Editorial After much discussion, the mayors of Metro Manila have finally agreed in principle to adopt the Metro Manila Council's (MMC) plan to introduce a standardized traffic citation system which is planned to be implemented next year. San Juan Mayor Francis Zamora, also the MMC president,...
The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) has awarded for the sixth time the provincial government of Bulacan the Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG) which symbolizes integrity and good performance of a local government. Bulacan Governor Daniel R. Fernando and Vice Governor Alexis C....
ILOILO CITY -- The provincial government of Antique has won its second Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG). “This award recognizes the provincial government’s hard work in improving the lives of Antiqueños through our different government programs and services,” Governor Rhodora ‘Dodod’...
The Caloocan City and Navotas City local governments were awarded by the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) with the Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG) in a ceremony held at the Manila Hotel on Wednesday, Dec. 14. Caloocan City Mayor Dale Gonzalo “Along” Malapitan received the...
Muntinlupa Mayor Ruffy Biazon received the Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG) award given by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG). Biazon and Vice Mayor Artemio Simundac attended the SGLG awarding ceremony held on Dec. 14 that was led by DILG Sec. Benjamin Abalos Jr. and...
A total of 352 local government units (LGUs) will receive almost P2 billion to fund their respective development projects, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) disclosed on Thursday, Dec. 15. In a statement, the DILG said the P1.961 billion that will be distributed to the...
Editorial The barangay health workers are a very special group of people in the community. They are vital to the delivery of primary health care to the people in the grassroots level. In the early days of the pandemic, the BHWs were the first responders to the public health problem brought by...
A good development. ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro (House of Representatives website) That's how Deputy Minority leader and ACT Teachers party-list Rep. France Castro described the developments in the stateside cases against Kingdom of Jesus Christ, The Name Above Every Name (KOJC)...
CLINICAL MATTERS DR. EDSEL SALVANA It has been more than a month since we shifted to voluntary masking. Full face-to-face classes have been going on for some time now. Despite many misgivings, Covid-19 cases in the Philippines have remained stable. Healthcare utilization remains low. Many are...
The Bicameral Conference Committee hearings on the P5.268-trillion General Appropriations Bill (GAB) have wrapped up, with the leader of the House of Representatives contingent calling the measure "a very good budget". Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co (Screenshot from YouTube live) The approval...
Two Baguio institutions, with 90 years between them, come together to make the holidays more merry and bright for children with cancer and at least 105 Baguio City scholars PURPLE YAM MAGIC Fudge-like cookies, the ube crinkles Everything Nice has just made everything nicer this Christmas. The...
House Senior Deputy Speaker and Pampanga 2nd district Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo sounded equal parts proud and impressevd with President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s maiden participation at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit. House Senior Deputy Speaker Gloria...
