After Malabon and Quezon City, Marikina was the latest destination of the Office of the Vice President’s (OVP) Swab Cab initiative in Metro Manila. The OVP kickstarted the mobile swab testing on Tuesday, May 11, in the communities of Marikina in a bid to test more people and give proper...
A woman was seen praying after getting some items from a community pantry in Marikina City, seemingly to thank God for the grace and blessing that she received. In a Facebook post, Marikina Heights Community Pantry organizer Cedric Moneda shared a screenshot of the message sent to him via Messenger...
A grocery-like community pantry that opened in the city of Marikina on Tuesday is using a unique coupon system for the distribution of goods to the public. (JEL SANTOS / MANILA BULLETIN) The community pantry, located in Barangay Nangka, is spearheaded by I-Fern. The pantry uses a coupon system...
Marikina City Mayor Marcy Teodoro on Tuesday (March 16) confirmed that minors or those below 18 years old will be prohibited from going out of their homes starting Wednesday (March 17). Mayor Marcy Teodoro (Jel Santos / MANILA BULLETIN) “Totoo, napag-usapan iyan kagabi sa meeting namin. Those...
Hundreds of health workers in Marikina City backed out from vaccination upon learning that they will be receiving Sinovac’s CoronaVac, Mayor Marcelino “Marcy” Teodoro said on Thursday, March 3. (Photo by OSCAR DEL POZO / AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) In an interview with ANC, Teodoro said the...
Cinemas in Marikina CIty will remain closed even if the national government already approved their re-opening in areas under the General Community Quarantine (GCQ) starting March 5. (MARIKINA PIO/ MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Marikina Mayor Marcelino “Marcy” Teodoro said his executive order...
More than P4 million worth of shabu was confiscated from three suspects in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Barangka, Marikina City on Tuesday (March 2). (Photo from EPD PIO / MANILA BULLETIN) The suspects were identified as Amelita Cahanap Presto, 58; David Joseph Roque Eje, 43; and Arjel...
In the early ’70s, as the war in Vietnam ended, many Vietnamese sought refuge in other countries. The Philippines was one of those that took in these refugees. As far as I can remember, they were mostly based in Palawan and Bataan. Not long after that, these Vietnamese residents created their own...
Bring happiness to your loved ones while helping our local artisans bounce back Time flies. We’re now about to wrap up 2020. So many things have happened this year, but nothing will stopus Filipinos, not even some of the non-believers,from celebrating perhaps the most important occasion of the...
San Miguel Corporation (SMC) is continuing its efforts to deliver food donations to thousands of families in some 22 provinces and cities ravaged by three sucessive super typhoons, with total donations reaching P15 million to date and rising. “We continue to get appeals for help from so many...
After the onslaught of typhoon "Ulysses" that caused mid-thigh flooding to her Marikina production studio, damaging stocks and interiors, fashion designer Rosenthal Tee appealed to the public to donate clothes for victims in Marikina who are in dire need of fresh garments. Last Nov. 13, Mayor...
Marikina is one of the Metro Manila cities badly affected by typhoon Ulysses. There are a lot of residents who have been posting online, asking for help and to be rescued. One of them is Angelie who posted on her personal Facebook account photos of her mom who has stage 4 lung cancer. Not only do...
