BACOLOD CITY – The 46th MassKara Festival simultaneously kicked off at the Bacolod City Government Center (BCGC) and Bacolod public plaza on Wednesday, Oct. 1, amid the aftermath of the earthquake in Cebu province. The festival with the theme “One Smile, One Heart, One City” will be held from...
Pasig City Vice Mayor Robert “Dodot” Jaworski Jr. warned corrupt barangay officials that once they are reported for wrongdoing, they will be sent to jail, stressing that transparency and accountability must begin at the barangay level. Jaworski made the statement during a recent city council...
Fifty-one families displaced by a fire at the corner of La Torre Street and Padre Algue Street in Tondo received financial assistance of P15,000 each from the city government. Most of the affected residents took shelter at the Reina Regente Tennis Court in Abad Santos, Tondo, where they set up the...
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto made it to Time Magazine’s 2025 TIME100 Next list of the world’s most influential rising stars for his push for good governance. The magazine placed the 36-year-old mayor under the “Leaders” category. The Mayors for Good Governance (M4GG), a coalition of local...
TACLOBAN CITY - Matag-ob, Leyte Mayor Bernandino Tacoy announced the suspension of classes on all levels on Wednesday, Oct. 1, due to the magnitude- 6.9 earthquake in Cebu on Tuesday night. “Classes on all levels in the Municipality of Matag-ob are suspended on Wednesday, Oct. 1, to give way for...
Amid concerns that big infrastructure projects often make people doubt the government, Mayor Vico Sotto on Monday, Sept. 29, confidently said residents in Pasig City continue to trust the local government because of its transparency and inclusivity. Sotto said this after a public consultation held...
The Malabon City Government and the Department of Health (DOH) on Monday, Sept, 29, reopened a six-story building at the San Lorenzo Ruiz General Hospital (SLRGH), expanding its capacity to 200 beds to provide better and more accessible healthcare services for residents. The reopening was held in...
The city government of Parañaque distributed lot assignments, including certificates of full payment and lot titles, to 106 qualified beneficiaries from the city’s various barangays who have long been awaiting formal recognition of their housing rights. The city government, through the Local...
BAGUIO CITY – Mayor Benjamin Magalong has urged the city council to initiate a third-party investigation on the P110-million Baguio tennis court to clear lingering questions surrounding the project. Magalong said an impartial review is necessary to shed light on concerns raised particularly on...
BAGUIO CITY – Mayor Benjamin Magalong here apologized to his constituents for being busy in the past weeks due to his duty as Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) special adviser. “It 's been a long time since I saw each and every one of you. I have never been this busy in my...
The city government of Pasay City collected a total of 200 sacks or around 1.8 tons of garbage after the country was hit by typhoon Opong. Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano issued a clean-up drive at the Manila Bay shoreline last Saturday, Sept. 27, where piles of garbage and debris were found...
Netizens once again poked fun at Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto over his panorama shot of some documents and told him in jest that “0.5 camera na po ata uso ngayon, mayor (The 0.5 camera is what’s in now, Mayor).” This came after Sotto posted a photo of documents he received through a Freedom of...
