Category: Paranaque

Afternoon classes in NCR called off by DepEd; College classes yet to be announced by CHED

According to the DepEd Twitter Account: NCR: All afternoon classes suspended in kindergarten, elementary and secondary, both public and private. For those in college, you may contact CHED (since college is not under DepEd...

Barangay Tambo clean up recently held

Following an extensive clean-up in Barangay La Huerta last year, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and the City Government of Parañaque organized a similar one week- sortie for Brgy. Tambo that was promptly...

Maynilad acquires leak detection device

From mb.com.ph: By CHITO A. CHAVEZ July 21, 2011, 3:54pm MANILA, Philippines — The Maynilad Water Services Inc. (Maynilad) said it is set to acquire a device that helps easily detect leaks in a...

38 Taiwanese arrested in Paranaque for credit card fraud

From Sandy Araneta of Philstar.com: MANILA, Philippines – A total of 38 Taiwanese nationals were arrested by agents of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) for credit card and online fraud after they swooped...

The Heat is on in Macapagal Drag Racing

Can anyone really stop them? We’ve seen in the news that police can’t even apprehend any of them. They just zoom past the mobile cars and the waiting policemen. We’ve also heard rumors that some...

Want to get real time traffic updates from the MMDA? Read how here.

Starting today, motorists and commuters can now have fast and real-time traffic updates from the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA). MMDA Chairman Francis Tolentino today announced that the Metro Manila Traffic Navigator system is...

P’que policemen lauded

 In recognition of their diligence and dedication to duty leading to gains in the battle against criminality, the Parañaque City Government under the leadership of Mayor Florencio Bernabe, Jr. commended 26 police officers of...

LRT-1 extension project to push through; Good news for LP and Pque residents

From Sun Star: Monday, June 20, 2011 MANILA — The government hopes that the extension project of the 27-year-old Light Rail Transit-1 will commence this year. Once operational, the 11.7-kilometer railway, which starts in...

Coastal waters of Las Pinas, Munti and Pque all free from red tide – Bureau of Fisheries

From Business World Online: THE BUREAU of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has maintained its ban on shellfish from three bodies of water found to be contaminated with red tide. The BFAR said in...

Dentists say enough is enough

MANILA, Philippines—The Philippine Dental Association is asking the government to take action to stop robberies and sexual molestation of female dentists that continue unabated  in Metro Manila. “I am appealing to all government officials,...