DAVAO CITY – The Davao City Water District (DCWD) assured customers here that water supply would be unaffected by the El Niño phenomenon should it develop in the third quarter of this year. DCWD spokesperson JC Duhaylungsod said majority of this city’s supply comes from groundwater sources...
BAGUIO CITY – The alleged leader of a drug group listed as a high-value individual (HVI) was arrested and P238,000 worth of shabu was confiscated in a buy-operation conducted by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Cordillera in Lower Magsaysay here on Friday, April 21. The suspect was...
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte has presented several programs of the local government to address climate change as well as plans for the environment and better quality of living in the city in her State of the Environment Address 2023. “Bilang isang highly-urbanized at highly-competitive...
Over 3,000 trees were planted in Pasig City during a citywide tree planting activity, led by the City Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO), to commemorate Earth Day on Saturday, April 22. Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto joined the tree planting program, along with City Councilor and...
“Because sports is equalizing, sports unites.” Marikina City Mayor Marcelino “Marcy” Teodoro said this as he expressed his support for more inclusive sporting opportunities for young athletes during the opening of the Palarong Panrehiyon (Regional Games) 2023 at the Marikina Sports Center on...
CEBU CITY – Two 12-year-old Grade 6 students drowned while swimming in a pond in Barangay Basak, Lapu-Lapu City on Thursday afternoon, April 20. ONLOOKERS gather around the pond where two young girls drowned while swimming on Thursday afternoon, April 20, in Barangay Basak, Lapu-Lapu City. (Photo...
Three security guards posing as policemen were arrested after they started a brawl in a bar at A. Venue, Makati Ave., Barangay Poblacion in Makati City, Friday, April 21, the Southern Police District (SPD) said. The suspects, identified as Renante Sacil, Lino Bartolay, and Richard Bongcras Jr., all...
DAGUPAN CITY – The Department of Health (DOH) led by officer-in-charge Undersecretary Dr. Maria Rosario Clarissa Singh-Vergeire has vowed to help the Region 1 Medical Center (R1MC) here complete their expansion projects to accommodate the huge volume of patients. DOH officer-in-charge...
People of all ages from the Muslim community in Marikina City gathered at the Freedom Park in Barangay Sta. Elena on Saturday, April 22, to celebrate Eid’l Fitr, the end of the month-long observance of Ramadan. (Marikina PIO / MANILA BULLETIN) The program, organized and headed by Hadji Farhan...
The Parañaque City government signed on Friday, April 21, a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the PLDT telecommunication company for internet access and connections in the city's public hospitals. Mayor Eric Olivarez signed the MOA with 1 st District Rep. Edwin Olivarez, Ospital ng...
Parañaque City Mayor Eric Olivarez and 1 st District Representative Edwin Olivarez led the inauguration of the first local government-operated and Department of Health (DOH)-accredited dialysis unit at the Ospital ng Parañaque 1 (OsPar1) on Friday, April 21. According to Dr. Jefferson...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Thousands of Muslims attended the congregational prayers for the Eid’l Fitr celebration here on Saturday morning, April 22. THOUSANDS of Muslims join the congregational prayer in celebration of the Eid’l Fitr at the Joaquin Enriquez Memorial Stadium in Zamboanga City on...
