Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna-Pangan called on parents and guardians to bring their children to the city's health centers to get vaccinated against pertussis or commonly known as whooping cough. Mayor Honey Lacuna appeals to Manilans with kids in their homes to have them vaccinated against pertussis...
In light of the rise in pertussis cases in Quezon City, Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Teodoro Herbosa recommended isolating sick children within households affected by the disease. DOH Secretary Teodoro Herbosa and Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte during a meeting on April 4, 2024 discussing...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Mayor John Dalipe has issued an executive order formalizing guidelines for class suspension and flexible work arrangements for government offices due to the severe heat in this city. DALIPE (FB) Dalipe released Executive Order 2024-25, an order providing the implementing...
TACLOBAN CITY – Mayor Nacional Mercado suspended classes from preschool to elementary in public and private schools in Maasin City, Leyte on Thursday, April 4, due to extreme heat forecast by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration. MAYOR Mercado (FB)...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Albee Benitez has extended the suspension of face-to-face classes on all levels here to April 3 and 4 due to extreme heat that has reached 40 degrees Celsius. READ: https://mb.com.ph/2024/4/1/bacolod-negros-lg-us-suspend-classes-due-to-high-heat BENITEZ (right) Benitez...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Task Force El Niño led by Mayor John Dalipe has cancelled classes on Thursday and Friday, April 4 and 5, due to extreme heat in this city. Dalipe announced the suspension of classes in his social media page which said: “There will be no on-site classes in all levels in...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden.” As Antipolo marks the 26th anniversary of its conversion into a component city of the Province of Rizal tomorrow, April 4, we take inspiration from an excerpt from the Bible, the 14th verse of the fifth...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The city government will provide assistance to farmers and fisherfolk affected by the severe dry spell caused by the El Niño here. MAYOR John Dalipe convenes Task Force El Niño to discuss the city government’s preparations for El Niño. (Photo via Liza Jocson) A resolution...
MABACALAT CITY, Pampanga – Mayor Crisostomo Garbo here reminded residents to take the necessary precautions against extreme heat. GARBO Garbo, the League of Cities of the Philippines' (LCP) Focal Person for Health, told the people to stay hydrated, protect their skin from excessive Sun exposure,...
TIAONG, Quezon – Religious images owned by the Villa Escudero Plantation and Resort here were featured in a procession on Good Friday in this town. THE La Pieta when the body of Jesus is cradled by His mother the Blessed Virgin Mary after His crucifixion was among the religious images...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Last Sunday, as my family and I joined the Palm Sunday celebration, I asked myself what the significance of the occasion was for me, personally. As I pondered on the events of the very first Palm Sunday, I realized that the particular moment being celebrated by the Church on...
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte on Tuesday, March 26, reiterated her “zero-tolerance policy" against corruption following the arrest of an official of the Quezon City Engineering Office for alleged extortion. The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) apprehended on March 23 a certain Joel Avila for...
