PCGG to proceed with sale of RC Mapalad, other assets
Philip Tubeza and Jerome Aning, Philippine Daily Inquirer
DESPITE a senator’s warning about the “midnight sale” of government assets during the remaining months of the Arroyo administration, the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) would proceed with its plans to auction this month P300 million (US$6.3 million) worth of property recovered from the Marcoses and their cronies.
Priest figures in car mishap
Rizal Obanil, Manila Bulletin
A PRIEST who was allegedly drunk figured in a vehicular accident early on Wednesday (Nov 4) in Parañaque. Initial investigation by traffic investigators of Parañaque showed that the incident happened at 1.30am along Quirino Avenue in Barangay Tambo.
Metro police chief vows to hunt down Parañaque heist suspects
GMANews.TV
FOLLOWING the daring daylight robbery and assault on a Filipino-Chinese family in Parañaque, the head of the Metro Manila police on Monday (Nov 2) said he would leave no stone unturned in bringing to justice the perpetrators behind the attack where three people were hurt.
SC upholds Korean businessman’s rape conviction
abs-cbnNEWS
THE Supreme Court has upheld the ruling of a lower court finding a Korean businessman guilty of beating and raping a woman inside his restaurant in Parañaque 11 years ago.
Fil-Chinese family robbed, shot in Parañaque
Jeannette Andrade, Philippine Daily Inquirer
THREE members of a Chinese-Filipino family, including an elderly woman, aboard a van were shot and injured by motorcycle-riding men who robbed them on Sunday morning (Nov 1) at a junction along Roxas Boulevard in Parañaque.
Trick or treat
School children attend a Halloween costume party at a private school in Parañaque on Thursday (Oct 29). To ease traffic on the main roads going to the Manila Memorial Park and Loyola Memorial Park, the Parañaque city government has devised alternate routes, as the public commemorates All Souls Day this weekend. The traffic management office has coordinated with the United BF Homeowners Associations, Teoville Sudivision and other neighbouring enclaves to create alternate routes, as they were expecting a bigger volume of vehicles and pedestrians, particularly along Dr Arcadio Santos Avenue. Reuters, Philippine Daily Inquirer
Arroyo orders work on $422m Parañaque spillway
TJ Burgonio, Philippine Daily Inquirer
CONVINCED by its relevance today, President Gloria Arroyo on Tuesday (Oct 27) ordered the implementation of a Marcos-era urban plan for Metro Manila, including the sandbagging of flooded areas and construction of a spillway.
Parañaque traffic scheme for All Soul’s Day
Allison Lopez, Philippine Daily Inquirer
TO EASE traffic on the main roads going to cemeteries, the Parañaque city government has devised alternate routes, as the public commemorates All Souls Day this weekend.
Nigerian nabbed for alleged use of fake credit cards
Jean Fernando, Manila Bulletin
A NIGERIAN was arrested in an entrapment operation in Parañaque following a complaint filed by three officials of Philippine Airlines (PAL) who accused him of defrauding the carrier using counterfeit credit cards.
No water for 15 hours in south Metro on Oct 27
Amy Remo, Philippine Daily Inquirer
WATER concessionaire Maynilad Water Services has advised residents of Pasay, Parañaque, Las Piñas and Cavite to conserve water because of a 15-hour water service interruption. The disruption of water services would begin at 11pm on Oct 27 and last until 2pm the following day.