Manila Tribune

In compliance with the government’s policy on a drug-free workplace, the People’s Volunteer against Illegal Drugs (PVAID), a non-government organization recognized and accredited by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) conducted a surprise drug testing to executives and employees of a Filipino-owned financial firm in Makati City.

The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) is gearing up for the opening of classes on June 3 as thousands of students are expected to go back to their schools after a two-month break.

Pasig City Mayor-elect Vico Sotto wants to remove the “quota system” of traffic enforcers in the city.

Drug smugglers continued to be creative as around P1 billion in shabu were discovered stuffed inside aluminum pallets in a warehouse in Malabon City Thursday, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) said.

About 85,000 public elementary school students in Valenzuela City are expected to receive free bags and school supplies from the city government before the classes start in June.

Two persons engaged in a prostitution operation in the guise of a spa have been arrested while 17 of their female victims, including a minor, were rescued by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in Makati City Wednesday.

An alleged drug pusher, who is the son of a barangay chairman, was arrested by the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) after he yielded P340,000 worth of suspected methamphetamine hydrochloride or shabu in Tondo, Manila Friday.

The Quezon City Schools Division Office (QC-SDO) has cited Mayor Herbert M. Bautista for his unending support and assistance to the education sector as a chief executive.

Outgoing Quezon City mayor Herbert Bautista said his administration, with the assistance of the national government, has considerably cut the classroom shortage woes in the city.

Thousands of protesters blocked a busy intersection in Taguig City Thursday night, causing a monstrous traffic jam in the area.

Some road lanes on Epifanio delos Santos Avenue (EDSA) and Circumferential Road 5 (C-5) will undergo repair and maintenance works over the weekend.

Students of Philippine Science High School together with their parents rallied in front of the PSHS campus in Quezon City Thursday to protest the decision of the Board of Trustees (BOT) to allow six of their schoolmates to graduate despite the pending cases of child abuse and cybercrime after they allegedly posted online numerous private photos and videos of female students, all of whom are minors.

With the rainy season set to start middle of June as announced by the weather bureau, two Quezon City councilors had pushed for stringent measures to prevent an outbreak.

Incoming Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte stressed that accurate data on the number of informal settlers will allow the city government to provide the much-needed assistance to uplift their living conditions.

Aspirants who defeated incumbent candidates now face the task of reaching out to their opponents to ensure a smooth transition of leadership in their respective local governments.

The rehabilitation on a portion of Marcos Bridge will finally proceed Saturday, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) announced Thursday.

With some portions of Quezon City transected by the West Valley Fault, outgoing Quezon City Mayor Herbert Bautista directed city building officials to assess anew the structural integrity of the city’s government offices.

Quezon City Mayor Herbert M. Bautista expressed plans to install solar panels in all of the city’s 146 public schools to save on utility bills

Around 400 truckloads or 3, 018 cubic meters of trash and silt were collected by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) from Roxas Boulevard and waterways around it at least four months after the Manila Bay Rehabilitation project started.

Outgoing Quezon City Mayor Herbert Bautista asserted the city’s ties with its foreign counterparts will create new economic opportunities for the locality.