BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Albee Benitez has donated P2.5-million worth of assistance to kiosk tenants affected by tropical cyclone “Kristine” and extended the MassKara Festival celebration until Oct. 31. The five-day extension from Oct. 27 to 31 benefitted food kiosks at the Bacolod City...
Marikina City Mayor Marcy Teodoro has suspended classes in all levels in both public and private schools in the city on Thursday, October 24. Teodoro said both face-to-face and asynchronous classes will remain suspended as the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services...
ILOILO CITY – The role of Raisa Treñas-Chu, mayoral candidate and daughter of Mayor Jerry Treñas here, has been questioned anew. Chu has been taking a forefront role in public functions despite no longer having an appointive position in the Iloilo City government when she resigned on Oct. 7,...
BACOLOD CITY – Classes in several local government units in Negros Occidental, including this city, and sea trips were cancelled on Tuesday, Oct. 22, due to heavy rain from tropical storm “Kristine.” Mayor Albee Benitez here extended the suspension of classes in all public and private...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The municipal government of Sibuco, Zamboanga del Norte has offered a P100,000 reward for information that would lead to the safe recovery of kidnapped American Elliot Onil Eastman. Sibuco Mayor Joel M. Ventura announced the reward on Tuesday Oct. 22, with another P50,000...
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte assured residents that they will receive the highest quality of healthcare as she highlighted the city’s achievements and future plans during her fifth State of the City Address (SOCA) on Monday, October 21. Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte delivers her fifth State Of...
Mayor Maria Josefina “Joy” Belmonte vowed to pursue the city government’s priority to improve the quality of life of all QCitizens. Mayor Joy Belmonte delivers her 6th SOCA on Monday, October 21. (Quezon City government) Belmonte made the vow when she delivered her 6th State of...
CEBU CITY – Inadequate water supply has been a perennial problem in Kananga, a first-class municipality in the province of Leyte. KANANGA, Leyte Mayor Manuel Vicente Torres inspects the ongoing construction of a water filtration system in Sitio Matin-aw, Barangay Rizal, Kananga. (Calvin D....
DAVAO CITY – Politics is heating up in Cotabato City as its two top executives traded barbs that may have led to the termination of approximately 3,000 contractual employees effective Oct. 17. Mayor Bruce Matabalao and Vice Mayor Johari "Butch" C. Abu, who are both vying for mayor in the...
METRO MATTERS By MAYOR FRANCIS ZAMORA Every rainy season, the streets of San Juan City — and the rest of Metro Manila — are no strangers to flooding. But beyond the inconvenience and property damage, there’s a silent danger lurking in these floodwaters: Leptospirosis, a...
CEBU CITY – The mayor of Dalaguete in southern Cebu province is facing another complaint. An engineer on Wednesday, October 16, asked the National Bureau of Investigation-Central Visayas (NBI-7) to investigate Mayor Ronald Allan Cesante for alleged irregularities in the conduct of a road...
CEBU CITY – The best is yet to come. Ormoc City Mayor Lucy Torres-Gomez said this as she enumerated the accomplishments of her administration during her State-of-the-City Address (SOCA) on Monday, October 14, at the Ormoc Superdome. ORMOC City Mayor Lucy Torres-Gomez delivers her...
