PORTIONS OF EDSA MANDALUYONG, SAN JUAN TO UNDERGO 2-WEEK REHAB
PARTS of the Epifanio Delos Santos Avenue (EDSA) covering the cities of Mandaluyong and San Juan will undergo a two-week rehab starting Friday, August...
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P7.3-M ILLEGAL DRUGS IN AIR PARCELS SEIZED IN PASAY
THE Bureau of Customs Ninoy Aquino International Airport (BOC NAIA), in partnership with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and the NAIA Inter-Agency Drug...
11 DIE IN BINONDO BUILDING FIRE
ELEVEN people on Friday died in a fire that hit a five-storey commercial-residential building in Binondo, Manila. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said...
10-YEAR-OLD BOY DIES IN MANILA FIRE
A 10-YEAR-OLD boy on Wednesday died after he was trapped inside their burning house in Paco, Manila. The remains of the boy was found...
FEMALE FOREIGNER LINKED TO AFRICAN DRUG RING ARRESTED IN MAKATI
OPERATIVES of the Bureau of Immigration-Fugitive Search Unit arrested an overstaying woman from Kyrgyzstan allegedly involved in illegal drugs. BI Commissioner Norman Tansincgo on...
P11-B WORTH OF FAKE WATCHES, BAGS, SHOES SEIZED IN BINONDO
THE Bureau of Customs (BOC), through its Intellectual Property Rights Division (IPRD), seized counterfeit goods worth approximately P11 billion during an operation in Binondo,...
GPRA TO MAXIMIZE TECH TO IMPROVE GOV’T PROCUREMENT – ATAYDE
QUEZON City 1st district Rep. Juan Carlos “Arjo” Atayde said the laws must keep up with the times and must adopt the new technologies...
METRO MANILA PLACED UNDER STATE OF CALAMITY AMID MASSIVE FLOODS
METRO Manila is now under a state of calamity due to heavy rains and flood brought by habagat enhanced by typhoon “Carina.” The Metro...
CONTROVERSIAL WHEELCHAIR RAMP AT EDSA TEMPORARILY CLOSED
THE Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) announced that the wheelchair ramp at the EDSA Busway Philam Station in Quezon City has been temporarily shut...
MMDA TO LAUNCH HIGH-TECH COMMAND CENTER ON SONA DAY
THE Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will launch a high-tech mobile command center to be used for the State of the Nation Address (SONA)...
MICROSOFT OUTAGE CANCELS 47 FLIGHTS AT NAIA
THE Microsoft system outage that hit computer system worldwide had caused cancellation of 47 flights at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) on Saturday...
SHABU DECLARED AS DOCUMENTS INTERCEPTED AT NAIA
THE Bureau of Customs (BOC)-Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), in collaboration with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and the NAIA Inter-Agency Drug Interdiction...
BI INTERCEPTS 2 ‘FAKE’ PINAYS
BUREAU of Immigration (BI) officers at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 intercepted two women suspected of being fake Filipinos last July...
STUDENT ROBBED, STABBED AT UP DILIMAN CAMPUS
AN 18-YEAR-OLD female student on Monday night was injured after she was stabbed by one of the robbers at the University of the Philippines...
WAREHOUSE IN VALENZUELA WITH P7.8-M UNCERTIFIED HOME APPLIANCES ORDERED CLOSED
THE Department of Trade and Industry on Friday closed a warehouse in Valenzuela City storing P7.8 million worth of uncertified home appliances. The DTI’s...
TULFO WANTS DEPLOYMENT OF POLICE PERSONNEL AT MRT STATIONS
AFTER receiving information from MRT-3 personnel regarding rampant pickpocket incidents and other crimes like sexual harassment, Senator “Idol” Raffy Tulfo urged the Philippine National...
P35 WAGE HIKE FOR METRO MANILA WORKERS APPROVED
THE Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) has approved a P35 hike in the daily salary of minimum wage earners in Metro Manila...
MARCOS DECLARES JULY 2 SPECIAL NON-WORKING DAY IN PASIG CITY
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has issued Proclamation No. 612 declaring July 2 as a special non-working day in Pasig City to mark the celebration...
TRAVELERS ADVISED TO WEAR FACE MASKS AMID NEW VIRUS THREAT
TRAVELERS on Friday were advised by the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) to wear face masks while inside the airport to protect themselves from...
WOMAN FALLS ONTO LRT-1 TRACKS, NEARLY RUN OVER BY TRAIN
A 50-YEAR-OLD woman on Tuesday suffered minor injuries after she fell from the platform of the Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1) onto the train...
PBBM, FIRST LADY, SPEAKER ‘EXPLORE’ PASIG RIVER ESPLANADE PROJECT
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., together with First Lady Louise Liza Araneta-Marcos, Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez, DHSUD Secretary Jose Rizalino Acuzar and other...
4 CALOOCAN COPS IN 2016 DRUG BUST KILLINGS FOUND GUILTY OF HOMICIDE
FOUR members of the Caloocan City Police Station on Tuesday were found guilty of homicide over the killing of a man and his teenager...
NO PLATE, NO TRAVEL POLICY FOR TRICYCLES IN QUEZON CITY STARTS JULY 1
THE Land Transportation Office (LTO) will be implementing a “No Plate, No Travel” policy on all tricycles being used as public transport in Quezon...
POLICE COLONEL, 2 OTHERS ARRESTED FOR ‘RENTANGAY’ CARNAPPING SCHEME
THREE people, including a police official, were arrested for alleged carnapping in Baclaran, Parañaque. Nabbed were Lt. Col. Gideon Ines Jr., 52; Lyn Tuazon,...
P13.5M ECSTASY, KETAMINE DECLARED AS CANNED GOODS, FRUITS FROM DENMARK INTERCEPTED IN PASAY CITY
OPERATIVES of the Bureau of Customs on Friday intercepted some P13.5 million worth of illegal drugs at the Central Mail Exchange Center (CMEC) in...
CAYETANOS’ ASSISTANCE PROGRAM REACHES QUIAPO VENDORS
“TALAGANG kinakapos na po kami, mahirap po mabaon sa utang. Napakalaking tulong po ng binigay ninyo.” With these heartfelt words, Emilia Lapitan, a street...
2 PAKISTANI NATIONALS NABBED, P235-M KETAMINE SEIZED IN MALATE BUY-BUST
OPERATIVES led by the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group Regional Field Unit 4A on Thursday night arrested two Pakistanis and seized P235-million worth of...
TONDO PRIEST SUSPENDED OVER ‘PERSISTENT DEFIANCE’
THE Archbishop of Manila has suspended a priest in Tondo from all clerical activities due to his “persistent defiance.” In a statement released last...
‘LUFFY’ GANG REMNANT ARRESTED IN MAKATI
THE Bureau of Immigration (BI) said it will be deporting a Japanese national wanted by authorities in Tokyo for theft and robbery. Immigration Commissioner...
BI INTERCEPTS BLACKLISTED MALAYSIAN AT NAIA
THE Bureau of Immigration (BI) reported the arrest of a blacklisted Malaysian national who attempted to leave the country on Sunday at the Ninoy...
CHIEF JUSTICE ORDERS PROBE INTO ALLEGED P6-M BRIBERY CASE VS PASAY JUDGE
SUPREME Court Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo has ordered an investigation into an alleged bribery case involving a judge in Pasay City. The Chief Justice...
MPT SOUTH KICKS OFF ’DRAYBERKS ALERTO KADA KILOMETRO’
AS part of its commitment to safety, Metro Pacific Tollways South (MPT South), a subsidiary of Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation (MPTC), joins in the...
CAR-FREE SUNDAYS ALONG ROXAS BOULEVARD STARTS MAY 26
STARTING May 26, a portion of Manila Bay along Roxas Boulevard will be closed to motorists every Sunday. The move is to enable the...
BI ARRESTS VIETNAMESE DOCTOR, COHORTS ALLEGEDLY INVOLVED IN ABORTION
FIVE illegal aliens allegedly involved in abortion activities were arrested by immigration personnel on Monday in Pasay City. Arrested on Macapagal Blvd. in Pasay...
TACLOBAN SCHOOL SHOOTING LEAVES 3 DEAD, 7 WOUNDED 
2 ACTIVE-DUTY COPS ARRESTED FOR RAPE, DOMESTIC ABUSE CHARGES 
6-YEAR-OLD GIRL FOUND DEAD IN TARLAC FARM LOT 
ESCUDERO PROPOSES FDA FUNCTIONS TRANSFER