Independent minority solon, Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman publicly complimented Vice President Sara Duterte for seeing eye-to-eye with him on the topic of devolution of functions from the national government to the local government. Albay 1st district Rep . Edcel Lagman (left) and Vice...
DAVAO CITY – Establishments in this city have been urged to strictly enforce the mandatory wearing of face masks in indoor and other enclosed spaces. Dr. Michelle Schlosser, spokesperson for local task force on coronavirus disease (Covid-19), said the transmission of the infection is more likely...
San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora announced on Thursday, Sept. 15, that the city continues to lead in the Covid-19 vaccination program of all local government units (LGUs) in the National Capital Region (NCR) as of Sept. 12. According to the Department of Health's (DOH) Resbakuna data, San Juan...
Even Davao City doesn't have the means to solve its local problem on classroom shortage. Vice President Sara Duterte (Noel Pabalate/ MANILA BULLETIN) Vice President and concurrent Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sara Duterte made this admission Wednesday, Sept. 14 as she tried to describe...
The Malabon City government on Tuesday, Sept. 13, started the distribution of financial assistance to the relatives of the deceased senior citizens in the city. Malabon City Mayor Jeannie Sandoval and the Office of the Senior Citizens Affairs (OSCA) led the initial conduct of the distribution at...
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto on Monday, Sept. 12, reminded local government officials and employees to refrain from committing graft and corruption after he disclosed that a city employee is facing arrest for unjust practices. Sotto made the announcement during Monday's flag-raising ceremony wherein...
CEBU CITY -- The mayor of this city welcomed President Marcos Jr.’s Executive Order (EO) allowing the optional use of face masks in open and well-ventilated areas. Mayor Michael Rama said the President’s EO No. 3 put to rest all debates on the issue of optional use of face masks in open areas....
By DIANN IVY CALUCIN Malabon City Mayor Jeannie Sandoval and officials of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) inaugurated a historical mural marker in the city on Monday, Sept. 12. The mural was painted on the entry wall of Santiago Syjuco Memorial Integrated Secondary School...
CEBU CITY – Mayor Michael Rama here will fly to Manila to lure in more investors in a move that he described as “investment-begging.”’ The second round of investment begging was announced by Rama during the traditional Monday flag-raising ceremony on Monday, Sept. 12, at the City Hall...
TACLOBAN CITY – As the world mourns the death of Queen Elizabeth II, a 26-year-old tattoo artist paid tribute to the British monarch by tattooing her image on his client’s left leg. RAMIL Roy Feliciano's Queen Elizabeth II tattoo. Ramil Roy Feliciano from Cebu City took six hours to finish the...
CEBU CITY – The Cebu City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CCDRRMO) said Monday, Sept. 12, that at least 2,000 structures are up for demolition in this city’s massive drive to clear waterways from obstruction. Raquel Arce, CCDRRMO head, said they are just awaiting the go-signal...
The north and southbound portions of Meralco Avenue in Pasig City will be closed for six years, starting on Oct. 3, 2022 until the year 2028, due to the construction of the Shaw Boulevard Station of the Metro Manila Subway Project (MMSP). Photo from DOTr According to the Department of...
