Category: Paranaque

Good News! Metro Manila rice prices reduced

From tempo.com.ph: (July 2, 2014) An organization of rice retailers has agreed to reduce rice prices by P2 per kilogram in Metro Manila markets, the National Food Authority (NFA) said yesterday. Rice retailer-members of...

Paranaque flood control program passes first test

Parañaque City Mayor Edwin L. Olivarez today said the absence of floods in the city, even in its most flood-prone areas, during Thursdaynight’s heavy downpour is a very encouraging sign that the city’s ongoing flood...

PNP: Abu Sayyaf commander arrested in Parañaque

From gmanetwork.com: June 11, 2014 11:59am   (Updated 3:40 p.m.) The Philippine National Police on Wednesday claimed to have arrested a “top” official of the Abu Sayyaf bandit group in Parañaque City.   A post on...

Paranaque Mayor bares support for new airport project

Parañaque City Mayor fully supports the proposal of business conglomerate San Miguel Corporation to build a new airport off Manila Bay, saying that the country badly needs a new and modern gateway given the...

Paranaque public education system gets boost in time for SY 2014-2015

Parañaque City Mayor Edwin L. Olivarez today announced major improvements in the city’s public education system for the upcoming school year that starts next month with the opening of four new school campuses and...

P300,000 offered for arrest of Nelson Antonio for the murder of his father Antonio Antonio

Law enforcement agents have intensified their hunt for Nelson Bermejo Antonio, the 44-year old man accused of  killing   his businessman-father Antonio Pabalan Antonio in a fit of rage inside their house in Las Pinas...

New 120-bed Ospital ng Paranaque now ready to serve Paraquenos

  Parañaque City Mayor Edwin L. Olivarez and Health Secretary Enrique Ona led the formal opening and blessing of the new, 120-bed Ospital ng Parañaque last Sunday. Built in a record time of only...

Paranaque now ready for the rainy season

Parañaque City, which suffered heavy flooding during last year’s “Habagat”, has put in motion a comprehensive flood control program that includes the construction of a major diversion creek and the clearing of creeks and...

Drunk security guard fires shotgun randomly along President’s Ave.

A security guard who was apparently drunk and went on a shooting spree along President’s Ave. in BF Homes Paranaque is now dead.   According to Facebook posts describing the incident, the security guard...

Health dept intensifies efforts to boost health of drivers, conductors

From businessmirror.com.ph:   A TRADE union representative has sought a congressional probe into the alleged illegal entry of foreign workers into the country.   THE Department of Health—National Capital Regional Office (DOH-NCRO) on Monday started...