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By: Jaymee T. GamilNancy C. Carvajal
For National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Deputy Director Reynaldo Esmeralda, only one case came to mind when asked what could be the most likely motive behind the attempt on his life Tuesday night.
Posted: February 22nd, 2012 in Headlines,Metro | Read More »
By: Niña Calleja
A guard’s logbook at an Antipolo City resort may be a key in tracking down fraternity leaders allegedly responsible for the death of San Beda College law student Marvin Reglos.
Posted: February 22nd, 2012 in Headlines,Metro | Read More »
By: DJ Yap
For many months after the road accident in February 2009 that killed Ateneo Grade School (AGS) student Julian Carlo Miguel “Amiel” Alcantara, his siblings “would rather snorkel in the open sea than walk in the city streets,” according to their father.
Posted: February 22nd, 2012 in Headlines,Metro | Read More »
Out of a total crime volume of 48,310 in the National Capital Region in 2011, around 63 percent, or 30,610, were considered “cleared” or solved, according to the Philippine National Police.
Posted: February 22nd, 2012 in Headlines,Metro | Read More »
By: Niña Calleja
The man who succumbed to injuries suffered during an alleged fraternity hazing rite in Antipolo City over the weekend was identified on Tuesday as a freshman law student of San Beda College.
Posted: February 22nd, 2012 in Headlines,Metro | Read More »
By: Paolo G. Montecillo
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has granted franchises for the country’s first batch of privately owned, electric-powered public utility vehicles (PUVs) in line with state efforts to cut carbon emissions.
Posted: February 22nd, 2012 in Headlines,Metro | Read More »
By: Julie M. Aurelio
The Quezon City government is working on a comprehensive hazard map that will show areas at risk for earthquakes, fires, floods and other disasters.
Posted: February 22nd, 2012 in Headlines,Metro | Read More »
By: Jeannette I. Andrade
Police on Monday arrested a 34-year-old woman who allegedly went “town to town” across five provinces in Luzon to dupe some 700 people with promises of nonexistent jobs in the United Kingdom and Canada.
Posted: February 22nd, 2012 in Headlines,Metro | Read More »
Three robbery suspects were killed as they tried to shoot their way out of an Internet shop in Quezon City late Monday night.
Posted: February 22nd, 2012 in Headlines,Metro | Read More »
Most road accidents in Metro Manila from January to September last year occurred in the daytime. According to the latest data from the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority, 63.76 percent, or around 35,650, of the accidents happened between 6 a.m. and 5:55 p.m. while 36.24 percent, or 20,261, of the accidents during that period happened from 6 p.m. to 5:55 a.m.
Posted: February 22nd, 2012 in Headlines,Metro | Read More »
By: Ronnel W. Domingo
The antigraft body of the Department of Finance (DoF) has filed charges against a Porsche-driving customs clerk who was accused of beating up a student and firing shots at him during a traffic altercation last month.
Posted: February 21st, 2012 in Headlines,Metro | Read More »
By: Miko Morelos
Over 200 motorcycle riders were issued citation tickets by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) on Monday for violating its new traffic policy covering the use of motorcycle lanes along EDSA.
Posted: February 21st, 2012 in Headlines,Metro | Read More »
By: Nathaniel R. Melican
Taguig Mayor Ma. Laarni “Lani” Cayetano made a last-ditch effort to stop the scheduled retrieval of ballot boxes at the Taguig City Hall on Monday as she asked the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to clarify some issues regarding the poll protest filed by former associate justice and defeated mayoral candidate Dante Tiñga.
Posted: February 21st, 2012 in Headlines,Metro | Read More »