Monthly Archive: February 2014

PAGCOR to close Parañaque casino in July, cites unspecified losses

from gmanetwork.com: Despite churning out P180 million in monthly revenues, the PAGCOR casino in Parañaque has been incurring losses over the years and will have to be shuttered in July, the Philippine Amusement and...

Napoles kin slain in Parañaque?

From philstar.com: February 21, 2014   MANILA, Philippines – A 47-year-old businessman was shot dead when he resisted a group of men who reportedly tried to arrest him in Parañaque City Wednesday night. Justo...

Figure skater Martinez receives P110K from Munti City Hall

By Camille Diola (philstar.com) | Updated February 24, 2014 – 2:48pm   MANILA, Philippines — Michael Christian Martinez, the lone Filipino athlete in the 2014 Winter Olympics, will receive a P100,000 “bonus gift” from the local government...

CA affirms dismissal of drug case vs ‘Alabang Boys’

From inquirer.net: By Tetch Torres-Tupas   MANILA, Philippines—The Court of Appeals affirmed the decision of the Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court dismissing the drug trafficking case against the so-called Alabang Boys. In a 23-page decision, the...

Paranaque mandates use of CCTV in firms and subdivisions

The City of Parañaque has joined the growing list of local government units mandating the installation and use of closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras in all business establishments, including schools and private subdivisions, to...

I will not condone smuggling by anyone – Mayor Olivarez

Parañaque City Mayor Edwin L. Olivarez today lauded authorities who conducted a raid in a family-owned warehouse compound in the city where suspected smuggled goods were found this morning and said he will never...

NBI raids cybersex dens in Muntinlupa school, QC apartments; Students used as models?

From gmanetwork.com:   (Updated 9:58 a.m.) Cyber pornography has become rampant in the Philippines, as the international watchdog Virtual Global Task Force noted, and recent raids seem to confirm this. At least three cybersex dens, one...

P1B in fake goods seized in Paranaque

ABS-CBNnews.com Posted at 02/11/2014 10:04 AM | Updated as of 02/11/2014 10:04 AM MANILA – At least P1 billion in smuggled and fake items were seized in Barangay Tambo, Parañaque City on Tuesday morning,...

P307-M shabu seized in Parañaque condo raid

From mb.com.ph: by Aaron B. Recuenco February 12, 2014   Police anti-narcotics agents seized some P307 million worth of shabu in a raid in a Parañaque City condo unit shortly after dawn Wednesday. The raid...