Manila Informer

The policeman in Binondo, Manila, was off duty. And still he acts like a policeman, a really good one. See the video below… [iframe http://www.gmanews.tv/evideo/62358/off-duty-cop-foils-robbery-involving-p500000-in-binondo 480 400] Despite being outnumbered, Police officer 2 Jomel Caronan, of Parañaque City-Police Community Precinct 7, was able to wound Nolito Garaes and arrested Larion Milan, 29. The MPD identified [...]

Malacanang has declared June 30, Wednesday, as a special non-working holiday, a radio report said today. The day will be the inauguration of Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III as the new President of the Republic of the Philippines. Under the Constitution, outgoing President Arroyo and other elected officials in government will relinquish their respective offices [...]

A legal accountant has been jailed for six months after a court convicted him yesterday of taking indecent pictures of a Filipina as she used the toilet. The Dubai Court of First Instance jailed the 29-year-old Filipino legal accountant after Presiding Judge Hamad Abdul Latif Abdul Jawad convicted him of breaching the Filipina’s modesty and [...]

Police claimed to have busted a budding drug laboratory operation following the arrest of two foreigners and the raid of the laboratory in Manila Monday night. Radio dzBB reported Tuesday that Manila Police District Station 11 head Superintendent Rogelio Rosales said the laboratory, which he described as “small-scale,” had started operating only two weeks ago. [...]

I’ve received a call last Thursday from one of the people from SmartBro support; it’s regards to my issues on their service. This guy thought that I don’t know something about ISP settings or network… He said to me that at around 2:00PM in the afternoon they’d detected that I’m connect to one of their [...]

February 28, 2010. It was a lazy Sunday afternoon and I decided to take a nap. I was in a deep sleep until I heard my sister said that the electricity went out. I didn’t bother standing up until my dad shouted there was fire! I quickly stood up and paced to and fro. I [...]

I love to taking pictures from the streets every time I have some time or after my shift at work. It’s been my routine to walk with my camera hanging around my neck. I love to take a picture of the people who’s almost forgot by our system that we have. As I walked towards [...]

University of Santo Tomas is one of the biggest and well-known universities in the country. Aside from hitting 400 years last year, it is also known for being really religious & conservative. What about the “green professor“, you might ask. I can pretty much guess the first thing that came into your mind when you [...]

Just like in the previous years, the use of firecrackers is one of the major means that the people of the Philippines used to welcome the advent of 2010. Because of this, firecracker related injuries were the leading medical cases in hospitals in the urban centers around the country like Metro Manila. Driving Away Bad [...]

Yet another milestone in Philippine History has happened. After the Pacman becomes the only fighter to win 7 world titles, another Filipino shines in the world arena as he grabbed CNN’s top spot as its hero of the year. Efren Penaflorida bested other CNN candidates and moved on to bring home the bacon and $100,000 [...]

2 months ago, the Embassy Super club in Taguig was shut down after it became scene of the crime in the killing of a certain businessman by the name of Kilikan Jimenez. It was said that the killer escaped because he had help from some employees of the said bar. Finally, the application of the [...]

Trick or Treat! Halloween time everyone and what better way to spend your weekend in the Metro by checking out the great parties that are happening everywhere. Tonight Big Fish is holding its annual “Cream ”, A Halloween Ball that features Dj’s Agnelli & Nelson also with John Boy Lee and also tonight Bacardi will [...]

Yes, the wedding of erstwhile Presidential candidate turned VP candidate Mar Roxas to broadcaster Korina Sanchez is going to be happening today at 3pm in the Sto. Domingo church in Quezon City. Originally very grand plans were made for the wedding in connection with Mar’s presidential bet but since he stepped down For Noy Aquino, [...]

Yes, it’s the annual Philippine Fashion Week come to the stage. Even after the typhoons, the show must go on.  This will be the debut of Spring/Summer Collection 2010. Philippine Fashion Week is held

Chaos broke out at an upscale Makati City shopping mall yesterday when security personnel battled a group of gunmen trying to rob a

Rocker ARNEL PINEDA has created a foundation in his native Philippines to help homeless kids. The Journey frontman was a homeless Manila teen when his mother died and now he’s trying to help others escape poverty after luck shone a light on him …

MANILA (AlertNet) – Joyce Alcantara hardly knows what is worse — being forced from her house by the Philippines’ heaviest flooding in 40 years, or the prospect of giving birth in one of hundreds of evacuation centres sheltering the homeless in …