Category: Paranaque

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...

3 suspects in Paranaque Akyat Bahay Gang robbery arrested

Three of the four daring men who were caught on a CCTV camera entering a businessman’s Paranaque home were arrested by the police yesterday. Please see video here. If you recall, they waved their...

LLDA pushes Paranaque spillway project drafted in ’70s

By Riza T. Olchondra From Philippine Daily Inquirer   An underground spillway designed to speed up the flow of water from Laguna de Bay to Manila Bay can help ease the problem of flooding...

Pque gov’t wants to improve traffic in city: Holds seminar

he Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and the Parañaque City Government conducted a traffic management seminar/workshop  on August 16 and 17, 2012 at the Parañaque City Hall. Taking part in said seminar were traffic...

Five foreigners nabbed in drug bust

From abs-cbnnews.com:   MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) — Five foreigners were arrested after authorities conducted a raid in a shabu laboratory in Parañaque City. The foreigners were identified as Yun-Pong Hsu, 56; Yu-teng Cheng, 53;...

P’que tourism revenues up

Tourism in Parañaque ison the rise!  In a report to ParañaqueMayor Florencio Bernabe, Jr., City Tourism Officer Marilou Fontejon and SpecialServices Officer Dean Calleja said that the city collected P2,304,300.00 in tourismrelated taxes during...

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...

DPWH: Floodway through congested Parañaque not ‘practical’

From gmanetwork.com: In the aftermath of the habagat flood this month, Laguna Lake has been compared to a toilet that could not flush, as its polluted waters overflowed into surrounding communities, some of which...