Abalos ‘niece’ arrested over colorum van
MANILA, Philippines — A woman who claimed to be Interior Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr.’s niece was caught operating a colorum or unauthorized passenger van yesterday.
Ghio Ong latest news
1,000 families homeless in Tondo fire
MANILA, Philippines — An estimated 1,000 families were left homeless in a fire that consumed reportedly half of the slum community of Isla Puting Bato in Tondo, Manila for over nine hours on Wednesday.
Korean man dies in fall from hotel
MANILA, Philippines — A Korean man reportedly fell to his death from a hotel in Malate, Manila yesterday.
Belmonte, Herbosa discuss pertussis response
MANILA, Philippines — Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte on Thursday met with Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa to discuss the city’s response to the outbreak of pertussis or “whooping cough.”
China coast guard harasses Philippine boats
MANILA, Philippines — Another case of Chinese harassment in Philippine waters has been reported – this time with Filipino fishermen on the receiving end.
Public reminded of April 15 e-bike ban
MANILA, Philippines — The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and the Manila city government yesterday reminded users of electric bicycles (e-bikes) and tricycles (e-trikes), pushcarts, pedicabs, kuliglig and other light electric vehicles that they are banned from using certain major roads starting next week.
LRT-2 offers free rides on April 9
MANILA, Philippines — The Light Rail Transit Line 2 (LRT-2) will let passengers ride its trains for free on April 9, a public holiday.
Contractors fined P1.2 million for unfinished road works
MANILA, Philippines — Two contractors that failed to finish their road projects on EDSA on time, causing traffic jams after the Holy Week break, should pay a total of P1.2 million in fines, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) said yesterday.