The City of Manila local government announced the suspension of classes in all levels in public and private schools in the city on Thursday, August 3, as the southwest monsoon brought heavy rains to Metro Manila. “As recommended by the Manila Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (DRRMO)...
The local government of Quezon City on Tuesday, Aug. 1, introduced to other local government units (LGUs) its Healthy Public Food Procurement (HPFP) Policy which sets the mandatory nutrition standards for all food and food supplies in city-run hospitals, offices, departments, and institutions. In...
BAGUIO CITY – Complaints against the operators, including account managers of the alleged casino junket scam group Team Z, tagged to have carted away at least P4 billion worth of investments” from this city alone, have flooded the National Bureau of Investigation-Cordillera. The complainants...
BACOLOD CITY – As the city government is preparing for the opening of the 3rd Rum Festival here this month, Mayor Alfredo Abelardo “Albee” Benitez said they would like to enhance the branding of Tanduay together with this city to enable them to become popular worldwide. COUNCILOR Jason...
BACOLOD CITY – Two suspected drug pushers were arrested and 55 grams of shabu worth P374,000 were seized in a buy-bust operation in Henrietta Village, Barangay Singcang-Airport here on Monday, July 31. Police identified the suspects as Je An Treyes, 40, of Barangay Taculing here, and Christian...
DAVAO CITY – First Congressional District Rep. Paolo “Pulong” Duterte, through his son Rodrigo “Rigo” Duterte, with China-Davao Consul General Zhao Xiuzhen, turned over 320 sewing machines to Davao City Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte on Wednesday, August 2. The turnover and blessing...
DAVAO CITY – Electricity rates in Davao City have stabilized as coal prices in the world market have decreased, an executive of the Aboitiz-owned Davao Light and Power Company (DLPC) said. Rodger S. Velasco, DLPC president and chief operating officer, told Wednesdays Media Forum at Habi at Kape...
(Photo Courtesy of Manila PIO/MANILA BULLETIN) The Manila local government hailed on Wednesday, August 2, the Universidad De Manila (UDM) for producing almost 200 graduates with Latin honors during its commencement exercises. According to the record of the state university, a total of 194 students...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The City Health Office (CHO) is looking into the death of two children and the hospitalization of their sibling after reportedly eating poisonous leaves which were boiled and served by their grandmother on Monday in Barangay Maasin here. The CHO is looking into reports that the...
The Muntinlupa City government will provide free Balik Eskwela Packages to all students from Kindergarten to Grade 12 in public schools. Mayor Ruffy Biazon said each Balik Eskwela Package contains leather shoes, school bags and school supplies consisting of notebooks, pencils (for Kindergarten to...
Ten hospitals in Quezon City received a total of P50,000,000 under the Department of Health’s (DOH) Medical Assistance Program (MAP) fund that they can use to provide assistance to indigent patients. The hospitals that were granted with the MAP fund included East Avenue Medical Center, Lung...
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – A woman was stabbed to death by her lover during a heated argument in their house in Barangay Saimsim here on Tuesday afternoon, August 1. Police identified the victim as Andrea Salve Escalante. Escalante died upon reaching the J.P. Rizal Hospital here due to stab wounds in...
