NCRPO: Manila ‘drug queen’ now out of the country
The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) has revealed that the so-called Manila ‘drug queen’ is a barangay chairwoman in Sampaloc and has already left the country. “Ito ang sinasabi na...
View ArticleOver 200,000 Maynilad customers to be without water supply for 10 days
More than 200,000 Maynilad customers will be of no water supply for 10 days, beginning on September 27. This will be due to the temporary suspension of operation of the Putatan Water Treatment...
View ArticleQC DPOS removes more obstructions as deadline for road clearing ops looms
MANILA, Philippines – Personnel from the Quezon City Department of Public Order and Safety (DPOS) on Tuesday (Sept. 24) removed more obstructions on roads and sidewalks as the 60-day deadline set for...
View ArticleFour suspects in Sultan Kudarat market bombing nabbed by authorities
MANILA, Philippines – Four people linked to the Sept. 7 bombing in a market in Isulan, Sultan Kudarat have been apprehended, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said Tuesday. The AFP Western...
View ArticleLorenzana orders all PMA 4th class cadets to undergo physical examination
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana has ordered to have all the 4th class cadets of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) to undergo a physical examination. This is...
View ArticleDOH monitors another child from Laguna for possible polio
MANILA, Philippines – A six-year-old boy from Barangay Parian in Calamba, Laguna is now being monitored after showing symptoms of polio. According to the Department of Health (DOH) Region 4A Director...
View ArticleDragon boat capsizes in Boracay, 7 confirmed dead
Members of the Philippine Coast Guard with the remains of one of the victims of the capsized boat Seven members of the Boracay-based dragon boat group are confirmed dead after their boat capsized in...
View ArticleLacson hints at having names of top-ranking ‘ninja cops’ reinstated to active...
MANILA, Philippines – Senator Panfilo Lacson recalled the ‘Agaw Bato’ or the drug recycling case way back in 2014. Lacson said some of the police officers involved in the case were reinstated to...
View ArticleSenate authorizes naming of ‘ninja cops’ in drug recycling controversy
Seized drugs and other paraphernalia MANILA, Philippines – The Senate of the Philippines on Tuesday (September 24) adopted a motion that authorizes the Senate committees to disclose the names of the...
View ArticleGov’t of Australia warns its citizens against polio outbreak in PH
The Australian National flag is seen flaming on the paddock in Melbourne, Australia, 25 March 2010. EPA/DIEGO AZUBEL MANILA, Philippines – The Australian government on Tuesday (September 24) issued a...
View ArticleDA shells out initial P60M for hog raisers affected by ASF
A city veterinarian (L) takes a blood sample from a pig in a backyard piggery to test for African Swine Fever (ASF) in Quezon City, east of Manila, Philippines, 17 September 2019. EPA-EFE/ROLEX DELA...
View ArticleLOOK: Tulip Garden made of plastic bottles opens in the Philippines
A town in the southern Philippines has turned 30,000 scrap plastic bottles into a garden of everlasting tulips. The garden, which opened on Monday (September 23), was built from bottles collected from...
View ArticleNew AFP chief commits to ending armed insurgency in PH
Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief of staff Lieutenant General Noel Clement MANILA, Philippines – Newly-installed Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief of staff Lieutenant General Noel...
View ArticleDILG chief tells PNP: No whitewash in PMA hazing probe
DILG Secretary Eduardo Año MANILA, Philippines – Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año has ordered the Philippine National Police (PNP) “to be completely...
View ArticleAnother PMA cadet shows signs of maltreatment, brought to hospital – AFP
Another Philippine Military Academy (PMA) cadet was brought to the V. Luna Medical Center (VLMC) in Quezon City on Monday (Sept. 23). In a statement, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) spokesperson...
View ArticleDuterte signs new law penalizing bank, ATM hackers with life imprisonment
MANILA, Philippines – Hackers of bank system and skimmers of automated teller machine and similar forms of access devices may now be slapped with life imprisonment after President Rodrigo Duterte...
View ArticlePMA hazing victim Darwin Dormitorio laid to rest
CAGAYAN DE ORO, Philippines – The remains of 20-year old Philippine Military Academy (PMA) Cadet 4th Class Darwin Dormitorio were laid to rest in his hometown on Wednesday. Family and friends gathered...
View ArticleDOH probing emerging cases of diphtheria, other infectious diseases in PH
MANILA, Philippines – Apart from polio, cases of other infectious diseases such as diphtheria have also emerged in some parts of the country, the Department of Health (DOH) said. In a statement issued...
View ArticleHouse committee approves creation of Traffic Crisis Inter-Agency Management...
A general view of the traffic along Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA) during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Simulation Lanes rehearsal in Manila, Philippines, 09 November 2015....
View ArticleDOH: 10-year-old girl dies of diphtheria
A photomicrograph depicting a number of Gram-positive Corynebacterium diphtheriae bacteria. Source: CDC The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday (September 24) confirmed that a 10-year-old grade...
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