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Cops launch ‘kalye serye’ vs drugs

OLONGAPO CITY—The sound of sirens began to echo on the streets of Barangay Old Cabalan in this city one quiet afternoon. Cars and motorcycles blew loud and repetitive honks as they passed through every nook and cranny…

Cab linked to Papadom widow’s slay

THE POLICE are trying to determine if the bloodstains found in an abandoned taxi cab in Guadalupe, Makati City—a five to 10-minute drive from the area where her body was found—came from the widow of reggae artist…

Businesswoman shot dead during traffic jam in Parañaque

MANILA — A 66-year-old woman was killed after she was shot several times inside her vehicle in Parañaque on Tuesday. A report reaching Senior Supt. Ariel Andrade, the city’s chief of police, said Yolanda Dela Rosa Manatad…

Female checkpoint cops no surprise in Olongapo

OLONGAPO CITY—Motorists were greeted by the rare sight of a team of policewomen inspecting vehicles at checkpoints here, following the start of the national campaign for the May 9 elections on Tuesday. “This is the first time…

Bacoor traffic enforcers ‘shock’ motorist with taser, suspended

A viral video of a heated confrontation between traffic enforcers and a motorist and his passengers due to a supposed traffic violation in Bacoor City recently made the rounds online. In the video first posted by a…

Landscaper hacks 3 bus passengers with a bolo

Claiming he overheard them talking about killing him, a passenger on a Bicol-bound bus on Edsa, Quezon City, hacked with a bolo the three men seated in front of him on Friday morning. Vincent Ostonal, 30, a…

Good-looking man’ fires at cab carrying 4 in Sta. Ana

MANILA — A man fired shots at a taxi carrying four passengers after its driver refused to pull over in Sta. Ana, Manila, early Wednesday. The cab driver, Edgardo Magisa of Winjerm Taxi, said the still unidentified…

VIRAL: Traffic enforcer asserts duty vs name-dropping driver

Posted by Lenard Bernardo on Monday, February 1, 2016 A video of a traffic enforcer reprimanding the driver of a colorum vehicle, who claimed that he was affiliated to Sen. JV Ejercito, is making rounds on social…

DPWH project to worsen Edsa traffic

IF YOU think traffic on Edsa is bad now, wait until the next few months. The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) announced the other day that work on a drainage improvement project on the northbound lane of…

Edsa lane rule: 130 fined; barriers to be ‘permanent’

AT LEAST 61 private vehicles and 70 public utility buses were flagged down for violations a week after the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) started enforcing the yellow-lane restrictions on Edsa’s southbound lane. MMDA chair Emerson Carlos…

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