Marikina City, on Tuesday, Jan. 25, launched a walk-in coronavirus (COVID-19) booster vaccination program exclusively for senior citizens and persons with disabilities (PWDs). This is the city’s first walk-in vaccination program since the series of National COVID-19 Vaccination or Bayanihan,...
Two women who were allegedly manufacturing and selling fake vaccination cards were arrested by police in an entrapment operation on Friday afternoon, Jan. 21, in Brgy. Tumana in Marikina City. Police Col. Benliner L. Capili, the Chief-of-Police of the Marikina City Police Station (CPS), identified...
“Resbakuna sa mga Botika,” Marikina City’s drugstore vaccination campaign, was officially launched by the city government in collaboration with Southstar Drug on Thursday, Jan. 20. The pilot launch took place at the Southstar Drug branch at the Graceland Plaza in Barangay Concepcion Dos,...
By Cherrylin Caacbay Marikina City has recorded a total of 2,048 active COVID-19 cases, the local government announced on Friday, Jan. 14. As of Thursday (Jan. 13), 1,933 active cases were in home quarantine while 32 were hospitalized. Among the active cases, 87.35% or 1,789 individuals are fully...
The Marikina City government passed City Ordinance No. 003, Series of 2022, extending the deadline of business permit renewal for local business owners, the city government announced on Wednesday, Jan. 12. Under Ordinance No. 003, the deadline of business permit renewal was moved from Thursday,...
The Marikina City local government on Sunday, Jan. 9, clarified that the use of face shield in the city is still optional. This after the city government announced the mandatory use of face shields in vaccination centers last Jan. 5. "Nililinaw ng pamahalaang lungsod ng Marikina na hindi mandatory...
By Cherrylin Caacbay The Marikina City government announced on Wednesday, Jan. 5, that it will now require the wearing of face shields for those who are going to the city’s vaccination centers. The Marikina Public Information (PIO) said the city is reviving the mandatory use of face shields in...
A third COVID-19 quarantine facility in Marikina City was recently opened in preparation for the spike in COVID-19 cases, according to Marikina Mayor Marcelino Teodoro. In an interview with DZMM Teleradyo on Monday, Jan. 3, Teodoro said the facility, which was previously closed when cases began to...
The Marikina City local government passed on Tuesday, Dec. 28, an ordinance which exempts all local footwear and leather goods manufacturers in the city from paying tax as the country continues to grapple with the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. In a set of photos posted on the city's...
Which local government unit (LGU) is the richest in the National Capital Region (NCR)? The Commission on Audit (COA) recently released the annual financial report for LGUs for the year 2020. The report listed the top 10 provinces, cities and municipalities with the biggest amount of total assets in...
By Cherrylin Caacbay The Marikina City Police announced on Wednesday, Dec. 22, the arrest of four of the most wanted men in the city and three others in separate anti-criminality operations. According to the police, Diosdado Nual Jr. alias Bakla, a resident of Balubad Settlement, Brgy. Nangka in...
A man was killed while another was injured when a 12-wheeler truck with a backhoe cargo went wayward and plowed through several vehicles along Champaca street in Barangay Marikina Heights, Marikina City on Tuesday, Dec. 21. According to a DZBB live report, Marikina City Rescue 161 said the victim...
