Work at the Manila City Hall will continue amid surging COVID-19 cases, Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso said on Monday, Jan. 10. (Mayor Isko Moreno's campaign team / MANILA BULLETIN) During Monday’s flag raising ceremony, Domagoso noted that several workers of the City Hall are sick...
The 91-year-old Manila Clock Tower atop Manila City Hall in Ermita, which is currently being renovated, is set to become a tourist hotspot once completed, says Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso during a visit to the tower on Wednesday, Dec. 22. Unveiled in 1930 as the largest clock tower...
Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso signed City Ordinance No. 8797 on Wednesday, Dec. 22, on the grant of P5,000 cash gifts to the city government's job order and contractual workers. Under Ordinance No. 8797, P51,150,000 was allocated for the holiday gift of Manila City Hall's...
Did the Senate tap a "tainted" contractor for the construction of its new building in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City? President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) President Duterte asked this question on late Monday night, Sept. 27, during the pre-recorded "Talk to the People" public briefing. He...
SIMPLY NO PLACE LIKE MANILA An aerial perspective of the Manila City Hall Note: In this feature, when the author cites Manila, he refers to the entire megalopolis, Metro Manila or the National Capital Region. While with Filipinos in Paris, I ventured to define Manila as an insider’s city. ...
Fully vaccinated senior citizens can now claim their P1,000 gift certificates (GCs) from the Makati City local government in two malls -- Ayala Malls Circuit and Glorietta 2. According to the city government, fully vaccinated senior citizens must bring their vaccination cards and their white card...
BATANG MAYNILA Manila Mayor Isko Moreno As of this writing, the city government of Manila has already begun distributing its fourth batch of monthly food boxes as part of our Food Security Program (FSP) aimed at alleviating hunger in the city brought about by lost jobs during the pandemic. To date,...
Visiting these two cities in the same week opens a window into the gradual opening of the Filipino mind from Old-World to New-World ideals and worldview Photos by Jules Vivas TOWN OF FERDINAND Calle Crisologo in Vigan My last international travel before COVID-19 wreaked havoc and summarily put the...
ROME OF THE EAST Manila City Hall takes on a new look (photo by Patrick Roque) Manila, once called the Pearl of the Orient and recognized as a center of global trade, had one foot in the grave, gasping for breath, when the last election for local officials was held last year. Decades of...
