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Manila 1st District Rep. Manuel Luis “Manny” Lopez filed on Friday (Oct. 8) his certificate of candidacy (COC) for congressman of his bailiwick in Tondo.

The Manila Police District (MPD) announced on Tuesday, Oct. 5, the seizure of more than P5.6 million worth of shabu and the arrest of seven persons in buy-bust operations in San Miguel and Tondo districts early this week.

A 38-year-old man was stabbed to death while having a drinking session in Tondo, Manila on Monday, Oct. 4. According to the Manila Police Department (MPD), the incident happened at 2:20 a.m. along Varona St., corner Panday Pira, Tondo, Manila on Monday. The victim, Michael John Gonzales, 38, a resident of Tondo, Manila, was rushed to the hospital but later succumbed to his wounds at the Jose Reyes Memorial Medical Center at 7:00 a.m. The MPD Police Station 1 identified the suspect as Brian Sanquer Alcoriza, 29, jobless, and a resident of Tondo, Manila. According to witnesses, Gonzales was having a drinking session with Alcoriza when an altercation ensued between them. Alcoriza pulled out a knife and stabbed the victim who sustained several stab wounds on the neck and back. After the incident, Alcoriza was immediately apprehended by the MPD police. He is now under the custody of the MPD Homicide Section. (Lemuel Baruela)

A Manila police corporal was arrested by his fellow cops after he pointed a gun at a group of teenagers who were playing outside their homes in Tondo, Manila, early Thursday morning.

The Manila city government broke ground on Monday for the construction of the modern 10-storey public school building of the Rosauro Almario Elementary School.

Around 15 families were affected by a fire that razed a residential structure in Tondo, Manila on Friday (June 25) morning.