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‘Sidelined’ MMDA finds a defender

An administration congressman who used to head the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) criticized the government’s decision to strip the agency of its traffic management functions, saying it remains the only “institution” qualified for the job. Instead…

Car of Hero Bautista’s ex-GF found

THE QUEZON City police have recovered the car of Councilor Hero Bautista’s missing ex-girlfriend in the parking lot of a fast food outlet not far from her condominium unit. Quezon City Police District (QCPD) director Senior Supt.…

QC defers new traffic scheme

A day after announcing the implementation of a one-way traffic scheme in Barangay South Triangle starting today, Quezon City Mayor Herbert Bautista decided to  postpone the traffic plan pending the completion of road works in the area.…

Makati eyes makeover of Mapsa enforcers

Traffic enforcers in Makati City are set for a “make-over” to improve their people skills, and soon they will be wearing lapel cameras to promote transparency. Mayor Abigail Binay has told the Makati City Development Council that…

Mandaue cop faces probe for mauling, pulling gun on driver

CEBU CITY — The policeman, who was caught on video mauling and brandishing his gun at a truck driver, has undergone questioning at the Mandaue City Police Office (MCPO). PO3 Renato Inot and his cousin, Adelcos Alonzo,…

Man beating truck driver in viral video a cop–Cebu mayor

CEBU CITY —  A policeman was identified as one of the assailants in a viral video showing two men attacking a truck driver and his passenger who allegedly committed a traffic violation in Barangay (village) Looc, in…

Before Crame ‘suicide,’ cop kept saying sorry

The day before PO3 Jeremiah de Villa fell to his death, he repeatedly said “sorry” to his family and to the lawyer defending him and a fellow officer against complaints that they murdered a motorist they arrested…

HPG cop in motorist slay dead in Camp Crame

One of the Highway Patrol Group (HPG) personnel accused in the killing of a motorcycle rider they had apprehended died in an alleged suicide on Saturday at the Philippine National Police (PNP) headquarters in Quezon City, according…

Afghan travels 400 km tied under a truck

ROME, Italy — An Afghan migrant traveled 400 kilometers (250 miles) along an Italian highway strapped by leather belts to the bottom of a truck, police said Tuesday. The young man was arrested after other motorists on…

‘Shabu’ chemicals dumped along SCTEx

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO—The Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEx) has become a dumping ground for chemicals and equipment used in the manufacture of “shabu” (methamphetamines), a Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) official said on Monday. Five dumps have been…

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