Quiapo has become a historic landmark for its old infrastructures and rich culture, prompting a Manila lawmaker to file a bill declaring the area a “national heritage zone”. Quiapo Church (FILE PHOTO/MANILA BULLETIN) A self-confessed “Batang Quiapo”, Manila 3rd District Rep. Joel Chua...
A fire broke out in a hotel in Pasay City on Sunday, July 3. According to the report from the Bureau of Fire protection the fire started at about 11:37 a.m. in the kitchen of the Sofitel Philippine Plaza Manila located along CCP Complex, Roxas Boulevard in Pasay. It was placed under control around...
THE newly renovated Molo Plaza in Iloilo City reopened Friday, June 17, after undergoing renovation. (Arnold Almacen/CMO) ILOILO CITY – The newly renovated Molo Plaza in Molo district here has reopened. The National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) officially turned over the Molo...
The National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) and the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) on June 3 to promote the creation of special economic zones in ancestral lands. National Commission on Indigenous Peoples website The MOA signing was...
It’s not every day you see different political colors join the stage for a presidential campaign but Vice President Leni Robredo running as an independent candidate opened the doors for lawyers Chel Diokno, and Alex Lacson, reelectionist Senator Richard Gordon, and former Senator Antonio...
NAGA CITY, Camarines Sur — Kicking off her campaign for the presidency, Vice President Leni Robredo chose to go back to her roots—back to her hometown of Naga City, the streets, trees, and buildings of which are bathed in the glow of her campaign color, pink. Vice President Leni Robredo...
The newly-refurbished Plaza Asuncion is one of Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso’s fulfilled promises for Manilenyos. SCREENSHOT FROM MAYOR ISKO MORENO'S FACEBOOK LIVE/ MANILA BULLETIN “Masaya ako para sa inyo. Nagbitaw ako ng salita sa inyo (I’m happy for all of you. I gave...
As part of the Manila city government’s initiative to create more green spaces within the city, the recently refurbished Plaza Asuncion in Malate, Manila was inaugurated on Monday, Jan. 17. The park is located on Asuncion Street right beside the Manila Zoo in Malate, Manila. It has an area of...
The Philippine Economic Zona Authority (PEZA) will temporarily shift its transactions to online while conducting mass swab testing for all its personnel and disinfection of its offices amid the rising number of COVID-19 infections in Metro Manila. (Jansen Romero / File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) In...
Following the surge of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases throughout the National Capital Region (NCR), Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso urged the public to follow health and safety protocols in order to lessen the burden faced by medical frontliners. Domagoso made it a point to...
Park Inn by Radisson Bacolod welcomes the holiday season with its newly-opened art gallery and tree lighting ceremony Park Inn by Radisson Bacolod, under SM Hotels and Conventions Corp. (SMHCC), the new and vibrant upper midscale hotel in the City of Smiles, formalized its opening through a festive...
The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) has conducted relief operations to regions affected by Typhoon “Odette” as part of its “bayanihan” efforts this holiday season. Photo from PEZA “Christmas doesn’t just happen in one day. Every day is an opportunity for us to help our...
