Paranaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez ordered the Business Permit and Licensing Office (BPLO) to inspect the cinemas around the city to ensure that health protocols are being followed. Olivarez told Atty. Melanie Soriano-Malaya, BPLO chief, to deploy her teams to conduct inspections on cinemas which...
Presidential aspirant and Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso promised to prioritize food production and food security if he wins in the May 2022 elections. (Photo by Ali Vicoy / MANILA BULLETIN) “Food is the number one threat to national security. If we cannot produce sufficient food,...
Quezon City mayoralty aspirant and Anakalusugan Rep. Mike Defensor vowed on Friday, Oct. 15 to stop the increase in land taxes imposed by the city government on residential, commercial and industrial lots if elected mayor in the May 2022 elections. Rep. Michael Defensor2 Defensor, who chose...
Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso is open to being investigated by the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) for his campaign rally, Domagoso said during the Ikaw Muna (IM) convention in Batangas on Friday, Oct. 15. (Photo by Ali Vicoy / MANILA BULLETIN) Domagoso was asked by...
The City of Lipa is eyeing a sisterhood agreement with the City of Manila. (Photo courtesy of Mayor Isko Moreno's campaign team / MANILA BULLETIN) Lipa City's legislative council passed a resolution authorizing Mayor Eric Africa "to enter into a sister city relationship with Manila." “The City of...
Pateros Mayor Miguel “Ike” Ponce III issued an executive order banning visits to all cemeteries, memorial parks and columbaria in the municipality on “Undas” (All Saints’ Day) due to the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Pateros cemetery in 2019 (Pateros municipal...
Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano issued an order setting the schedule of visits to the city’s cemeteries and columbaria as these venues will be closed from Oct. 29 up to Nov. 2. Rubiano said the city government only allows burial and crematory services during “Undas”. She said people can...
San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora assured the public on Friday that the city is fully prepared for the strict implementation of the Alert Level 3 quarantine classification in Metro Manila starting on Saturday, Oct. 16. Mayor Francis Zamora In an interview with CNN Philippines, Zamora explained...
The Pasay City Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (CESU) reported a downtrend in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the city. The CESU reported to Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano that 269 new cases were recorded on Oct. 12. Based on the surveillance unit’s report on Oct. 14, only 88 out of 201...
Paranaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez announced that the vaccination of minors aged 12 to 17 in the National Capital Region (NCR) will start on Friday, Oct.15. Olivarez, also the chairman of the Metro Manila Council (MMC), said most of the local government units in Metro Manila have already...
Paranaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez, also the chairman of the Metro Manila Council, said on Thursday (Oct. 14) that health workers are not yet relieved despite the decline of healthcare utilization in the National Capital Region amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Interviewed on Dobol B TV, Olivarez said...
The Pasay City government in coordination with the SM Mall of Asia Hypermarket is offering job opportunities to city residents affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano said the city’s Public Employment Service Office (PESO) announced that the SM Mall of Asia Hypermarket is in...
