Discarded plastic packagings, rubbers, and other debris continue to pile up in the coastal areas of Navotas City connected to Manila Bay despite the clean up and rehabilitation programs of the government. Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Metro Manila Regional Executive...
Manila 1st District Rep. Manuel Luis "Manny" Lopez filed on Friday (Oct. 8) his certificate of candidacy (COC) for congressman of his bailiwick in Tondo. (Photo courtesy of Manny Lopez Facebook / File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) Lopez decided to finish his term to complete his projects and legislative...
The National Water Company, Saudi Arabia’s state-run water agency, awarded the Management, Operations and Maintenance Contract (MOMC) to the consortium of Manila Water Company Inc., French water distributor Saur Group, and Saudi’s Miahona Company. Manila Water In a statement, Manila Water said...
Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso signed on Thursday, Oct. 7, an ordinance which grants city hall employees and personnel hazard pay for their duty during the previous Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) and Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ). Mayor Isko Moreno Under...
(MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) Metro Manila could have less than 1,000 new infections per day by the end of October, as the region’s COVID-19 trends improved further, the OCTA Research group said Thursday, Oct. 7. OCTA fellow Prof. Guido David said the number of new cases in the National Capital...
Reelectionist Pateros Mayor Miguel “Ike” Ponce III and his running mate filed their certificates of candidacy on Wednesday for the May 9, 2022 elections. Ponce filed his certificate of candidacy (COC) for his third and last term as mayor at the Commission on Elections (Comelec)-Pateros office....
Six temporary offsite passport services (TOPS) located in malls in Metro Manila will continue to operate until December 2021 to handle increasing passport appointments, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. (FILE PHOTO/JANSEN ROMERO/MANILA BULLETIN) The six TOPS are located in SM Mall of...
Manila Vice Mayor Ma. Sheilah "Honey" Lacuna-Pangan filed her certificate of candidacy (COC) for Manila mayor in the 2022 local elections on Wednesday, Oct. 6. (Photo courtesy of Vice Mayor Honey Lacuna-Pangan's campaign team / MANILA BULLETIN) Lacuna and her running mate, Manila Representative Yul...
Manila City Vice Mayor Dr. Honey Lacuna formally announced her mayoralty bid prior to filing her certificate of candidacy (COC) in the 2022 national elections on Wednesday, Oct. 6. PHOTO FROM MANILA VICE MAYOR HONEY LACUNA'S FACEBOOK PAGE/ MANILA BULLETIN Lacuna's running-mate is Manila Rep. Yul...
The Manila Police District (MPD) announced on Tuesday, Oct. 5, the seizure of more than P5.6 million worth of shabu and the arrest of seven persons in buy-bust operations in San Miguel and Tondo districts early this week. About nine packs of shabu worth around P5 million were confiscated from...
Toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition on Tuesday, Oct. 5, expressed alarm over the "unrelenting sale" of plastic balloon blowing kits in Manila despite being flagged to have been containing a cancer-causing chemical. The group called on authorities to act on its concern after finding out during...
A 38-year-old man was stabbed to death while having a drinking session in Tondo, Manila on Monday, Oct. 4. According to the Manila Police Department (MPD), the incident happened at 2:20 a.m. along Varona St., corner Panday Pira, Tondo, Manila on Monday. The victim, Michael John Gonzales, 38, a...
