Several Metro Manila mayors led by San Juan City Mayor and Metro Manila Council (MMC) President Francis Zamora went to The Netherlands to learn about the best practices on sustainability and environmental protection. Aside from Zamora, Mayor Joy Belmonte of Quezon City, Mayor Jeannie Sandoval of...
San Juan City Mayor and Metro Manila Council (MMC) President Francis Zamora said he will call for a meeting with other Metro Manila mayors to tackle the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System's (MWSS) proposal for local government units (LGUs)Â to temporarily ban businesses and other...
A mother and her child died while three others were injured in a road collision in Barangay Sta. Cruz, Antipolo, Rizal on Wednesday, April 26. According to Antipolo City Mayor Jun Ynares, the incident happened along Sumulong Highway, La Veranda in Barangay Sta. Cruz. He said that the initial police...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Last week, a land transportation sector aspiration took a small but important step towards its realization. In a meeting held in Antipolo City, last April 18, foreign consultants of the Department of Transportation briefed us on the progress of their work in the pre-feasibility...
The Quezon City University (QCU) and the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) signed on Tuesday, April 25, a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for the construction of a patent library in the school. The Innovation and Technology Support Office (ITSO) is a patent library that aims to...
The Antipolo City local government and Bugku District in Gwangju City, South Korea, recently inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on strengthening their economic cooperation that will redound to their mutual benefit. The signing was attended by Antipolo City Mayor Jun Ynares, Bukgu District...
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte has presented several programs of the local government to address climate change as well as plans for the environment and better quality of living in the city in her State of the Environment Address 2023. “Bilang isang highly-urbanized at highly-competitive...
Ten mayors from Metro Manila including Muntinlupa’s Ruffy Biazon continued their study tour in the Netherlands, visiting underwater bicycle parking and waste management facilities. The study tour, sponsored by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), is composed of the mayors of...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Thousands of Muslims attended the congregational prayers for the Eid’l Fitr celebration here on Saturday morning, April 22. THOUSANDS of Muslims join the congregational prayer in celebration of the Eid’l Fitr at the Joaquin Enriquez Memorial Stadium in Zamboanga City on...
Metro Manila mayors, including Ruffy Biazon of Muntinlupa, visited Rotterdam City in the Netherlands to learn about its flood control system. Biazon and the mayors of Quezon City, San Juan, Caloocan, Malabon, Navotas, Pasay City, Valenzuela, Mandaluyong, and Pateros are in the Netherlands for a...
CEBU CITY -- Board passers in Lapu-Lapu City received cash incentives from the city government. Lapu-Lapu Mayor Junard Chan on Thursday, April 20, led the distribution of cash rewards to 150 board passers from Lapu-Lapu. Each board passer got P5,000 while a topnotcher received a whopping P100,000....
The Marikina City local government on Wednesday, April 19, distributed tax relief certificates to several "carinderias" or small eateries and sari-sari store owners in the city. Marikina City Mayor Marcelino "Marcy" Teodoro led the event together with Marikina City 1st District Representative...
