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Pasay court hearings put on hold until after Arroyo arraignment

By: Tetch Torres

Court hearings in Pasay City were put on hold until after former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has been arraigned, say police.

Posted: February 23rd, 2012 in Latest News Stories,Metro | Read More »

Wounded NBI official bares death threats 2 weeks before ambush

By: Fe Zamora

Ambush-survivor National Bureau on Investigation (NBI) deputy director Rey Esmeralda on Wednesday said he received death threats two weeks ago, prompting him to change vehicles as a security precaution.

Posted: February 22nd, 2012 in Latest News Stories,Metro | Read More »

Malabon gov’t acts on complaints about grad fee collections in public schools

By: Kristine Felisse Mangunay

With barely a month left before the school year ends, the Malabon City government is swamped with complaints from parents accusing several public school officials of violating the Department of Education’s zero-collection policy on graduation fees.

Posted: February 22nd, 2012 in Latest News Stories,Metro | Read More »

Shoplifter busted with 76 bras

By: Jeannette I. Andrade
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If Francis Salazar has learned any lesson, it’s likely that he won’t steal another bra again—let alone 76.

Posted: February 22nd, 2012 in Latest News Stories,Metro | Read More »

Raps recommended vs driver in hit-and-run incident in Makati City

The Makati City prosecutor’s office has recommended the filing of charges against the motorist who allegedly figured in a hit-and-run incident that killed a former barangay (village) chairman from Lemery, Batangas, on Ayala Avenue recently.

Posted: February 22nd, 2012 in Latest News Stories,Metro | Read More »

NBI official survives ambush in Manila

By: Jeannette I. AndradeTetch Torres

Motorcycle-riding gunmen ambushed and wounded Tuesday evening Deputy Director Reynaldo Esmeralda of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and his companion in Manila.

Posted: February 21st, 2012 in Latest News Stories,Metro | Read More »

Japanese national wanted for fraud deported

By: Philip C. Tubeza

The Bureau of Immigration said Tuesday it has deported a Japanese fugitive wanted in his country for defrauding a compatriot of half a million yen and banned the foreigner from coming back to the Philippines.

Posted: February 21st, 2012 in Latest News Stories,Metro | Read More »

Tinga wants Comelec to cite Taguig mayor in contempt

By: Nathaniel Melican

Defeated Taguig mayoral candidate Dante Tiñga filed a petition to cite incumbent Mayor Ma. Laarni “Lani” Cayetano in contempt at the Commission on Elections (Comelec) Tuesday for allegedly thwarting the poll body’s efforts to retrieve ballot boxes involved in his electoral protest.

Posted: February 21st, 2012 in Latest News Stories,Metro | Read More »

Traffic rerouted in Lawton area Tuesday night due to ‘Bourne’ shooting

The vicinity of the Post Office in Lawton, Manila, will be closed to traffic Tuesday evening until Wednesday to make way for the shooting of the Hollywood movie “Bourne Legacy,” a traffic advisory from the Manila Police District Traffic Enforcement Unit (MPDTEU) stated.

Posted: February 21st, 2012 in Latest News Stories,Metro | Read More »

Charges filed vs execs of firm in Ayala Alabang shabu lab case

By: D.J. Yap

The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency said Tuesday it has filed drug charges against officers of Fuerte Holdings Inc., the registered owner of a property in Ayala Alabang Village that was found last month to be sheltering a narcotics laboratory.

Posted: February 21st, 2012 in Latest News Stories,Metro | Read More »

Sick baby boy needs heart operation

Three-month-old Jacob Avery Dancel has been diagnosed to be suffering from congenital heart disease.

Posted: February 21st, 2012 in Latest News Stories,Metro | Read More »

LRTA chief quits, to enter Cavite politics

By: Paolo G. Montecillo

Light Rail Transit Authority Administrator Rafael Rodriguez has sent his resignation as he prepares for an elective post in his home province of Cavite in next year’s polls.

Posted: February 20th, 2012 in Latest News Stories,Metro | Read More »

Man showing off his new gun accidentally shoots drinking buddy

By: Julie M. Aurelio

A messenger who was bragging about his new gun is now on the run after shooting his drinking buddy while testing the firearm Sunday night in Quezon City.

Posted: February 20th, 2012 in Latest News Stories,Metro | Read More »

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