Senator Francis Tolentino on Sunday, February 12 reiterated his call for a review of the country’s National Building Code in anticipation of the so-called the ‘The Big One’ amid the deadly earthquake that recently hit Turkey and Syria. Tolentino said that strengthening the existing provisions...
Marikina City Mayor Marcelino "Marcy" Teodoro said the local government will ramp up its efforts to inoculate more residents with vaccines for non-Covid diseases, as well as broaden the scope of their molecular diagnostic testing to include non-Covid cases such as Tuberculosis (TB) and Human...
Palarong Pambansa, an annual multi-sport event joined by student athletes across the country, is officially back. The Department of Education (DepEd) on Tuesday, Feb. 7, announced the conduct of the 2023 Palarong Pambansa from July 29 until Aug. 5, 2023 in Marikina City. This, after years of...
by Marikina Mayor Marcy Teodoro A pioneer in solid waste management in the Philippines, Marikina City has come a long way—from being the country's model city to gaining international wins in sustainability. In this special article for the 123rd anniversary of The Manila Bulletin, I would like to...
After weeks of interactive and immersive sessions, 25 teachers from Pasig City completed their teachers' training on watershed education as part of the Masungi Georeserve Foundation's environmental conservation initiative. MASUNGI GEORESERVE FB PAGE / MANILA BULLETIN The Localized Watershed...
Marikina City Mayor Marcelino "Marcy" Teodoro emphasized the core principles of compassionate and empathetic leadership, adaptability, and increased resilience as the local government begins a new year of public service this 2023, during his State of the City Address (SOCA) on Wednesday, Jan. 25....
Marikina City Mayor Marcelino "Marcy" Teodoro announced on Thursday, Jan. 19, the extension of the deadline for business permit renewal in a bid to help small entrepreneurs and micro, small, and medium enterprise (MSME) operators adversely affected by the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and other...
To celebrate the university’s 20th anniversary, the Marikina City local government inaugurated on Wednesday, Jan. 18, a new building of the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Marikina (PLMar) at the SSS Village in Barangay Concepcion Dos, Marikina City. MARIKINA PIO / MANILA BULLETIN The inauguration was...
There will be water service interruption in portions of Taytay and Antipolo City in Rizal province between 10 a.m. on January 18, Wednesday, and 6 a.m. on Jan. 19, Thursday. According to the service advisory of Manila Water, parts of Upper Dolores in Barangay Dolores in Taytay, Rizal will have no...
Marikina City Mayor Marcelino "Marcy" Teodoro said the Marikina Bridge is expected to fully open to vehicular traffic starting on Monday, Jan. 16, after a lane was closed to cordon off the rectification of the cracks and fissures found at the approach of the bridge. "Inaasahan natin ay bukas...
More than P1.1 million worth of suspected shabu were seized from five individuals in a buy-bust operation conducted by the Marikina City Police (CPS) in Barangay Concepcion Uno, Marikina City on Tuesday, Jan. 10. Police identified the suspects as alias "Mark”, 26; “Ton”, 45 ; “Aya”, 32;...
The Department of Public Works and-National Capital Region (DPWH-NCR) urged motorists on Wednesday, Jan. 11, to either take alternate routes or observe precautions while passing the Marikina River bridge which is currently under repair. DPWH-NCR Director Loreta Malaluan said the bridge is under...
