To contain the highly contagious COVID-19 Delta variant, Marikina City Mayor Marcy Teodoro said he and other mayors of Metro Manila pushed for a higher quarantine status. (Marikina City LGU / MANILA BULLETIN) He said such will be needed in order to avoid the surge in COVID-19 cases projected by...
The Marikina City local government assured the public on Wednesday, July 28, that COVID-19 vaccines stored in the city are safe and secured amid the continuous onslaught of monsoon rains and flooding in various parts of the city and Metro Manila. (Photo from Mayor Marcy Teodoro's Facebook) “Iyong...
First alarm was raised after the water level of Marikina River reached 15 meters at 11:18 a.m., Tuesday (July 27), Marikina City Rescue 161 said. (Photo from Location Marikina FB page) This was marked by loud sirens alerting residents in low-lying areas of possible evacuation. They should pack all...
The water level of the Marikina River has reached 14.8 meters on Tuesday night (July 22) following a continuous downpour. (Photo courtesy of Marvin Escueta Doles/Marikina Filipino-Chinese Fire Brigade Volunteers) Marikina City Rescue 161, in a Facebook post, said that the water level of the river...
The Philippine Red Cross has deployed its assets and personnel to assist in rescue operations in Marikina City, as the Marikina River swelled over the weekend due to heavy rains. Photo from Philippine Red Cross “We immediately deployed the amphibian together with our Water and Search and Rescue...
Over 3,000 families in Marikina City have been evacuated to designated camps as of Saturday (July 24) after the second alarm was raised when Marikina River’s water level reached 16 meters, according to the Marikina Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (DRRMO). (Photo courtesy of Marvin...
After Marikina River’s water level has reached 16 meters, second alarm was raised at 1:40 a.m. on Saturday (July 24). (Photo courtesy of Marvin Escueta Doles/Marikina Filipino-Chinese Fire Brigade Volunteers) Marikina City Public Information Office (PIO) said that all eight gates of Manggahan...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has red flagged over P600 million worth of procurement transactions made by the Marikina City government in connection with the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic emergency last year. 2DFB8829-8307-438F-8979-726B0F01E16D_4_5005_c The 2020 annual audit report...
Police seized Friday night over P400,000 worth of shabu from three drug personalities in a buy-bust operation in Marikina City. (Photo from EPD PIO) The suspects -- Ronald Fernando David, 45; Rick Angeles Falco, 31; and Sharmaine Kate Santiniaman Mantala, 27 -- were nabbed on Malaya Street in...
Over P1million worth of shabu was seized from three suspects following a buy-bust operation conducted by the Marikina City police on Tuesday night. (Photo from EPD PIO) The suspects were identified as Mark Gil Durante Busa alias Migs, 19; Abdullah Laatao Ebrahim alias Boss, 20; and Khalid Latip...
Marikina City has administered the first dose of COVID-19 vaccines to 61,700 individuals, Mayor Marcelino “Marcy” Teodoro announced on Wednesday (June 2). “Tuloy-tuloy ang vaccine rollout natin (Our vaccine rollout continues). Sa ngayon ay 61,700 indidividuals tayong nababakunahan (As of now,...
In a bid to vaccinate workers in the city to revive the local economy, the city government of Marikina has inked a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with a homegrown private company in the city. (Jel Santos/Manila Bulletin) Marikina City Mayor Marcelino “Marcy” Teodoro forged the agreement with...
