KIDS swim at the famous beach front in Boracay Island when the country’s most famous beach destination reopened to local tourists last October. (Tara Yap) ILOILO CITY – To stop the spread of COVID-19, swimming and any other water-related activities in Boracay Island and the rest of the coastal...
House Majority Leader and Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez on Wednesday, June 23 revealed that the Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats has decided to renew its formal alliance with the Hugpong ng Pagbabago, headed by probable 2022 presidential candidate Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte. media In a virtual...
San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora announced on Wednesday that the city will continue to celebrate its annual "Wattah Wattah" Festival tomorrow, June 24, amid the COVID-19 pandemic but minus the traditional dousing of water on passersby and motorists. (Manila Bulletin File Photo) Zamora issued...
Celebrity Anne Curtis has urged Makati City residents like her to get vaccinated against COVID-19. She made the call after receiving her first vaccine shot at Palanan Elementary School on Tuesday (June 22). “I would just like to encourage you na magparehistro na po para magpabakuna (to register...
The local government unit (LGU) of Makati City has received an “unmodified opinion” or the highest audit rating from the Commission on Audit (COA) for the fourth straight year, citing the city’s consistent compliance with auditing rules and procedures. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Mayor...
Pateros Mayor Miguel Ponce III has warned the public against the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Delta variant which is more infectious. Dr. Edsel Salvana, a member of the Department of Health technical advisory group, warned that the Delta “variant has now been shown to be about 60 percent...
San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora announced on Tuesday that the city now only has 67 active COVID-19 cases as of June 21. (Photo from Mayor Francis Zamora's Facebook) In a Facebook post, Zamora also said that four barangays in the city have been declared COVID-19 free. "Four barangays, namely,...
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto urged his constituents on Monday to be patient as they wait for their turn to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto Sotto issued the call during his update to the city after a resident asked why the city's vaccination program seems too slow. "Minsan...
DAVAO CITY - City Mayor Sara Duterte said the imposition of enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) status for Davao City was not yet discussed in the recent Davao COVID-19 Task Force meetings amid the surge of COVID-19 cases. “Wala pa tay discussion ana (We have not discussed a possible ECQ yet),"...
A 10-foot tall monument of Philippine national hero Dr. Jose P. Rizal will soon be installed at the Nose Creek Regional Park in Airdrie, Alberta, Canada. Philippine Consul General to Calgary Zaldy Patron (center), Airdrie City Mayor Peter Brown (L) and Filipino in Airdrie Association President Jun...
A total of 148 persons deprived of liberty (PDL) and 19 jail personnel of the Bocaue Municipal Jail are now fully inoculated with the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) vaccine, the first jail facility to achieve the distinction in the country, the Bureau of Jail and Management Penology (BJMP) on...
BATANG MAYNILA Manila Mayor Isko Moreno I congratulate my fellow officials and workers at the Manila City Hall on the recent inclusion of our beloved city as one of the 50 finalists in the Bloomberg Philanthropies 2021 Global Mayors Challenge. A total of 631 cities and 99 countries participated in...
