Tag: Greenhills

Road to “herd immunity”: San Juan City vaccinates with first dose 70 percent of its population

Malacanang lauds the country’s historic initial victory against the COVID-19 pandemic   (Eagle News) – San Juan City announced it had already vaccinated with the first dose 70 percent of its population, representing the initial victory of the country against the COVID-19 pandemic. With this declaration, San Juan City is the first ever city in the country to achieve the vaccination of its target population using the first dose. It also aims to achieve herd […]

Gamboa defends authorities’ decision to allow Greenhills hostage-taker to hold presscon

There’s a “tactical reason” behind it, he says (Eagle News)– Philippine National Police Chief Archie Gamboa on Tuesday, March 3, said there was a “tactical reason”  the man who took several people hostage in a mall in San Juan was allowed to hold a press conference on Monday night. Gamboa made the remark in a radio interview, following criticisms about why Alchie Paray had been allowed to speak to the media for almost an hour. […]

UPDATED: Greenhills hostage taking ends after 9 hours; police nabs suspect after securing hostages’ release

  (Eagle News) — The hostage-taking in Greenhills Shopping Center has ended at around 8 p.m., nine hours after a disgruntled former security guard of the mall took hostage around 30 persons, including mall employees. The suspect, Archie Paray, 32, surrendered to the police Monday night, March 2, after nine hours of tense police negotiations. He was arrested by the police shortly after securing the release of all 30 of his hostages. The suspect claimed […]

Disgruntled former security guard holding hostage at least 20 persons in Greenhills; 1 reported injured

  (Eagle News) – A former security guard at the V-Mall shopping center in Greenhills, San Juan took some 20 persons hostage inside the shopping center’s second floor on Monday, March 2. The disgruntled guard, , later identified as Archie Paray, was armed with a gun. The hostage situation, which is still ongoing, started at around 11 a.m., according to initial information given by the police. Police said that at least one person has been […]

At least P10 million worth of property lost in auto shop fire

(Eagle News)–The cost of damage to property brought about by the fire that hit an auto shop on Edsa on Monday, Feb. 18, has so far reached P10 million, the Bureau of Fire Protection said. According to the BFP, the amount could still increase after the final assessment by authorities of the damage brought about by the blaze that hit the Prestige Autosports Center Corporation at 11:14 a.m. The shop was owned by Raymund Lu […]