P4M jewelry, valuables taken from retired gov’t employee’s house in QC
By Julie M. Aurelio
A retired government employee lost some P4 million in jewelry and valuables to burglars who broke into their home on Sunday afternoon in Quezon City.
A retired government employee lost some P4 million in jewelry and valuables to burglars who broke into their home on Sunday afternoon in Quezon City.
It could be Christmas in May for more than 5,000 regular Quezon City hall employees who will be paid their mid-year bonuses before the end of the month.
An employee of a jewelry shop at a popular shopping mall in Mandaluyong City has sought police assistance after she fell victim to a woman con artist who made off with a diamond ring worth P1 million.
A Manila policeman is in trouble after a priest who was allegedly punched by a drunk man near a school on Election Day accused him of ignoring his complaint.
Jose Nepomuceno, known as the “father of the Philippine movies,” was born in Quiapo, Manila, on May 15, 1893. The movie producer and director started out as a photographer and founded Malayan Movies in 1917. His work included “Dalagang Bukid,” the first Filipino-produced feature film and “Tatlong Hambog,” the first local movie to feature a kissing scene. Schatzi Quodala, Inquirer Research
A case of qualified theft was filed against a clothing store helper who admitted that he connived with a policeman to make it appear that he was robbed of P200,000 in cash which he was supposed to deposit in the bank.
The Quezon City government has embarked on a P144.4-million city-wide flood mitigating project which involves clearing waterways and constructing “defensive walls” to protect low-lying communities from creek or river overflows.
A 65-year-old man was killed while his son was hurt when the motorcycle they were riding was bumped in the rear by a delivery truck and crashed into a Metro Rail Transit (MRT) concrete pillar on Edsa, Quezon City, on Saturday afternoon.
Getting all the required licenses and paying the taxes to operate a business in Pasig City is now a breeze, thanks to the city government’s simplified business permit and licensing system starting this month.
Fresh from his landslide victory in last week’s polls, Quezon City Mayor-elect Herbert Bautista has ordered the local price coordinating council to ensure that school supplies sold in the city are within the price ceiling set by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI).
A total of 23 youth offenders escaped from a Caloocan City rehabilitation center Thursday night by sawing off the steel bars and matting of a toilet window, police said.
The protesters included one mayoral candidate who lost by just 602 votes, another who didn’t win in a single polling precinct, and a congressional bet who trailed the proclaimed winner by over 10,000 votes.
The fire that hit Divisoria Mall in Manila was declared under control after 39 hours on Friday, with authorities estimating that 95 percent of the structure had been destroyed.
