Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto pledged on Monday, Oct. 3, the local government’s full support for the Metro Manila Subway Project (MMSP), the first underground railway system in the country. Photo courtesy of Noel Pabalate / MANILA BULLETIN “Asahan po ninyo na ang lokal na pamahalaan ng Pasig ay...
DAVAO CITY -- Mayor Sebastian Duterte apologized to a netizen who complained about the recent emergency water service interruptions in several parts of the city, for humiliating her on social media. Duterte said he is “genuine sorry” for posting a screenshot of their exchange where the mayor...
DAVAO CITY – A full-time visual artist and his two sons struggled to hold back tears after triumphing at the 11th Manila Bulletin Sketchfest at the SM City Davao here on Saturday, Oct. 1. THE Manila Bulletin Sketchfest at the SM City Davao in Davao City on Saturday, Oct. 1, had over 300...
LOOK: Motorists drive past a traffic advisory on the closure of a portion of Meralco Ave. in Pasig City along Meralco Ave. on October 1, 2022. (Photo from Noel B. Pabalate / MANILA BULLETIN) Some roads in Pasig City will be closed to vehicular traffic on Monday, Oct. 3, from 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon,...
CEBU CITY – The 1,200-strong Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) has a new chief. Col. Ireneo Dalogdog on Saturday, Oct. 1, officially assumed the post, replacing Col. Ernestu Salvador Tagle, who moved to the Police Regional Office-Central Visayas. Tagle was named CCPO chief in Jan. 10 this year....
DAVAO CITY – After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the Manila Bulletin Sketchfest made a successful comeback here with the staging of its Davao leg at SM City Davao in this city on Saturday, Oct. 1. WINNERS of the Manila Bulletin Sketchfest pose with their winning artwork. (Keith Bacongco)...
Attention food aficionados! A new weekend hot spot in town known as “Ortigas Market,” a community food hub serving fresh local food and finds, was formally launched in Pasig City on Saturday, Oct. 1. People buy offered products at Ortigas Market, a weekend street event, along F. Ortigas Ave Jr....
To hone the reading skills of Pasig City’s youth, the local government and the Schools Division Office (SDO) launched on Friday, Sept. 30, the “Home Reading Library” program wherein over 722,000 storybooks were procured for kinder to third grade learners. Photo from Pasig PIO Some students...
The Malabon City government said on Friday, Sept. 30, that its City Health Department (CHD) has intensified efforts to administer Covid-19 vaccines to its residents in support of the Department of Health’s (DOH) “PinasLakas” booster vaccination program. The “PinasLakas” program aims to...
By Patrick Garcia and Khriscielle Yalao Several cities in the eastern part of the National Capital Region (NCR) has been placed under moderate risk for Covid-19 by the Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday, Sept. 29. "Nakikitaan natin ang National Capital Region na patuloy ang pagtaas ng kaso,...
CEBU CITY – A city councilor has sought an investigation on the death of her 91-year-old aunt whom she said died “for the flimsiest and most outrageous of reasons.” CEBU City Councilor Mary Anne de los Santos (seated). (FB) Councilor Mary Ann de los Santos said her aunt Milagros died after...
DAVAO CITY – Apo Agua Infrastructura Inc. (Apo Agua) bas stepped up construction of the P12-billion Davao City Bulk Water Supply Project (DCBWSP) which is expected to provide residents here with new and sustainable water supply by the first quarter of 2023. It has deployed several experienced...
