Strong waves bring trash to Manila Bay
Hindi lang trapik at baha ang perhuwisyong idinulot ng Bagyong Kiko sa Kamaynilaan. Natambakan ang Baywalk ng basura na inanod ng mga gahiganteng alon sa baybayin ng Roxas Boulevard. Magba-Bandila si Maan Macapagal. Bandila, Agosto 6, 2009
Customs seizes 5 luxury cars for tariff violations
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) seized five secondhand luxury vehicles, with an estimated value of P10 million, that arrived at the Port of Manila for alleged violations of the country’s tariff and customs code.
Brokers, truckers stage strike anew vs PASG
Groups of Customs brokers, truckers, importers and other port users staged another strike yesterday to call for the abolition of the Presidential Anti-Smuggling Group (PASG).
Comelec, BJMP to thresh out voter registration for 'high-risk' inmates
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will discuss with the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) how “high-risk” inmates at the Metro Manila Rehabilitation Center in Bicutan, Taguig City can register for the 2010 local and national polls.
'Tourist guides' drug, rob Korean national
Police arrested three people after taking cash from a “drugged” Korean national in Quezon City, Friday.
MMDA turns to spy cameras anew to catch traffic violators
In a bid to eradicate corruption among its traffic enforcers, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will re-implement for six months its No Physical Contact Policy (NPCP), which uses surveillance cameras to record traffic violations as they happen.
GMA inaugurates Higher Education Development CenterPresident Arroyo, accompanied by Quezon City Mayor Feliciano Belmonte Jr. and Commission on Higher Education commissioner Nona Ricafort, inaugurates the Higher Education Development Center in the CHED building at the University of the Philippines campus in Diliman yesterday.<br>
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Bureau of Customs orders 2 million liters of 'smuggled' fuel forfeited
The Bureau of Customs-Port of Manila (BOC-POM) yesterday ordered that more than two million liters of fuel allegedly smuggled by Navotas-based BSJ Fishing and Trading Inc. be forfeited in favor of the government.
Roxas Boulevard turns into 'a sea of litter'<p style="text-align: left;">Scavengers collect scraps washed ashore by strong waves along Roxas Boulevard yesterday. <strong>EDD GUMBAN</strong><br>
Due to heavy rains and strong winds brought by typhoon “Kiko,” Roxas Boulevard turned into “a sea of litter,” a Manila City government official said yesterday.
QCPD: Locks outside shops attract criminals
Locks placed outside shops are not only inadequate protection against burglars, but could even attract them, the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) said yesterday.