Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto urged fire victims in Barangay Bagong Ilog on Sunday, April 19, to be truthful in claiming assistance, as the city enforces strict validation in aid distribution. Sotto warned that false claims may delay the process and affect other beneficiaries. He said aid will only...
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte on Monday, April 20, ordered a review of the city’s fuel subsidy system after a motorcycle taxi rider died during the distribution of assistance amid extreme heat. Belmonte expressed condolences to the bereaved family and said the city government would strengthen...
The Muntinlupa City government has allotted P100 million for the renovation of its very own city-funded university, the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Muntinlupa (PLMun). Mayor Ruffy Biazon personally checked on the works, now at 50% completion. The makeover includes new classrooms, a mini...
The Royal Thai Embassy brought a slice of Thailand to Manila over the weekend, hosting the second Thai Festival at Legazpi Active Park on April 18–19, coinciding with the country’s Songkran celebrations. The two-day event transformed the park into a showcase of Thai culture, featuring...
Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano led the distribution of vegetable donations from President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Saturday, April 18, to residents in several barangays identified as most in need. Rubiano personally received the agricultural produce delivered to the city on Friday, April 17,...
To help residents meet their daily needs amid rising living costs, the Marikina City government continues to enhance its job fairs to provide employment opportunities. In a recent event, 66 applicants were hired on the spot. The Marikina City Labor Relations and Public Employment Service Office...
The Muntinlupa City government has begun implementing an ordinance, granting indigent solo parents P1,000 in monthly cash assistance. More than 700 beneficiaries recently received their first quarter payout under Muntinlupa Ordinance No. 2025-311 or the Muntinlupa City Solo Parents Cash Subsidy...
Mayor Vico Sotto, together with the The Medical City (TMC) and Rizal Medical Center, sealed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) on Thursday, April 16, to launch the Pasig Alliance for Organ Donation and Sharing (PAODS), boosting life-saving transplants and organ donation efforts in the city. TMC said...
ILOILO CITY – Former Mayor Jerry Treñas, the father of incumbent Mayor Raisa Treñas here, has admitted issuing an order that resulted in the two-year delay of a drainage project by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in this city. Jerry confirmed the June 10, 2025 order in a...
METRO MATTERS The first thing you notice about the Panagbenga Festival is not the flowers. It is the discipline. Thousands of people fill the streets of Baguio, yet the city moves with remarkable order. Traffic flows where it should. Crowds gather but remain controlled. Public spaces stay clean...
Beyond being widely recognized for its shoe industry, the Marikina City government has opened a heritage building to preserve and promote the city’s broader cultural identity and history, ensuring that its traditions are passed on to future generations. On Thursday, April 16, the three-story...
BACOLOD CITY – San Carlos City, Negros Occidental Mayor Renato Gustilo mourned the death of a health worker in a two-vehicle accident in Barangay Rizal, San Carlos City on April 10. Gustilo said that investigation is ongoing and called for the filing of appropriate charges to ensure...
