The Pasig City government has hired 227 new healthcare workers to sustain the operations of the city’s hospitals amid the spike in coronavirus (COVID-19) cases. Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto announced the hiring in a Facebook post on Wednesday, Jan. 19, after several hospital staff were placed...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo There is probably no Filipino adult who does not know vice presidential aspirant and Davao City Mayor Sara Zimmerman Duterte, or Inday Sara to many. She has already made a name for herself long before her father, President Rodrigo Duterte, became the country’s chief...
Manila mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso is urging the national government and tollway companies to dedicate one or two lanes leading to Metro Manila as drive-thru booster shot facilities. PHOTO FROM IM MEDIA/ MANILA BULLETIN “Meron lang akong panawagan, idea lang, magsi-share lang ako...
Pateros Mayor Miguel “Ike” Ponce III advised people who are experiencing symptoms of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to isolate themselves even if they do not undergo a test as a preventive measure against the spread of the virus. During a live broadcast on Facebook on Jan. 15, Ponce discussed...
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto announced on Saturday, Jan. 15, that he has tested positive for COVID-19. Sotto made the announcement on his official Facebook page, saying that he is now experiencing sore throat, fever, and body aches. He assured the public that he is okay and will work remotely while...
The construction of a new four-storey building for the Navotas Polytechnic College (NPC) has begun, Navotas District Representative John Rey Tiangco announced on Friday, Jan. 14. Cong. Tiango said the larger and more modern building will aid in facilitating a better environment for learning as well...
The Mandaluyong City local government started on Thursday, Jan. 13, the distribution of COVID-19 Health Kits to its residents as part of its efforts to combat the surge in COVID-19 cases in the city. (Photo from Mayor Menchie Abalos Facebook) In a set of photos posted on its official Facebook page,...
Pateros has recorded an increase of 61 percent in the number of active coronavirus disease (COVID-19) amid the suspected spread of the highly transmissible Omicron variant. According to the Pateros municipal government, as of Jan. 13, the active COVID-19 cases in the town totaled 632, an increase...
Angono, Rizal Vice Mayor Gerardo Calderon has tested positive for COVID-19. Photo from Mayor Vice Calderon’s Facebook page In his announcement on Thursday, Jan. 13, on Facebook, Calderon disclosed his contracting the virus after his test result came out following three days of isolation. The...
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte cited on Thursday, Jan. 13, several reasons why there is no need yet to place the National Capital Region under stricter COVID-19 Alert Level 4. She said the high vaccination rate in the city, the manageable capacity of health facilities, and good mobilization of...
Fully vaccinated individuals in Pateros, the smallest local government unit (LGU) in Metro Manila with an estimated population of 70,000, have totaled more than 69,000 by the end of 2021. This is according to Pateros Mayor Miguel “Ike” Ponce III in his address to the Pateros Municipal Council....
San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora lauded city residents for their cooperation as the local government continues to face the challenge brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. In an interview with CNN Philippines, Zamora thanked his constituents for observing the proper health and safety protocols...
