CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – Oriental Mindoro Rep. Alfonso V. Umali Jr. was named as one of the 11 outstanding legislators of the Philippines in the recent Gawad Pilipino Awards for this year in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City. Three other local government officials from Mindoro –...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Mayor John Dalipe on Wednesday awarded P300,000 in cash incentives to the Zamboanga City Police Office Drug Enforcement Unit chief and two other police commanders for their accomplishments in the campaign against illegal drugs and crime here. MAYOR John Dalipe and...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL The parade of major weather disturbances was unprecedented. Even our elders in Rizal could not recall when the country had to contend with six typhoons in a month. Kristine, Leon, Marce, Nika, Ofel, and Pepito battered Luzon and portions of the Visayas, leaving a deadly trail of...
BACOLOD CITY – The Victorias City government in Negros Occidental and the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board have partnered to promote responsible viewership in television and movies. MAYOR Javier Miguel Benitez (third from left) and MTRCB chairperson and chief...
BAGUIO CITY – Mayor Benjamin Magalong suspended classes on all levels here on Monday, Nov. 18, due to super typhoon “Pepito.” Magalong also suspended work in city government offices from 8 a.m. to 12 noon. Work resumes at 1 p.m. However, Magalong said work remains for those involved in...
BAGUIO CITY – This city is under blue alert status starting 8 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 17, as super typhoon “Pepito” begins to cross Luzon. Mayor Benjamin Magalong will declare a red alert status at 4 p.m. when Pepito enters the landmass. Magalong said that risk analysis and monitoring,...
BAGUIO CITY – Mayor Benjamin Magalong announced that the city government is preparing a total of P5 million as assistance for provinces severely affected by recent tropical cyclones "Kristine" and "Nika." Magalong, head of the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (CDRRMC), said the...
BAGUIO CITY – Mayor Benjamin Magalong has placed the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council on alert for super typhoon “Pepito.” "The typhoon may hit us at night time, so we must be ready to respond to emergency calls with appropriate equipment such as spotlights and others,"...
BACOLOD CITY – The Department of Public Works and Highways is set to start the construction of floodgates with pumping stations in three major rivers in this city next year. MAYOR Albee Benitez speaks in a press briefing at the Bacolod City Government Center (BCGC) on Monday, Nov. 11. (Glazyl...
BACOLOD CITY – The Negros Electric and Power Corp. (NEPC/Negros Power) will start an P80-million, one-kilometer underground distribution system project on Lacson St. here by January. MAYOR Albee Benitez (left), Roel Castro (center), president of Negros Electric and Power Corp. (NEPC), and NEPC...
ILOILO CITY — Mayor Samuel Gumarin and several officials of Buenavista town, Guimaras province are facing administrative complaints before the Office of the Ombudsman for purchasing a P2.6-million water tanker. GUARIN Complaints of grave abuse of authority, grave misconduct, and conduct...
Mayor Honey Lacuna-Pangan addresses the fire victims from Aroma, Tondo, who received assistance not only from Manila but also from other government agencies. More than 2,000 fire victims of the fire that broke out in Aroma, Tondo in September, received cash aid from the local government of...
