A 30-year-old man was killed by his machete-wielding friend along Rambo Road in Sitio Bugarin, Barangay Halayhayin, Pililla, Rizal, on Tuesday, Feb. 24. Based on the report by the Pililla Municipal Police Station, the victim and the suspect, identified as "Kulot," were initially engaged in a...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) shut down on Tuesday, Feb. 24, the operation of a landfill in Rodriguez, Rizal after a trash slide that left at least one individual dead. The DENR, through its, Environmental Management Bureau (EMB), issued a cease-and-desist...
Local stocks climbed for a fifth consecutive session to reach a nine-month high as strengthening peso and robust corporate earnings results insulated the market from the broader global selloff. The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) gained 59.47 points, or 0.9 percent, to finish at its intraday...
A man, working as an assistant construction worker, died after allegedly being struck by collapsing scaffolding at a construction site along Daang Bakal Street in Barangay Maly, San Mateo, Rizal, on Monday morning, Feb. 23. Based on the investigation, the victim was performing his assigned task,...
A 26-year-old construction worker was fatally stabbed by his co-worker during their drinking session in Barangay San Isidro, Angono, Rizal, on Sunday night, Feb. 22. According to the Angono Municipal Police Station, the victim and the suspect were engaged in a drinking session at their barracks...
The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) gained on the back of positive corporate earnings reports as well as the United States (US) high court ruling against US President Donald Trump’s tariffs. The main index added 23.39 points, or 0.36 percent, to close at 6,488.51. Miners led the advance,...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources–Environmental Management Bureau (DENR-EMB) said it will conduct a compliance review and issue a notice of violation for any identified non-compliance following a trash slide at a sanitary landfill in Barangay San Isidro, Rodriguez, Rizal on...
A heap of garbage collapsed at a privately owned landfill in Rodriguez, Rizal, prompting search and rescue operations to find three missing scavengers who were believed to have been buried alive, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) confirmed on Sunday, Feb. 22. The collapse at the Rizal Provincial...
The Rizal Police Provincial Office (Rizal PPO) has launched an investigation into a police officer who was caught on camera riding a motorcycle without wearing any protective gear, which has become viral on social media and earned the ire of netizens. In a statement issued on Saturday, Feb. 21,...
A 21-year-old man seen in a viral video of alleged electrical cable theft clarified that he was only fixing the dangling wires, not stealing them, to prevent potential accidents for motorists and pedestrians in Antipolo City, Rizal. According to the Antipolo City Component Police Station (Antipolo...
Local stocks climbed for a third consecutive session Friday, Feb. 20, buoyed by the central bank’s recent pivot toward monetary easing and stabilizing currency. The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) gained 57.97 points, or 0.90 percent, to finish at 6,465.12. Financial stocks led the...
As Cainta, Rizal Mayor Kit Nieto believes that people who are detained also deserve second chances, he has ensured that their well-being inside the jail is being taken care of, giving them a reason to rebuild their lives and start anew. On Thursday, Feb. 19, Nieto visited the Bureau of Jail...
