Muntinlupa Mayor Jaime Fresnedi refuted claims by his detractors that the city government already used a P1.2 billion standby loan from Landbank of the Philippines. In March 2021, the Muntinlupa City Council passed an ordinance authorizing Fresnedi to enter into a loan agreement with Landbank in...
LANDSCAPE Gemma Cruz Araneta I n September 2013, with Syria in mind, President Vladimir Putin of the Russian Federation said that the founders of the United Nations Organization must have understood that decisions affecting war and peace should be made only by consensus. And with the USA’s...
GENEVA, Switzerland -- The UN Human Rights Council voted Monday to hold an urgent debate about Russia's deadly invasion of Ukraine at Kyiv's request, amid widespread international condemnation of Moscow's attack. Ukraine's request to hold an urgent debate at the council in Geneva was supported by...
Customers of Maynilad Water Services in Muntinlupa will get rebates in their bills after the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System Regulatory Office (MWSS-RO) found the company liable for prolonged water service interruptions (WSI). In a statement, MWSS-RO Chief Regulator Patrick Lester Ty...
The Philippine Council of Evangelical Churches (PCEC) denounced Russia's invasion of Ukraine saying it was heartless and unjustified. Photo PCEC FB "By invading Ukraine and completely violating international law...Russia has taken an illegal and immoral course for its action only results in...
The Council for People's Development and Governance (CPDG) stressed that long-time community health workers and human rights defender Dr. Natividad "Doc Naty" Castro should be given high recognition and respect, not trumped-up charges. (Photo courtesy of Council for Health and Development) CPDG...
Muntinlupa Mayor Jaime Fresnedi voted to put the National Capital Region (NCR) under Alert Level 1 starting March 1. Fresnedi and 16 other mayors under the Metro Manila Council (MMC) held a meeting on Feb. 22 to come up with a recommendation on whether the NCR should be maintained under Alert Level...
The National Council of Churches in the Philippines (NCCP) has asked voters to be discerning in the May 2022 polls. NCCP FB "We urge everyone to be discerning voters and support and vote for servant-leaders who put in their agenda the change that we want to see in our society," the group said in a...
The Muntinlupa City Council is discussing a proposed ordinance banning the sale of medicine in “sari-sari” (variety) stores. This, after the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) earlier urged local government units (LGUs) nationwide to pass ordinances to approve the policy....
Human rights lawyer Jose Manuel 'Chel' Diokno paid tribute to the victims of the Escalante Massacre by joining a unity walk during his recent visit to Negros Occidental. Human rights lawyer Chel Diokno joins unity walk to honor victims of Escalante Massacre on Sunday, Feb. 20, 2022. (Photo from...
A committee of the Muntinlupa City Council is seeking to amend an existing ordinance to include Maynilad Water Services in the regular testing of the quality of water it supplies to thousands of customers in the city. The Committee on Environment, chaired by Councilor Marissa Rongavilla, held a...
Vice President Leni Robredo’s supporters are as witty and creative as ever following their successful “Pink Sunday” rally Tuesday, Feb. 15 in Aklan, one of the provinces of Panay Island that's widely regarded as her party’s stronghold. A handmade poster by a person with disability stands...
