The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) urged the local government units (LGUs) on Monday, Nov. 1, to join the 442 cities worldwide in the “Making Resilient Cities 2030 (MCR2030)’’ initiative that was recently launched in the country. MCR2030 is a unique cross-stakeholder...
A five-year project that will help the Philippines become a more climate-resilient country has been rolled out by the United States (US) government. (Photo from Department of Environment and Natural Resources) Under a P750-million Climate Resilient Cities project, the US Agency for International...
By Seth Cabanban and Aaron Dioquino Of the 17 local government units (LGUs) in the National Capital Region (NCR), five cities have achieved herd immunity against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). A resident of Makati receives her first dose of Sinovac vaccine at the newly open vaccination...
Two cities in Metro Manila--Marikina and Parañaque-- were recently named as among the environmentally sustainable cities in the Southeast Asian region. SUSTAINABLE CITIES--Secretary Noel Rodriguez from the Permanent Mission of the Philippines to ASEAN (third from left) receives the award,...
The Philippines is on track to having a "better Christmas" this year as the country ramps up its coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination program, President Duterte said, noting that major cities are hitting their targets of inoculating at least 50 percent of their population. President Rodrigo...
The Alert Level System currently under pilot testing in the National Capital Region (NCR) would likely be extended until October, an official of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said on Saturday, Sept. 25. In an interview over GMA News, DILG Undersecretary Empimaco Densing...
The Philippines is bent on completing its six smart city projects as part of its commitment to the 4th ASEAN Smart Cities Network (ASCN) annual virtual meeting last August 30, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said Wednesday, Sept. 1. DILG Undersecretary for Local...
Manila ranked 51st in the Safe Cities Index 2021 list of The Economist Intelligence Unit. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The annual report measures the urban safety of 60 major cities worldwide based on five categories: personal, health, infrastructure, digital, and environmental security. Manila...
Despite the government's re-imposing more stringent travel restrictions this month, Cebu Pacific (CEB) is mounting flights to additional key Asian cities to rebuild its international operations. Beginning Wednesday, (August 4) CEB increased its flight frequencies to Singapore from twice to thrice...
BEIJING, China – Chinese cities rolled out mass testing of millions of people and imposed fresh travel restrictions as health authorities battled Sunday to contain the country's most widespread coronavirus outbreak in months. This photo taken on August 1, 2021 shows a resident receiving a...
Digital cities outside Metro Manila aim to create over a hundred thousand local jobs by 2025. So far, of the 31 cities launched under the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT)'s Digital Cities Program, nine have completed their five-year roadmaps. 18062 These include...
Valenzuela City has ranked first among Metro Manila cities with the highest number of COVID-19 vaccine utilization rate. Based on data from the country's Regional Vaccination Operations Center, Valenzuela City bested 16 other cities in the National Capital Region (NCR) in terms of vaccine...
