Category: Muntinlupa

Catholic lay group wants accounting of Parañaque diocese funds

By Nina Calleja The Philippine Daily Inquirer   MANILA, Philippines—An organization of the Catholic laity in the cities of Parañaque, Las Piñas, and Muntinlupa have called on their diocesan bishop to account for more...

Parañaque bishop still under fire

By Ferdinand Fabella From Manila Standard:   A laity group in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Parañaque criticized Bishop Jesse Mercado for snubbing a public forum on Monday where he was invited to explain...

Drilon: Gov’t should sell $1-B NBP compound

From philstar.com:   MANILA, Philippines – Senator Franklin Drilon said that the government should sell the New Bilibid Prison’s compound in Muntinlupa and use the money to rehabilitate and regionalization of the prison system...

Beware, people; Mercury-tainted cosmetics sold in Las Piñas and Muntinlupa

From Manila Standard:   Toxics watchdog EcoWaste Coalition said it uncovered the unlawful sale of imported mercury-laden skin whitening products in Las Piñas and Muntinlupa Cities. EcoWaste made the discovery after being able to...

Muntinlupa residents learn to live with floods

By Aie Balagtas See (The Philippine Star)   MANILA, Philippines – Since the monsoon rains flooded Metro Manila earlier this month, 57-year-old Tomas Terriabras of Putatan, Muntinlupa would wake up early everyday to check...

8 Muntinlupa villages remain flooded

From philstar.com (5 days ago) ByAie Balagtas See   MANILA, Philippines – At least 4,000 families or 16,000 individuals displaced by floods caused by monsoon rains remained in evacuation centers in Muntinlupa City. The evacuees...

Man dies in three-vehicle smashup in Parañaque

By Jaymee T. Gamil Philippine Daily Inquirer   The lack of street lamps and vehicular warning signals is being blamed for a three-vehicle collision that left a man dead in Parañaque City before dawn...

PNR: Operations still disrupted due to flooded tracks in Muntinlupa

From gmanetwork.com:   Operations of the Philippine National Railways remained disrupted Wednesday due to its flooded tracks in Muntinlupa City.   In a post on its Twitter account, the PNR said its engineering team...

Evacuees still fill Taguig, Muntinlupa schools

By Jaymee T. Gamil Philippine Daily Inquirer   A week after torrential rains caused widespread flooding in Metro Manila, two schools in Taguig City continue to serve as evacuation centers.   In Muntinlupa, the...

Munti, Las Pinas warn of disease outbreaks

From philstar.com:   MANILA, Philippines – The city governments of Muntinlupa and Las Piñas are warning residents of possible outbreaks of waterborne diseases because floodwaters brought by the monsoon may remain stagnant. Muntinlupa public...