The second alarm was raised Thursday morning, July 27, after the water level of the Marikina River reached 16 meters due to heavy rains from Typhoon Egay. Marikina River water level at 16 meters at around 11 a.m. on July 27, 2023. (Screenshot from Marikina Rescue 161) The Marikina City Rescue 161,...
Quezon City and Pasig City have partnered with the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC) and Local Government (ICLEI) for Sustainability to implement the Sparking Active Mobility Actions for Climate Friendly Cities or “Spark Project” in order to improve and promote active...
Photo courtesy of the Office of the Vice Mayor John Marvin 'Yul Servo' Nieto/MANILA BULLETIN The Manila City Council is set to kick off the week-long celebration of its 122nd founding anniversary on July 31 to August 4. With its theme “Preserving Legacy by Being Future Ready," the city government...
Photo from MACHRA/MANILA BULLETIN Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna-Pangan said on Wednesday, July 26, that she will issue a memorandum to city government employees who would fail to undergo the mandatory drug testing. Lacuna-Pangan also reminded them that they only have until Friday, July 28, to avail the...
Parañaque City Mayor Eric Olivarez distributed English, Mathematics and Filipino textbooks to students to enhance their reading comprehension and numeracy skills. The distribution of textbooks was held at the Jaime Ferred Hall at the Department of Education (DepEd) School Division Office in...
Marikina PIO / MANILA BULLETIN The Marikina City local government and the Eastern Police District (EPD) will deploy a security task force to ensure the safety of all athletes, delegates, and the general public during the “Palarong Pambansa 2023” on July 29 to Aug. 5. “We have met with our...
The Las Piñas City government added the Christ the King Medical Center Unihealth, located along Alabang-Zapote Road, to its green card program in order to expand its health care services to more residents. Mayor Imelda Aguilar said the hospital is now accepting the green card of...
In a bid to strengthen the institutionalization of the Freedom of Information (FOI) policy in Pasig City, the local government converted on Tuesday, July 25, the Ugnayan ng Pasig (USaP), its main FOI operational unit, into a full-fledged office. The ceremony was held at the Chardonnay by Astoria,...
A man applying for a police clearance was arrested in Pasay City after police found that he had a pending warrant of arrest for illegal possession of a bladed weapon. The police said the suspect, identified as Abundio Imperial,41, was arrested inside Police Substation 8 at around 3:00 p.m. on July...
Filipino high school students bagged seven awards, including one gold award, at the 35th Asian Pacific Mathematics Olympiad (APMO). This year, they won one gold, two silver and three bronze awards, and one honorable mention to put the Philippines in 16th place out of 38 participating...
Members of the Goyang City Council from South Korea visited Taguig to foster cooperation and collaboration. On July 25, Kim Young-sik, chairman of the Goyang City Council, and Mayor Lani Cayetano met at the Friendship Exchange Ceremony held at the Kalayaan Hall of Taguig Satellite Office in SM...
To address nutrition and livelihood concerns in low-income areas in Caloocan City, the local government has opened its new “Kadiwa Bagsakan Center (KBC)” which provides city residents with a local market where they can purchase cheap and locally-sourced goods. Caloocan City Mayor Dale Gonzalo...
