3 Sunog sa Metro Manila

Humigit kumulang ngunit dapatwat kung sakali na hindi sigurado pero sure ng konti na tatlong sunog ang umalarma sa bahayan ng Tondo, Manila, Sampaloc at Quezon City kaninang madaling araw hanggang umaga pero salamat na lang at walang nabalitaan nasugatan o natepok.

Isa sa nasunugan na lugar ay ang tumupok sa 20 bahay sa Tondo district pero wala pang balita kung saan at paano nagsimula ang sunog na yung sa Tondo. According to some arson investigator they estimated the damage sa mga property around P500,000

Radio dzBB's Lito Laparan reported that a fire believed caused by an illegal electrical connection that shorted hit a five-door apartment in Manila's Sampaloc district Saturday morning.
The fire at the apartment along Jocson St., Sampaloc started at 10 a.m. and reached the fourth alarm before firefighters and fire volunteers put it under control at 11:02 a.m.

Isa pang sunog ang lumaplap din sa dalawang bahay na napabalita kaninang madaling araw ng Sabado along IBP Road sa Quezon City. Mabuti na lang at wala ring napabalitang nasugatan. Swerte pa rin ang mga taong yon.
Kaya mag-ingat naman po kayo dyan!

Source:GMA News

Barilan sa QC 1 patay, 2 sugatan

Isang pinaghihinalaang miyembro ng magnanakaw nang mga reserbang gulong ang nakasagupa ng mga pulis Quezon City Huwebes, isa ang namatay at dalawa naman ang nasugatan.

Quezon City Police District Director Senior Supt. Magtanggol Gatdula identified the fatality as Roberto Lee, 44, of Varona Street, Tondo, Manila. Ang mahirap nito baka nadawit lang itong isa. (tamang-hinala lang ata ako ano?)

Lee was allegedly a former Manila policeman who had an extensive criminal record. The injured were identified as Larry Santos and Romeo Lacot. Gatdula said they have yet to determine if they are members of the gang also known as the “doughnut gang.” Kung bakit naman kasi hindi na lang dunkin donuts ang tirahin nila eh di may pang-bara na sila sa kape!

They are now being treated in an undisclosed hospital. Police said the robbery group specializes in stealing spare tires from vehicles especially SUV vans, thus the name doughnut gang.

The encounter took place at K-I Street in Barangay Kamias at around 9 p.m. Thursday.
Gatdula said an hour prior to the encounter, the suspects stole the spare tire of a Toyota Fortuner parked in front of a restaurant on Tomas Morato.

He said that operatives from the city's anticarnapping unit led by Senior Insp. Angelo Nicolas engaged the suspects who were on board a Toyota Revo in a gunfight along Kalayaan Avenue.

Source: Phil Daily Inquirer

Asuncion Market closure ordered by Manila Gov't

The privately owned Asuncion Market in Divisoria was issued a closure order from the Manila Government for alleged violation of city regulations. The Asuncion Market which is bordered by Asuncion Ext to Zaragoza Ext and Santo Cristo St. has an ongoing battle for ownership between the operator and the owner.
Here's the latest news about the dilema of Asuncion Market in Tondo, Manila.

Ric de Guzman, city chief of staff, directed Department of Public Services chief Carlos Baltazar, market chief Efleda Castro and City Administrator Jesus Mari Marzan to order the operators of the market to cease operations until further notice.
Baltazar said the city government was not allowed to take over the market’s operations because of an ongoing court case involving its owner and Councilor Dennis Alcoreza, who was reportedly operating it.
In a statement, City Hall said Alcoreza and the owner were apparently engaged in a tug-of-war over the market.
Baltazar said the operation of the market under Alcoreza was illegal as it was not covered by the necessary franchise and dues had not been paid.
Sought for comment, Alcoreza told Inquirer (parent company of INQUIRER.net): “I don’t know why the local government has been meddling in the issue…it’s (the market) is supposedly a private entity.”
He said he had yet to receive a copy of the City Hall order.

Source:inquirer.net

Acting Manila Mayor Isko Moreno to Barangay execs:Stop Gang War

Acting Manila Mayor Isko Moreno yesterday called on barangay officials to ensure that peace and order is maintained in their respective areas.

The appeal came after his office received reports that gang wars are beginning to be on the rise again, particularly in certain areas in Tondo.

Moreno said those involved in the riots are usually youngsters who are members of fraternities or gangs and that said street wars occur usually in the midnight up to the wee hours of the morning.

The acting mayor likewise appealed to parents for them to monitor the activities of their children closely, stressing the role that proper guidance does in the paths that these youngsters choose to take.

He noted that most of the time, kids are pressured into joining riots and similar activities in exchange for the assurance of belonging and protection from a certain group.
"Marami diyan ay nape-pressure lang na sumama sa gulo kung hindi ay ia-out sila sa grupo," he said.

With the joint support of parents and barangay leaders, Moreno said the young citizens of Manila would be better protected and kept away from harm.
Moreno said such gang wars or riots should be nipped in the bud as they have the tendency to escalate into more violent confrontations.

Natakot kinabahan ang mga kapitbahay sunog sa tondo

Tension marred a neighborhood in Manila's Tondo district after a fire broke out in a house there before dawn Friday.
Radio dzXL reported that the fire started at the house of Lina Yap near the corner of Torres

Bugallon and Abad Santos Streets in Tondo.Initial investigation showed the fire started at 4 a.m. and was declared out at 4:22 a.m. Firefighters said no one was reported injured, and the fire did not spread to other houses.

Source: GMAnews 101008

Got carded today

Well that's basically what the verification system does on potential luncheon meat blog sites. Some sites just spews useless info out there just to make a quick buck.
I don't blame them since the whole economy today has just been a roller coaster of events and add up the media hype-total chaos!
Anyways, just wanted to thank the big boys at big G for checking up on my blog!

Nakasakay na rin si Macario Sakay sa Tondo!

Humigit-kumulang eh ganon na rin nga. Binigyang-pugay ang bayaning si General Macario Sakay makatapos ng isang daan at isang taon ng inilusad nya sa tondo ang kilusang KKK o Kataastaasan Katapangtapangan Katipunan (tama ba yun? ) laban sa mga kano noong panahon ng American colonial rule at sa kasalukuyan at nabigyan ng karapat-dapat na pwesto sa kasaysayan ng tondo at pilipinas.

Mayor Alfredo Lim na matagal nang anak ng tondo ay siyang nagbukas ng monumento ni Sakay sa Plaza Morga in Tondo.
Ang problema nga lang matagal ko nang hindi nakikita ang Morga kaya hindi ko pa mapikture kung saan nakabalandra ito. Sa harap ba ng Mary Johnston Hospital? Sagot!

Teenager na tricycle driver sasaksak dahil sa pila

Pinagtulungan ng apat na tricycle driver ang isang 19-year old na kapwa tricycle driver dahil sa pila ng kanilang sasakyan. Nasaksak at napatay si Ariston Obosa, alias Robert, binata at nakatira sa Tindalo Street, Sta. Cruz, Manila.

Dead on the spot ang binatilyo dahil sa tinamong pitong (7) saksak sa leeg at katawan at mga tama sa ulo ayon sa police report ni Senior Police Officer 2 Edgardo Ko ng Homicide Section ng Manila Police District (MPD)

Nakatakbo ang apat na salarin makatapos ang insidente.

Naganap ang krimen bandang alas 5:30 ng hapon sa isang iskinita malapit sa Ipil Street ng Tondo.

Source: GMA News

Food poisoning in Tondo possible Salmonella-caused

It's been suspected that Salmonella could be attributed to JCJE School in Tondo 112 pupils downed by food poisoning.

Salmonella could be the reason for the alleged food poisoning of 112 pupils from the Jose Corazon de Jesus Elementary School in Tondo, Manila, initial findings of the Department of Health (DoH) indicated.

Dr. Eric Tayag, chief of the DoH's national epidemiology center, said salmonella enteritidis was discovered from the stool of the children who suffered diarrhea and vomiting about 12 hours after eating canteen food.

"Salmonella is usually found in contaminated egg, and the canteen served scrambled egg sandwich. The investigation, however, is not yet complete," he said in a text message.
The students, who ranged from Grades 1-5, were confined at the Jose Reyes Memorial Medical Center and San Lazaro Hospital a day or two after eating egg sandwiches, hotdogs and mais con yelo (sweet corn in ice) prepared by their canteen Friday.

Dr. Yolanda Oliveros, director of the National Center for Disease Prevention and Control, said 18 of 30 samples tested positive for salmonella, a microorganism that grows on contaminated food.

Source: Inquirer