BATANG MAYNILA Manila Mayor Isko Moreno We in the city of Manila are indeed very fortunate and still blessed to be ahead of so many challenges being hurled our way by the ongoing pandemic. Last March 25, I signed Ordinance 8739...
BATANG MAYNILA Manila Mayor Isko Moreno I am at a loss for words and highly-elated after signing before the weekend Ordinance No. 8730 containing the implementing rules and regulations pertaining to the Manila local government’s in-city housing program. My deepest gratitude goes to Vice Mayor...
Manila Mayor Isko Moreno BATANG MAYNILA Once again, with a very heavy heart, I was constrained to issue over the weekend two Executive Orders (EOs) both of which are aimed at effectively addressing the current alarming spike in the number of COVID-19 cases in the city of Manila which is...
BATANG MAYNILA Mayor Isko Moreno Last March 8, the City of Manila joined the entire nation in celebrating the International Women’s Day, even as we continue to fete women during this National Women’s Month. On behalf of the city’s officialdom and the people of Manila, I salute and give...
BATANG MAYNILA There’s a mix of good and bad news in Manila this past week. Mayor Isko Moreno First, the good news. Manila led the way in the formal vaccination roll out of the first batch of the anti-COVID-19 vaccines that arrived in the country. It was held at the Philippine...
BATANG MAYNILA Mayor Isko Moreno Hopefully this month, when the anti-COVID-19 vaccines finally arrive, Vice Mayor Honey Lacuna will lead the city in getting the jab. This is to allay the fears and doubts that some skeptics may be entertaining in their minds and boost confidence in the vaccines...
BATANG MAYNILA Mayor Isko Moreno I thank and am so proud of our health personnel led by Vice Mayor Honey Lacuna and Manila Health Department chief Dr. Arnold ‘Poks Pangan, for having achieved as of this writing over 94 percent completion of the campaign against measles among children in Manila....
BATANG MAYNILA Mayor Isko Moreno It has been an eventful week for us in the local government of Manila and we are but glad to announce that we are now more than ready with our vaccination program. All we need is just for the vaccines to finally arrive. We are also proud to report that we, Vice...
BATANG MAYNILA Mayor Isko Moreno This week, we will be marking two important occasions. In this regard, allow me to greet in advance, our Chinese-Filipino brothers and sisters on the occasion of the Chinese New Year celebration on February 12 and everybody, a Happy Valentine’s Day this coming...
BATANG MAYNILA Mayor Isko Moreno I would like to take this opportunity to once again congratulate the men and women of our country’s premier police force, the Manila Police District (MPD) now headed by Gen. Leo Francisco, on the occasion of its recent 120 th founding anniversary. I and Vice...
BATANG MAYNILA Mayor Isko Moreno Last week, Vice Mayor Honey Lacuna and I, along with fellow city officials led by the directors of our six city hospitals, did a simulation exercise of the vaccine rollout in preparation for when they finally arrive in the country. We did the first of a series of...
BATANG MAYNILA Mayor Isko Moreno First off, I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to the bosses of the Manila Bulletin for having given me the great opportunity to be a part of this very prestigious institution. As of this writing, this humble column is about to turn a year old...
