Eleven public elementary schools in Manila received 308 smart televisions to give teachers additional digital tools for classroom instruction and help improve students’ learning experience. Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso led the turnover of the Samsung 55-inch Smart Televisions...
The Quezon City government has launched a whole-of-community framework bringing together schools, families, law enforcement, barangays, and other community partners to protect learners from violence and other threats. The QC Safe Schools Whole-of-Community Framework seeks to strengthen efforts to...
Cainta, Rizal Mayor Keith Nieto said Thursday, Aug. 13, that flooding in the municipality could be reduced by about 45 percent if a proposed drainage interceptor project along Marcos Highway is completed, with construction expected to begin this year. Nieto said he had previously discussed the...
Marikina City Mayor Maan Teodoro on Wednesday, Aug. 12, vowed to strengthen the city’s partnership with the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) for more effective and responsive flood-mitigation efforts to ensure the safety of residents during calamities. Teodoro made the statement...
Muntinlupa Mayor Ruffy Biazon lamented the dumping of trash into drainage systems, which contributes to flooding in various barangays. Personnel from the Muntinlupa City government have been unclogging drainage systems in different areas. Biazon said a tire was found in a drainage ditch on Narra...
Some of the 45,000 households in San Juan City began receiving Emergency Go Bags on Wednesday, Aug. 12, as part of the city’s continuing efforts to strengthen household-level disaster preparedness and emergency response. Mayor Francis Zamora led the initial Phase 1 distribution to residents of...
Following the announcement that Marikina City was already flood-free on Tuesday, Aug. 11, Mayor Maan Teodoro went door-to-door to distribute vitamins and anti-leptospirosis medicine to residents affected by flooding brought by the southwest monsoon (habagat). Teodoro was accompanied by doctors and...
Marikina and Cainta launched cleanup operations following the southwest monsoon (habagat), clearing flooded roads in Marikina and removing accumulated garbage from canals and creeks in Cainta. On Tuesday, Aug. 11, Marikina City Mayor Maan Teodoro led clearing and cleanup operations in Barangay...
The Malabon City government distributed food and relief supplies to evacuees sheltering in centers as rains from the southwest monsoon, or habagat, persisted. Mayor Jeannie Sandoval led the distribution of food packs to evacuees at Tinajeros Elementary School, Panghulo Elementary School, and...
The Marikina City government deployed larger mobile booster pumps in Barangays Malanday and Tumana on Monday, Aug. 10, to speed up the drainage of floodwaters in affected areas. Mayor Maan Teodoro said the booster pumps were deployed through the Metro Manila Council to increase pumping capacity...
The San Juan City government said on Monday, Aug. 10, that flooding in the city was less severe despite several days of heavy rains brought by the southwest monsoon, or habagat. In a message, Mayor Francis Zamora said San Juan experienced no severe flooding from Aug. 5 to 9, with water rising only...
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- The Department of Justice (DOJ) Regional Prosecution Office XIV has recommended the filing of three counts of murder, two counts of frustrated murder, and multiple counts of attempted murder against Hadji Muhtammad, Basilan Mayor Arsina Kahing Nanoh, six alleged accomplices, and...
