METRO MATTERS When I stepped into my multiple role as Mayor of San Juan City, President of the Metro Manila Council and National President of the League of Cities of the Philippines, I committed myself to a vision of governance built on connection and collaboration. Our country may be an...
The House prosecution panel can 't help but be mystified by Vice President Sara Duterte aide Gina Acosta’s apparent difficulty in speaking Filipino during her Senate impeachment trial testimony Monday, Aug. 17. This, despite proof that she readily answered questions in Filipino during a 2024...
The San Juan City government will again distribute free customized rubber shoes to 13,000 K‑12 public school students, replacing the pairs previously provided, as part of its program to support learners’ school needs and help ease family expenses. Mayor Francis Zamora said the distribution...
Some of the 45,000 households in San Juan City began receiving Emergency Go Bags on Wednesday, Aug. 12, as part of the city’s continuing efforts to strengthen household-level disaster preparedness and emergency response. Mayor Francis Zamora led the initial Phase 1 distribution to residents of...
The San Juan City government said on Monday, Aug. 10, that flooding in the city was less severe despite several days of heavy rains brought by the southwest monsoon, or habagat. In a message, Mayor Francis Zamora said San Juan experienced no severe flooding from Aug. 5 to 9, with water rising only...
The San Juan City government on Saturday, Aug. 8, said it will begin distributing Emergency Go bags to all 45,000 households in the city as part of its preparations for disasters, calamities, and emergencies. Mayor Francis Zamora said the distribution will be carried out in four phases, with three...
CEBU CITY – The local government units of Bohol and San Juan City vowed to share best practices after formally forging a sisterhood agreement. Bohol Gov. Erico Aristotle Aumentado and San Juan Mayor Francis Zamora led the signing of the sisterhood agreement during the Sandugo Festival on Sunday,...
San Juan City Mayor and League of Cities of the Philippines (LCP) National President Francis Zamora will sign sisterhood agreements with Cebu Province and Tagbilaran City to strengthen local government cooperation and advance collaborative governance. Zamora will begin his official visit on...
Malabon City Mayor Jeannie Sandoval said the city government will continue working with the national government to ensure that no Malabueño household is left behind in its food assistance programs. Sandoval made the statement as she and First Lady Louise “Liza” Araneta‑Marcos led the...
The defense panel 's main argument against impeachment trial respondent Vice President Sara Duterte 's "death threat" video sounds like a figment of the imagination. This can be gleaned from the statements of private prosecutor and spokesperson lawyer Benjamin Tolosa Jr., who said that...
The House prosecution panel in Vice President Sara Duterte 's Senate impeachment trial went the humble path and said that it fared "good" during the first week of the proceedings. Speaking in a press conference after the conclusion of the third day of the trial at the Senate Wednesday, July 8,...
In a word, meh. Ranking congressmen gave such reaction to Office of the Vice President (OVP) chief-of-staff Zuleika Lopez 's witty “ Prepare for Typhoon Inday ” remark on Thursday, July 9 when she dropped by the Senate. Lopez is scheduled to give hee testimony in the Senate impeachment...
