San Juan articles
EPD reports 5% decline in Index crimes
Index crimes in the eastern side of Metro Manila went down by five percent in 2018 compared to the previous year, the Eastern Police District said Wednesday. At the first advisory council summit held in San Juan City, EPD director Brig. Gen. Christopher Tambungan showed that index crimes, such as m...
Contractor loses P15k to scammers using San Juan police chief’s name
The chief of police of San Juan on Friday warned the public that scammers were using his name in a pasa-load scam, which recently victimized a city contractor. Col. Ariel Fulo warned the public against anyone using his name or the San Juan police office to get money or favors. The city contractor ...
Francis Zamora: San Juan Mayor-elect walking tall
Before he threw his hat in the ring of Philippine politics, San Juan Mayor-elect Francis Zamora was already walking tall, first as a successful basketball player for his university, De La Salle University, and for two teams in the Philippine Basketball League, and then as Master’s degree in Pu...
Zamora’s priorities: San Juan Medical Center, public housing
San Juan Mayor-elect Francis Zamora over the weekend said the city’s public hospital was the biggest problem he would address after taking his oath as mayor next month. “This is our only public hospital, but it’s not even a real public hospital,” Zamora said. Zamora said pa...
Guia Gomez congratulates newly elected San Juan officials
Outgoing San Juan City Mayor Guia Gomez on Thursday congratulated her step granddaughter’s political rivals following their win in the midterm elections, saying she hoped their campaign agenda for the people of the city would be fulfilled. “I take this opportunity to congratulate Rep. R...
Zamora ends 50-year Estrada dynasty in San Juan
Former San Juan Vice Mayor Francis Zamora has defeated a scion of the Estrada clan as city mayor, ending the family’s regime of more than 50 years. The San Juan city board of canvassers proclaimed Zamora Monday night. As of 9:32 p.m., Zamora led Vice Mayor Janella Estrada by around 10,000 vo...
Comelec disqualifies Edu Manzano
The Commission on Elections on Monday canceled the Certificate of Candidacy of actor Edu Manzano, a candidate for congressional representative for the lone district of San Juan. In a 15-page decision, the Comelec Second Division granted the petition filed in November 2018 by Sophia Patricia Gil, a ...
San Juan Knights bag MPBL Datu Cup title
The San Juan Knights came out victorious against the Davao Occidental Tigers, 87-86, in Game 5 of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League Datu Cup national championship at the packed Rizal Memorial Colleges Gym in Davao City Thursday night. The Knights was behind the Tigers by seven points in the...
Two San Juan villages declared ‘drug-cleared’
Due to the ongoing campaign of the San Juan City government against illegal drugs, two barangays have been declared “drug-cleared” by the Department of the Interior and Local Governments, Philippine National Police, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency, and Department of Health. The &ldqu...
San Juan deploys building audit team in wake of quake
The San Juan City infrastructure audit team on Tuesday inspected various public buildings, including city hall and an elementary school, in response to President Duterte’s call for the immediate inspection of buildings and other structures in the wake of the earthquake that struck Luzon on Mon...