The suspects being caught in the act luring foreigners in the love scam. A total of 167 Filipinos and two Chinese nationals were arrested by members of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Tuesday, Feb. 4, in a raid on an alleged love scam hub in Makati City that uses artificial...
The country’s leading business groups are calling for sweeping reforms in the national budget process to ensure that long-term economic stability is prioritized amid controversies surrounding this year’s budget. In a joint statement on Wednesday, Feb. 5, published on Makati Business Club’s...
Mayor Abby Binay during the Eastern Samar Provincial Liga Assembly. Makati City Mayor and senatorial aspirant Abby Binay underscored the need to reform the country's barangay governance system and advocated for the payment of salaries to barangay officials rather than just honorariums. Binay made...
Job seekers attend one of Makati's job fairs. A total of 14,710 individuals were hired in 2024 through Makati's Job Referral and Placement Program spearheaded by its Public Employment Service Office (PESO), Makati Mayor Abby Binay said on Monday, Feb. 3. From January to December last year, 14,710...
The onset of economic reforms and foreign investment in the 1980s spurred commercial and residential property development in the country, marked by increased competition and diversification of the property sector. Single-use property developments have evolved to mix-use properties since the 1990s...
(Photo from Makati Fire Department) Six senior high school students were injured in an alleged chemical explosion inside a science research center in Barangay San Antonio, Makati City on Wednesday, Jan. 29, the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) reported. According to the BFP, the explosion occurred...
Mayor Abby Binay Makati City Mayor Abby Binay said on Monday, Jan. 27, that the city has breached its 2024 revenue target by 31 percent after collecting P24,151,652,347 last Dec. 31, 2024. Based on the report of the City Treasurer, Makati's local revenue sources comprised the bulk of collections...
Makati Medical Center (MakatiMed) has reached another milestone with the successful performance of its first facial reanimation surgery, a groundbreaking procedure that restores movement and symmetry to the face in patients with facial paralysis. This remarkable feat was achieved on Dec. 3,...
Mayor Abby Binay Makati City Mayor Abby Binay recently delivered her state of the nation address at the Rotary Club of Makati. The full copy of her state of the nation address can be seen below. “When I was first elected Mayor of Makati, our city was already a city of immense promise and...
Makati Development Corporation (MDC), the construction arm of Ayala Land, continues to pursue exciting innovations in sustainable construction by unveiling the Philippines' first electric (EV) cement mixer, EV trailer tractor, and EV charging station for heavy equipment, revolutionizing operations...
The arrested suspect. (Photo from SPD) A 25-year-old motorcycle rider was arrested by the police on Thursday, Jan. 23, for multiple counts of estafa, the Makati City Police said. The suspect was identified as Adrian Marquez, tagged as the Top 3 Most Wanted Person under the station level of the...
Mayor Abby Binay Makati City Mayor and senatorial aspirant Abby Binay announced on Thursday, Jan. 23, her plan to push for tax exemptions for the 13th month pay and overtime pay of workers working in both private and public sectors saying that this will help alleviate the financial burden of...
