The Muntinlupa City government took home the highest award and 12 other accolades given by the National Nutrition Council (NNC). At the Regional Nutrition Awarding Ceremony of the NNC held on July 28, the Muntinlupa City government bagged the coveted Green Banner Seal of Compliance, the highest...
As the "Palarong Pambansa" or National Games officially begin on Saturday, July 29, Marikina City Mayor Marcelino "Marcy" Teodoro called for the preservation and promotion of traditional or indigenous Filipino games and sports. “It is very important to preserve our culture and sports. A...
BAGUIO CITY – Typhoon “Egay” knocked down or damaged 130 trees during its onslaught on Tuesday, July 26. The City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office led by officer-in-charge Glenn Lardizabal said reports of fallen or leaning trees damaging or threatening structures came pouring in...
DAGUPAN CITY (PNA) – The city government declared a state of calamity on Friday, July 28, due to the severe flooding and adverse impact of typhoon “Egay.” The Sangguniang Panlungsod (city council) members approved the resolution upon the recommendation of Mayor Belen Fernandez. In his report,...
DAVAO CITY – The National Book Development Board (NBDB) targets more than 40,000 readers and visitors from the Davao region and other parts of Mindanao in the three-day Philippine Book Festival at the SMX Convention Center in Lanang here from August 18 to 20. Speaking at the media conference...
CEBU CITY – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Friday, July 28, led the inauguration of the National Museum of the Philippines (NMP)-Cebu, also known as the Central Visayas Regional Museum, at the Old Customs House in Plaza Independencia here. The President led the ribbon-cutting ceremony and...
Two taxi drivers were arrested by operatives of the Makati City Police on July 26 for stealing a foreigner's phone in Mandaluyong City, the Southern Police District (SPD) said. Police identified the suspects as John Tiglao Perez, 44, and Miguelito Cerilo Llanera, 37. According to the police report,...
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte announced on Friday, July 28, that the city government will implement updated discounts for payments of real property tax (RPT) next year. “We are collecting more taxes to be able to give more to our QCitizens who are paying their obligation to the local government...
The Muntinlupa City government and the Commission on Population and Development-National Capital Region (CPD-NCR) celebrated the ninth birthday of one of the symbolic 100th millionth Filipinos. On July 27, 2014, the Philippines reached a population milestone with the birth of the 100 millionth...
32 families living along Estero de Magdalena in Manila board a bus for their relocation to Trece Martires, Cavite on July 27, 2023. The move came after a massive balete tree fell on their shanties on May 18, 2023, which killed two residents. (Photo from Arnold Quizol/MANILA BULLETIN) A total of 32...
A Muntinlupa court denied the appeal of the Department of Justice (DOJ) panel of prosecutors to reopen a drug case of former senator Leila de Lima after she was acquitted. Last May 12, the Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 204 dismissed case No. 17-165 filed by the DOJ against De Lima...
The Marikina City local government opened on Wednesday, July 26, the ‘“Palarong Pambansa Banchetto and Trade Fair” where sports delegations from across the country and other visitors can get a taste of the city’s local food and support its local businesses. As the host of this year’s...