BATANG MAYNILA Manila Mayor Isko Moreno Barring hitches, we in the city of Manila are looking forward to having a hospital that will cater exclusively to COVID-19 patients suffering from mild to moderate symptoms, two months from now. I and Vice Mayor Honey Lacuna, after a 72-hour brainstorming...
NorthPort rookies Jamie Malonzo and Troy Rike are joined by team manager Bonnie Tan, center, after signing their contracts Monday April 19. Also in the photo are Malonzo's agent PJ Pilares and Rike's representative Marvin Espiritu. (Photo from Bonnie Tan) NorthPort finally signed Jamie Malonzo and...
BATANG MAYNILA Manila Mayor Isko Moreno I am both happy and proud to announce that we in the city of Manila now have a new, high-tech CT scan machine that can identify, among many others, brain and lung conditions including COVID-related infections. The better news is this: The residents of...
BATANG MAYNILA Manila Mayor Isko Moreno On Friday last week, April 9, the whole nation observed its ‘Araw ng Kalayaan.’ The Day of Valor commemorates the heroism of Filipinos and American soldiers who fought side-by-side when the Japanese occupied the Philippines during World War II. Apart...
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...
Photo from PBA Jamie Malonzo is glad to have someone like PBA legend Danny Seigle play a big influence in him being chosen as the second overall pick of the NorthPort Batang Pier. “He’s always shooting me some advice,” the former La Salle star said after being chosen by the Batang Pier in the...
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...
Photo from PBA NorthPort and Barangay Ginebra San Miguel, a week removed from the celebrated swap involving Christian Standhardinger and Greg Slaughter, agreed on another trade Friday, March 12. Ginebra sent incoming sophomore Jerrick Balanza and its second round pick (24th overall) in Sunday’s...
Photo from PBA Greg Slaughter, who was recently dealt by Barangay Ginebra San Miguel to NorthPort for Christian Standhardinger, said that he was not told of any possible trades upon his return from the United States near the end of 2020. Slaughter made this clear when he took to social media on...
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...
