San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora is backing Executive Order No. 3, Series of 2022, on the optional wearing of face masks in open spaces and outdoor areas. "I support this new policy simply because it is optional. Hindi naman tayo pinipilit, binibigyan lang tayo ng kalayaan na magdesisyon kapag...
San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora announced on Thursday, Sept. 15, that the city continues to lead in the Covid-19 vaccination program of all local government units (LGUs) in the National Capital Region (NCR) as of Sept. 12. According to the Department of Health's (DOH) Resbakuna data, San Juan...
Two artist inmates of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) San Juan continue to give new meaning and color to their fellow persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) with their acrylic paintings after the facility introduced a program that will give inmates an honest and noble way of living...
As the country with the longest Christmas celebration in the world starting in September, inmates at the San Juan City Jail have started their "parol" (Christmas lantern) making since August in preparation for the yuletide season. In a report from GMA, San Juan City Jail Warden Jail Senior...
The San Juan City local government announced that it will launch satellite Covid-19 vaccination sites in all barangays on Wednesday, Sept. 7, as part of its efforts to curb the spread of disease and its more contagious Omicron subvariants. According to San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora, the city...
To mark the 126th anniversary of the Battle of San Juan del Monte or “Araw ng Pinaglabanan,” the local government of San Juan City opened the newly-rehabilitated El Polvorin Linear Park on Tuesday, Aug. 30. Photo from MMDA Facebook Page The park was built in partnership with the Metropolitan...
Muntinlupa Mayor Ruffy Biazon threw his support behind the five Metro Manila mayors in their use of technology in solving the perennial traffic problem in the metropolis and said he is now reviewing the implementation of the No-Contact Apprehension Program (NCAP) in Muntinlupa City. "I am for the...
The San Juan City local government conducted on Monday, Aug. 15, a misting and clean-up drive as part of the city's intensified campaign against dengue. San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora led the program together with other city government officials in Barangay Corazon de Jesus. Zamora said San...
SAN JUAN, Batangas -- A police officer was ambushed by a motorcycle-riding tandem suspects while on his way to Batangas Police Provincial Office on Sunday afternoon, August 7, at Barangay Calicanto in this town. The BPPO reported that the victim was Police Executive Master Sergeant Romel Mapa...
Neil Magpantay is a rice farmer who earns additional income from selling coco bonsai. Neil Magpantay, 44, spends his days working on his uncle’s rice farm in San Juan, Batangas. The farm makes its harvest every three months, meaning Neil only earns every quarter. He said he is able to make do and...
Where can we travel and still enjoy despite the rainy season? This is probably the question for most of us in the Philippines when the monsoon months arrive. As we all know, June is the start of the rainy season while July and August receive the most rainfall. This wet season can stretch to...
The number of dengue cases in the National Capital Region (NCR) soared to more than 7,000 this year with over 1,300 new cases added in the last two weeks. Data from the Department of Health (DOH) showed that 7,451 dengue cases were recorded in the NCR from Jan. 1 to July 23 this year, an increase...
