ZAMBOANGA CITY – This city led by Mayor John Dalipe held the grand opening salvo for the much-awaited Zamboanga Hermosa Festival at the Joaquin Enriquez Memorial Sports Complex on Sunday, October 1. UNIVERSITY of Zamboanga dancers perform during the opening salvo for the Zamboanga Hermosa...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has affirmed its 2020 decision which held liable former Manila mayor Jose L. Atienza Jr. and former city legal officer Melchor R. Monsod in the notice of disallowance (ND) for P34.7 million payment for a property bought by the city government in 2001. It dismissed the...
GUEST COLUMNIST By MAYOR FRANCIS ZAMORA Allow me to give my answer by first inviting you to take a look at the big picture of the war on drugs. Illegal drugs remains to be one of the biggest social problems in the Philippines—one major catalyst of crimes which compromises the country’s...
CANDON CITY, Ilocos Sur – This city is under a state of calamity due to an African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreak that has affected 22 out of 42 barangays as of Sunday, October 1. The city council has approved Resolution Number 353-2023 imposing the declaration. “The declaration of a state of...
ILOILO CITY (PNA) – The top official of the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) in Western Visayas is “undesirable and unwelcome” here, with the city government declaring Regional Director Nora P. Patron as persona non grata on Thursday, September 28. In an interview on Friday, September...
Las Pi ñas City Mayor Imelda Aguilar warned city residents against a solicitation scam using a fake endorsement for the “Miss Amazing Philippines’ 2023” beauty pageant. Photo from FB page of Las Piñas PIO Aguilar said the endorsement using her fake signature states that a...
ILOILO CITY – Six employees of the Iloilo City government were caught stealing cable wires and using government vehicle to transport them. Mayor Jerry Treñas here announced that one regular employee and five casual employees under the Iloilo City Engineer’s Office were allegedly involved...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Alfredo “Albee” Benitez recently announced that the city government has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with Grab Philippines to track the movement of city government vehicles. MAYOR Alfredo Benitez meets Grab Western Visayas director Jocelyn Yoshida (center) and...
Mayor Eric Olivarez/Photo from Public Information Office Members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, and their allies (LGBTQA) community, solo parents, and Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) stand to benefit from the livelihood program of Senator Allan...
BACOLOD CITY – The city government has proposed a P3.6-billion budget for 2024. Mayor Alfredo Abelardo “Albee” Benitez, in a press briefing at the Bacolod City Government Center on Monday, September 25, said that they have finished budget deliberations with all the department heads last week....
Mayor Eric Olivarez with the city's students. (Photo from the City Information Office) The Parañaque City government started the distribution of allowance to elementary students from the city's District I on Tuesday, Sept. 26. Mayor Eric Olivarez visited several elementary...
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto shared that the local government unit (LGU) is pushing for a more data-driven or evidence-based approach to improve and strengthen the education system in the city’s schools. In a panel at the 2023 Washington Sycip National Education Summit hosted by Synergia...
