The San Juan City local government announced that it will launch satellite Covid-19 vaccination sites in all barangays on Wednesday, Sept. 7, as part of its efforts to curb the spread of disease and its more contagious Omicron subvariants. According to San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora, the city...
To mark the 126th anniversary of the Battle of San Juan del Monte or “Araw ng Pinaglabanan,” the local government of San Juan City opened the newly-rehabilitated El Polvorin Linear Park on Tuesday, Aug. 30. Photo from MMDA Facebook Page The park was built in partnership with the Metropolitan...
Muntinlupa Mayor Ruffy Biazon threw his support behind the five Metro Manila mayors in their use of technology in solving the perennial traffic problem in the metropolis and said he is now reviewing the implementation of the No-Contact Apprehension Program (NCAP) in Muntinlupa City. "I am for the...
Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri had ‘’a very productive’’ two-hour meeting Wednesday, Aug. 18 with President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. In Malacañang on the sugar supply and importation problems. ‘’I led a delegation of stakeholders from the farmers, millers, sugar...
There will be fewer vetoed bills by Malacañang in the 19th Congress, Majority Leader and Zamboanga City 2nd district Rep. Mannix Dalipe confidently declared. Clockwise: Senate President Migz Zubiri, Speaker Martin Romualdez, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Speaker's office) The...
The San Juan City local government conducted on Monday, Aug. 15, a misting and clean-up drive as part of the city's intensified campaign against dengue. San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora led the program together with other city government officials in Barangay Corazon de Jesus. Zamora said San...
Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri challenged on Saturday, Aug. 13 the members of the Sugar Regulatory Board (SRB) to tender their courtesy resignations over the board’s alleged illegal order to import 300,000 metric tons (MTs) of sugar. Department of Agriculture (DA) Undersecretary Leocadio...
Marinerong Pilipino got off to a blazing start and never looked back to take down Apex Fuel-San Sebastian, 74-66, in Game 1 of their best-of-three semifinals series in the PBA D-League Aspirants’ Cup 2022 Friday, Aug. 12, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Juan Gomez De Liano was on a class of his...
Malacañang said on Thursday, Aug.11, that the attendance of former Anakalusugan Rep. Mike Defensor in an official event of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) was only a "social call." Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles (Photo courtesy of Office of the Press Secretary) Defensor's...
Former Anakalusugan Party-list Rep. Mike Defensor stated for the record Thursday, Aug. 11 that the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) "sought his assistance" on traffic issues. Mike Defensor (left) and Juan Ponce Enrile (Facebook, Malacañang) "I am an official nor a consultant of...
Chief presidential legal counsel Juan Ponce Enrile has warned allies of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. to stop the practice of taking advantage of the chief executive's kindness or else they will clash. Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Juan Ponce Enrile and President Ferdinand 'Bongbong'...
SAN JUAN, Batangas -- A police officer was ambushed by a motorcycle-riding tandem suspects while on his way to Batangas Police Provincial Office on Sunday afternoon, August 7, at Barangay Calicanto in this town. The BPPO reported that the victim was Police Executive Master Sergeant Romel Mapa...