Customers of Manila Water in some areas of Binangonan, San Mateo, and Cainta will have no water for up to 7 hours starting at 10 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 19. until Feb. 20, Friday. In a Manila Water advisory, the east zone water concessionaire announced that the water service interruption will affect...
The Land Transportation Office (LTO) has issued a show-cause order against the registered owner and driver of a police mobile patrol unit of the Manila Police District (MPD) following a viral traffic incident on Taft Avenue . The incident, which occurred near the Philippine General Hospital ,...
Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso said the capital city has become a booming economic hub after reporting a 104 percent increase in new business registrations. Domagoso said data from Jan. 1 to Feb. 13, showed that new business registrations more than doubled compared with the same...
Manila City Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno" Domagoso visited Metro Pacific Fresh Farms (MPFF) in San Rafael, Bulacan, on Wednesday, Feb. 18, as part of his administration 's bid to introduce modern urban farming technologies in Manila to curb food shortages and ensure food security in the...
After the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) rebuked the Chinese Embassy 's warning that strained bilateral relations could cost millions of jobs for Filipinos, the embassy appealed to the department to "play a role" in preventing Filipino officials from making remarks that smear China. In a...
Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno Domagoso called for stronger Manila-Beijing connectivity as he led the countdown to the Chinese New Year in Binondo on Monday night, Feb. 16. Addressing residents and visitors gathered in the world’s oldest Chinatown, Domagoso welcomed Chinese Ambassador...
The city government of Manila on Tuesday, Feb. 17, reported a steady increase in business registrations, with 1,243 establishments applying for new permits. According to the Manila City Bureau of Permits, this represents a 106.48 percent year-on-year surge in new business registrations as of Feb....
The cost of electric power in the Philippines remains among the highest in Asia. This is driven by a combination of high imported fuel costs, ongoing grid work-in-progress, significant system losses (five percent in Singapore versus 10 percent in the Philippines), and an oligopolistic market...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has conveyed concern over the Chinese Embassy 's warning that the current row between Filipino officials and the embassy could cost millions of jobs for Filipinos. "The Department of Foreign Affairs notes with concern the Chinese Embassy 's...
A 62-year-old man wanted for statutory rape and three counts of rape was arrested by operatives of the Manila Police District’s District Police Intelligence and Operations Unit (DPIOU) in Quezon Province on February 12. Police Maj. Kevin Rey Bautista, DPIOU chief, said the arrest was the...
Around 3,000 retired public school teachers in Manila will receive their full-year Old Age Sustenance Allowance (OASA) after Manila City Mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno Domagoso ordered the release of P18 million, covering payments for the entire 2025 period. The allowance, granted under...
Manila City Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso on Monday, Feb. 16, rolled out Manila’s updated 10-year Solid Waste Management Plan, outlining an aggressive strategy to reduce garbage volume, enforce segregation at source, and expand diversion programs amid mounting waste challenges in the...
