THE VIEW FROM RIZAL The parade of major weather disturbances was unprecedented. Even our elders in Rizal could not recall when the country had to contend with six typhoons in a month. Kristine, Leon, Marce, Nika, Ofel, and Pepito battered Luzon and portions of the Visayas, leaving a deadly trail of...
BACOLOD CITY – The Victorias City government in Negros Occidental and the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board have partnered to promote responsible viewership in television and movies. MAYOR Javier Miguel Benitez (third from left) and MTRCB chairperson and chief...
BAGUIO CITY – Mayor Benjamin Magalong suspended classes on all levels here on Monday, Nov. 18, due to super typhoon “Pepito.” Magalong also suspended work in city government offices from 8 a.m. to 12 noon. Work resumes at 1 p.m. However, Magalong said work remains for those involved in...
BAGUIO CITY – This city is under blue alert status starting 8 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 17, as super typhoon “Pepito” begins to cross Luzon. Mayor Benjamin Magalong will declare a red alert status at 4 p.m. when Pepito enters the landmass. Magalong said that risk analysis and monitoring,...
BAGUIO CITY – Mayor Benjamin Magalong announced that the city government is preparing a total of P5 million as assistance for provinces severely affected by recent tropical cyclones "Kristine" and "Nika." Magalong, head of the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (CDRRMC), said the...
BAGUIO CITY – Mayor Benjamin Magalong has placed the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council on alert for super typhoon “Pepito.” "The typhoon may hit us at night time, so we must be ready to respond to emergency calls with appropriate equipment such as spotlights and others,"...
BACOLOD CITY – The Department of Public Works and Highways is set to start the construction of floodgates with pumping stations in three major rivers in this city next year. MAYOR Albee Benitez speaks in a press briefing at the Bacolod City Government Center (BCGC) on Monday, Nov. 11. (Glazyl...
BACOLOD CITY – The Negros Electric and Power Corp. (NEPC/Negros Power) will start an P80-million, one-kilometer underground distribution system project on Lacson St. here by January. MAYOR Albee Benitez (left), Roel Castro (center), president of Negros Electric and Power Corp. (NEPC), and NEPC...
ILOILO CITY — Mayor Samuel Gumarin and several officials of Buenavista town, Guimaras province are facing administrative complaints before the Office of the Ombudsman for purchasing a P2.6-million water tanker. GUARIN Complaints of grave abuse of authority, grave misconduct, and conduct...
Mayor Honey Lacuna-Pangan addresses the fire victims from Aroma, Tondo, who received assistance not only from Manila but also from other government agencies. More than 2,000 fire victims of the fire that broke out in Aroma, Tondo in September, received cash aid from the local government of...
CEBU CITY – Security was tightened at the City Hall here following the failed takeover attempt of the camp of dismissed Mayor Michael Rama last week. HEAVILY armed policemen have been deployed at the Cebu City Hall following last week’s tension filled incident caused by the takeover attempt of...
Mayors in Maguindanao del Norte support the postponement of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao parliamentary elections from 2025 to 2026. THE Bangsamoro Government Center in Cotabato City, the seat of government of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. ...
