responsableng...
A 35-year-old man was arrested after a car owner caught him allegedly stealing a Bosch Automotive Control Unit worth P103,850 from his parked Ford Ecosport in Barangay Sta. Lucia, Novaliches, Quezon City, Thursday afternoon, Aug. 13. The suspect, identified only as alias “JO,” was caught...
Chest-deep floodwaters hit parts of Quezon City on Friday, Aug. 14, as persistent rains inundated several areas. The Quezon City government reported the highest water level at 45 inches as of 11:54 a.m., with other areas recording waist-deep, knee-deep, half-knee-deep, and gutter-deep flooding. In...
