THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Before the end of December 2023, the research organization Social Weather Station released the results of a survey that said that almost all Filipinos are hopeful that 2024 is going to be a better year. According to the survey results, some 96 percent of the respondents said...
DAVAO CITY – The city government of Mati announced on Monday, January 8, that the first phase of its first-ever E-Library on Quezon St. outside the City Hall compound has been completed. MATI City has completed the first phase of its E-Library. Mati City Information Office head Ben...
SARIAYA, Quezon – This town on Monday, January 8, put into service five brand-new ambulances and turned over a pick-up truck to the Bureau of Fire Protection here. Mayor Marcelo Gayeta said that these ambulances are free for patients needing immediate transport to the hospital to use. A...
BACOLOD CITY – The city government has barred vendors from selling in the public plaza here. In a press briefing on Monday, January 8, Mayor Alfredo Abelardo “Albee” Benitez said a resolution about the matter was discussed during their legislative meeting in Baguio City last week. BENITEZ...
BACOLOD CITY – The city government has allocated P5 million for the Bacolaodiat Festival next month. Mayor Alfredo Abelardo “Albee” Benitez, in a press briefing on Monday, January 8, said that this year’s subsidy increased by P2 million from 2023 because the city has been slowly adjusting...
ILOILO CITY – In response to the clamor of the business sector, the Iloilo City government reduced real property tax (RPT) here by 40 percent for fiscal years 2024 and 2025. “This is in view of the many inquiries we are getting on the increase in RPT,” said Mayor Jerry Treñas here. THE...
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano on Friday, January 5, 2024 expressed his outrage over the City of Makati’s decision to deprive the 10 EMBO (Enlisted Men’s Barrio) barangays of a smooth transition to the City of Taguig. Cayetano expressed his sentiment in a Facebook Live on his official page,...
CEBU CITY – Dapitan City recently hosted an arnis tournament that gathered over 100 top stick-fighters from Mindanao. OVER 100 arnis fighters from Mindanao participate in the 1st Mayor Seth Frederick P. Jalosjos Handuraw Invitational Arnis Tournament in Dapitan City. (Contributed photo) The...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Mayor John Dalipe and House Majority Leader Zamboanga City Rep. Mannix Dalipe led the first-ever New Year Countdown and Grand Fireworks Display here on Sunday, December 31, within the vicinity of a mall in this city. A GRAND fireworks display ushers in 2024 in Zamboanga...
CANDON CITY, Ilocos Sur – The site development of Candon Airport in a 50-hectare land near the bypass road in Barangay Calaoan here has started after the formal groundbreaking ceremony of the project on November 10. MAYOR Singson (FB) Candon City Mayor Eric Singson, former House Deputy Speaker,...
BAYBAY CITY – Former Palompon, Leyte Mayor Myra Georgina Arevalo and her former municipal planning and development officer have been charged for alleged illegal issuance of a cease-and-desist order against DBSN Farms Agriventures Corp. The case filed by DBSN on Thursday, December 28, before...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – House Majority Leader Zamboanga City Rep. Mannix Dalipe and Mayor John Dalipe here turned over 12 brand new pick-up trucks to the Zamboanga City Police Office (ZCPO) at the City Hall grounds on Wednesday, December 27. REP. Mannix Dalipe and Mayor John Dalipe, together with...