A coalition of pro-Palestine groups staged a protest rally along Kalaw Avenue, corner Roxas Boulevard in Ermita, Manila on Tuesday, Oct. 7, and called on the Philippine government to condemn the ongoing violence in Gaza and express solidarity with the Palestinian people. The protest, which began...
The City of Manila is set to resume motorcycle clamping operations starting Tuesday, Oct. 7. The enforcement began on Tuesday morning along the sidewalks near a hospital on Rizal Avenue in Sta. Cruz, Manila. The Manila Traffic and Parking Bureau (MTPB) said m otorcycles found illegally parked in...
The City of Manila has successfully collected P160 million in unpaid taxes from contractors involved in various flood control projects, with the funds now being redirected to support key education and social programs, Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso announced. The announcement was...
Public school teachers and non-teaching personnel in Manila will begin receiving their long-delayed allowances starting Tuesday, October 7, following the city government 's successful recovery of P160 million in unpaid dues from national government contractors. Manila City Mayor Francisco...
The Department of Energy (DOE) has cleared Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) to bid out a 200-megawatt (MW) renewable energy (RE) supply contract as way to expand its clean energy portfolio. The DOE approved the competitive selection process (CSP) for the 200 MW, which allows Meralco to invite power...
Manila Vice Mayor Chi Atienza expressed the city government 's solidarity with the people of Cebu following the magnitude 6.9 earthquake that struck the province on Sept. 30, leaving more than 60 people dead, hundreds injured, and thousands of families in distress. “The entire city council...
The United States Embassy in Manila announced that its social media platforms will not be updated with the federal government’s partial shutdown, although it assured that the passport and visa services will continue. This announcement was made in a recent post on X (formerly Twitter) by the...
A 35-year-old jeepney driver was stabbed multiple times by a delivery rider following a road rage incident along Paz Street in Paco, Manila, on Oct. 2, the Manila Police District (MPD) said. Based on the police investigation, the victim, identified as Mark Anthony Ramon, had just parked by the side...
A huge fire hit a residential area in Barangay 705, Leveriza Street, Manila, on Friday night, Oct. 3, the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said. According to the BFP, the blaze started at around 9:25 p.m. and has reached the second alarm at around 9:36 p.m. Firefighters are on site to extinguish the...
The 6.9-magnitude earthquake that struck Cebu on Sept. 30 exposes the serious risk Metro Manila faces from a potential West Valley Fault tremor, a danger experts identified in the 2004 Metro Manila Earthquake Impact Reduction Study (MMEIRS). While fatalities in Bogo City, Cebu remained under a...
Several cities in Metro Manila bagged multiple awards in the 26th Association of Tourism Officers of the Philippines (ATOP) Pearl Awards held in Baguio City on Oct. 2, Metro Manila Council (MMC) President and San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora proudly announced. Attended by thousands of tourism...
Condolences and sympathies from around the world poured for the victims of the 6.9-magnitude earthquake that jolted Cebu province earlier this week. Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru led the new batch of messages from the international community. “I am deeply saddened and worried to learn...
