Stargazers have until March 24 to catch a glimpse of the Comet Pan-STARRS or C/2011 L4 by taking in the Manila Bay sunset, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said on Monday.
The Makati City police stood firm in its implementation of the nationwide gun ban, charging a bodyguard of an ambassador to Manila with violation of the election prohibition.
Three Chinese nationals were facing charges after the Northern Police District caught them selling counterfeit sandals at a warehouse in Valenzuela City.
Robbery charges were filed Thursday against three Iranian brothers after they reportedly held up a fellow Iranian of more than P200,000 in Pasig City.
An Italian national lost her laptop, cell phones, camera and P51,000 in cash in a Makati City restaurant on Monday night.
An Australian national who had been suffering from heart ailment was found dead Saturday night in his condominium unit in Manila, police said.
A Taiwanese businessman was found dead, with his neck slit open, Monday morning, as suspected thieves tried to steal valuables from the warehouse where he operated his business in Caloocan City.
Police are set to file charges against a Chinese national who rented an apartment in Malabon City where an estimated P240 million of suspected “shabu” (methamphetamine hydrochloride) was found late Monday afternoon.
The smell of decay led to the discovery of the body of a Middle Eastern tourist inside his hotel room in Manila early Thursday.
Robbers broke into a rented house of a Korean missionary in Quezon City on Saturday night and carted away cash and valuables estimated to reach P100,000, a police report said.
A US-based businessman allegedly lost US$30,000 or approximately P1.3 million Monday evening to pickpockets while he was shopping for groceries at a mall in Manila.
Two armed men on board a sports utility vehicle allegedly handcuffed, then robbed a 60-year-old Croatian tourist of US$800 in Malate, Manila, on Wednesday night, police said.
