A total of 17 barangays in five Metro Manila cities will experience water service interruption on Wednesday, Feb. 23, Manila Water announced on Monday, Feb. 21. The service interruptions are due to line maintenance work in some streets in the cities of Marikina, San Juan, Mandaluyong, Quezon City...
The Marikina City government announced on Thursday, Feb. 17 that it has reopened the online registration for the pediatric coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination for children aged five to 11. Parents or legal guardians may register their child or children in the available slots on Monday, Feb....
Some 840 children were inoculated in the first school-based pediatric coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination for children aged five to 11 at St. Scholastica’s Academy Marikina (SSAM) in Barangay Marikina Heights, Marikina City from Monday, Feb. 14, to Tuesday, Feb. 15. (Photo courtesy of...
A fire hit a residential area in Barangay Nangka, Marikina City, destroying 25 houses and displacing about 50 families or 375 individuals on Monday morning, Feb. 14. According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), the fire on Balubad Street was raised to the first alarm at 10:38 a.m. and reached...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Marikina Chapter distributed more than 60 hot meals to residents of Barangay Tañong in Marikina City on Saturday afternoon, Feb. 12. Marikina City Councilor and PRC Marikina Chapter Chairman Serafin “Bojie” Bernardino led the community feeding program at the...
MARIKINA MENUDO Waknatoy of Mama Chit When I moved to my present home a few years before the turn of the century, the village only had a few houses and they were far apart. Most properties were vacant with tall grass and unattended areas. There was a road from Balara that would pass through our...
The Marikina City government announced on Wednesday, Feb. 9, that all available slots have been filled in the online registration for the pediatric vaccination of children aged five to 11 years old against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The Marikina City Public Information Office (PIO) said...
The Marikina City government started the vaccination drive for children aged five to 11 at the Marikina City Sports Center on Wednesday, Feb. 9. (Photo from Domingo Dela Paz's Facebook) More than 500 children were expected to receive their vaccinations on Wednesday. The program started at 8 a.m.,...
Marikina City launched its online registration for the vaccination of children aged five to 11 against the coronavirus (COVID-19) on Monday, Feb. 7. A child getting vaccinated against COVID-19. (ALI VICOY/ MANILA BULLETIN) Parents wanting to have their children vaccinated must provide the...
(ALI VICOY / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) on Monday, Feb. 7, announced a new multi-millionaire after a bettor from Luzon won the P29-million jackpot prize for the Super Lotto 6/49. On its Facebook page, PCSO congratulated the solo bettor from Metro...
The Marikina city government is targeting schools as the venue for the city’s upcoming vaccination drive for children ages 5 to 11 years old, Mayor Marcelino “Marcy” Teodoro said on Friday, Feb. 4. In an interview with ANC Headstart, Teodoro said schools are more practical venues for the...
By Cherrylin Caacbay The Marikina City local government announced on Thursday, Jan. 27, the walk-in COVID-19 vaccination schedules for the adult and minor populations. Walk-in COVID-19 vaccinations are only allowed for residents, workers, and individuals 12 to 17 years old in Marikina City....
