The first Muslim Cemetery and Cultural Hall in Manila City was inaugurated Monday, June 7. Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso, together with Vice Mayor Honey Lacuna, and Manila Muslim Affairs Chief Dir. Shey Sakaluran Mohammad led the inauguration ceremony. (MANILA CITY PIO / MANILA...
BATANG MAYNILA Manila Mayor Isko Moreno Last week, we handed Manila Traffic Parking Bureau (MTPB) traffic enforcer a plaque and a cash award in recognition of his dedication to duty, when he exercised maximum tolerance and did not budge as a lady motorist he accosted for a traffic violation...
Former senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Saturday, June 5, agreed with Manila Mayor Isko Moreno to lift the mandatory use of face shields because people are only using them as headbands. Former senator Antonio Trillanes IV (Photo from Trillanes’ Facebook page) “Sang-ayon ako kay Mayor @IskoMoreno...
A public health expert said on Saturday, June 5, that wearing of face shields must remain until 80 percent of Filipinos have been vaccinated against coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN) Dr. Benito Atienza, president of the Philippine Medical Association (PMA), said the...
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte said on Friday that the recommendation to no longer require face shields in the country should not come from politicians. Asked for her opinion on the government's policy on the mandatory wearing of face shields, Belmonte said politicians like her should not decide...
The position of the Metro Manila mayors on the proposal to revisit the guidelines on the use of face shields will depend on the recommendation of the health experts, Metro Manila Council Chairman Edwin Olivarez said Friday. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) “Kami pong mga Metro mayors, hindi po kami...
The statement of Manila mayor Isko Moreno against the mandatory wearing of face shields in public places created a buzz on social media recently. He is requesting that the government to restudy the policy and possibly revise it. According to Mayor Isko, if there's no scientific proof about the face...
Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso said he will not vote for a presidential candidate who will just “inherit” the position. (MANILA BULLETIN) “Di ako boboto ng magmamana lang ng pwesto (I won’t vote for somebody who will just inherit the position),” Domagoso told CNN...
Malacañang was not keen on rescinding the order to require the public to wear face shields outdoors, saying that wearing it along with face masks while doing physical distancing was almost equivalent to getting vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). In this photo taken on September...
Former health secretary and incumbent Iloilo 1st District Representative Janette Garin on Thursday, June 3, supported calls for the government to lift its mandatory face shield policy, raising that this could increase coronavirus transmission. Former Department of Health secretary and incumbent...
Malacañang said that President Duterte has five individuals in mind whom he wanted to run for president in the 2022 elections. President Rodrigo Duterte reads a document ahead of his public address on May 31, 2021. (Malacañang) Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the statement following...
Manila Mayor Isko Moreno's controversial statement seeking to exclude face shield in the minimum public health safety protocol is just a suggestion and not a demand from the government, an official of the D epartment of Interior and Local Government (DILG) official clarified Thursday, June 3. In a...
