BATANG MAYNILA Manila Mayor Isko Moreno For the nth time, my colleagues at the Manila City hall have made me really, really proud. This, after the local government of Manila once again reaped several awards, this time courtesy of the Department of Information and...
BATANG MAYNILA Manila Mayor Isko Moreno As usual, it has been a very busy week for us in the city of Manila with three major activities highlighting it, among others. First off, I and Vice Mayor Honey Lacuna personally led the groundbreaking ceremony at the site of the President Corazon Aquino...
BATANG MAYNILA Manila Mayor Isko Moreno Despite the pandemic, thousands of new businesses managed to open in Manila. In view of this, I congratulate Levi Facundo, chief of the city’s bureau of permits, for his efforts in generating new businesses to open in the city, thus resulting in more...
BATANG MAYNILA Manila Mayor Isko Moreno This had been an eventful week for yours truly, as I filed my certificate of candidacy (COC) for the highest post in the land, with Doc Willie Ong as my running...
BATANG MAYNILA Manila Mayor Isko Moreno Last week, we in the city government of Manila declared a general tax amnesty program that took effect Oct. 1, 2021 and will be in force until Dec. 29, 2021. This is contained in Ordinance No. 8773, which grants amnesty on all delinquent business taxes, real...
BATANG MAYNILA Be it vaccination or education, in Manila, it is never a requisite to present a voter’s ID. It is also never a “requirement” for one to present a Manila zip code just to be able to enroll in college of be accepted in any of the hospitals being run by the city government. In...
BATANG MAYNILA Manila Mayor Isko Moreno It is highly lamentable that the social media is currently being flooded by posts that are nothing but fake news or “demolition job” aimed at yours truly. I trust that the public will not be gullible enough to believe the barrage of fake news on social...
BATANG MAYNILA Manila Mayor Isko Moreno Once again, my colleagues in the city government and my fellow Manilans have made me feel proud and elated. This, after the city of Manila became the only exception as the entire National Capital Region (NCR) has been placed under the highest alert level for...
BATANG MAYNILA Manila Mayor Isko Moreno Just like the total number of vaccines deployed in the city of Manila which is at 2,029,953 as of Sept. 2, 2021, the number of individuals who have pre-registered with our mass vaccination program has also now reached 2,184,863 as of the same date. Despite...
BATANG MAYNILA Manila Mayor Isko Moreno As all of you probably know by now, I too, unfortunately got infected with COVID-19 despite all the necessary precautions I have been taking. We knew it was coming and I have learned to accept that it is part of what is commonly known as “occupational...
BATANG MAYNILA Manila Mayor Isko Moreno Before anything else, I would like to express my profound thanks to the countless well-wishers who continue to pray for me and Vice Mayor Honey Lacuna. All your love and concern is what gives us strength, hope and inspiration amid all the difficulties we...
BATANG MAYNILA Manila Mayor Isko Moreno Before anything else, I would like to ask you, our dear readers, to please include Vice Mayor Honey Lacuna in your prayers so that she may recover speedily. As you probably know by now, she contracted COVID last week. It is sad that she got infected while...
