Nine incumbent Metro Manila mayors met with vice presidential aspirant and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio for lunch on Wednesday at a hotel in Ortigas Center in Pasig City. Present during the meeting were: Mayor Edwin Olivarez of Parañaque, Mayor Oca Malapitan of Caloocan, Mayor Toby...
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has announced the reimplementation of the number coding scheme in the National Capital Region (NCR) within this week. This came after the majority of the Metro mayors already signed a resolution bringing back the coding scheme, which will be...
President Duterte said he is authorizing all local executives—mayors and governors—to “spend money” in order to feed vaccinees at the fast food joints that will be participating in the upcoming three-day national vaccination drive. President Rodrigo Duterte speaks during his “Talk to the...
Several governors and mayors have vowed to troop to the Senate to hold protest action over the huge budget cut in the Barangay Development Program for New Peoples’ Army (NPA)-cleared barangays of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) in the 2022 budget....
​Metro Manila mayors will meet over the weekend to discuss the resumption of the number coding scheme in the National Capital Region (NCR). Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Benhur Abalos said Tuesday, Nov. 23, that a modified number coding scheme will be released by...
The Metro Manila Council (MMC) will have the final decision on the resumption of the number coding scheme as heavy volume of vehicles is expected in the capital region ahead of the holiday season. A photo of busy EDSA thoroughfare packed with vehicles and people crossing the overpass days after...
Presidential Adviser on Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion said he'd rather leave it up to the Metro Manila mayors whether or not they would allow unvaccinated minors to enter local shopping malls amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Presidential Adviser for...
All Metro Manila mayors have agreed on Friday, Nov. 19, to leave it to the national government's pandemic task force on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to establish the guidelines on the mobility of children below 12 years old as more people, including the unvaccinated kids, are now going...
Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion received a plaque of appreciation from Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Benhur Abalos during the launch of MMDA’s “I ♥ MM” campaign last Nov. 13. MMDA Chairman Benhur Abalos (left) and...
Metro Manila mayors have agreed and recommended to the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) the conduct of contact sports in the National Capital Region (NCR), provided that players and spectators are fully-vaccinated against COVID-19. Under Metropolitan...
Pateros Mayor Miguel “Ike” Ponce III said the use of face shields in the municipality is “optional” outdoors but required in indoor spaces. Ponce made the announcement ahead of the decision of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) regarding its use. Pateros Mayor Miguel Ponce III (left) and a...
Vice President Leni Robredo said on Monday, November 8, the government should provide more funds for the procurement of additional vaccines instead of spending money to buy face shields. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP) Robredo, who is running for president in 2022, was asked about the mandatory...
