Category: News

Free vaccination in Las Pinas!

by Jean Fernando January 10, 2014 (updated) From mb.com.ph:   Manila, Philippines — To further stop the spread of measles, Las Piñas City Mayor Vergel Aguilar ordered city health officials and health workers to conduct...

NBP doctor shot dead in Muntinlupa

By Mike Frialde (philstar.com) | Updated January 7, 2014 – 7:09pm   MANILA, Philippines – A doctor assigned to the National Bilibid Prison (NBP) was shot dead Tuesday afternoon along the national road in Barangay Putatan, Muntinlupa...

Olivarez vows permanent fix to illegal vendors problem in Baclaran

Parañaque City Mayor Edwin L. Olivarez yesterday led city officials and personnel in clearing up vendors’ stalls along  the busy streets of Baclaran – particularly those surrounding the Our Mother of Perpetual Help Shrine, popularly known...

DOH: Two vaccine shots must be taken to avoid measles

ABS-CBNnews.com Posted at 01/03/2014 1:36 PM | Updated as of 01/03/2014 8:22 PM   MANILA (UPDATED) – Children ages 6 months to 18 months must complete the required two vaccinations to fully prevent measles. In...

1 dead, 1 hurt in Parañaque traffic row

That’s why we all need to be cool, courteous and calm and VERY patient when driving around the neighborhood…   From philstar.com: Dec. 31, 2013   MANILA, Philippines – A shooting allegedly triggered by...

Muntinlupa allots P50M for scholarship program

By Maricar B. Brizuela Philippine Daily Inquirer 9:36 pm | Thursday, January 2nd, 2014   Muntinlupa Mayor Jaime Fresnedi has announced that city scholars will enjoy a P50-million fund allocation for 2014.   During the...

A frightening experience involving window washer boys in Paranaque; Help from LGU urged

Here is an email from a reader about a harrowing experience involving those pesky “window wash boys” along NAIA Road (near Coastal Mall):   “We were on our way home to Las Pinas from...

Paranaque senior citizens to get more benefits in 2014

Making good on his promise, Parañaque City Mayor Edwin L. Olivarez today said he has signed into law an ordinance granting monetary benefits for the city’s estimated 50,000 senior citizens under the so-called Senior...

Fortun’s wife shot in face in house in BF Almanza

From abs-cbnnews.com:   MANILA (2nd UPDATE) — The wife of lawyer Raymond Fortun was shot in the face in Las Pinas on Thursday night, authorities said. The incident took place outside the victim’s home, according to...