Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte has issued an order limiting the number of goods to be purchased by its residents and banning the sale of alcohol, among other health-related guidelines, following the reimposition of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) starting Friday, August 6. Belmonte, on...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has partnered with the local government unit of Los Baños to develop a “resilient” and “seamless” vegetable supply chain management system. (PIXABY) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña disclosed that the Philippine Council for...
Starting Monday (August 2, 2021), the local government unit (LGU) of Pasig City will implement a one-way traffic along Manggahan Bridge -- from East Bank Road to West Bank Road. (Photo courtesy of Pasig City PIO) In an advisory posted on Facebook, the Pasig City Public Information Office told the...
The city of Manila has fully vaccinated more than half million individuals. (MANILA PIO) In his regular live update on Facebook, Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso said the 503,113 persons have already received their second dose from the city government as of July 29. The mayor said the...
The Department of Energy (DOE), along with multilateral partners like the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the European Union-Access to Sustainable Energy Programme (EU-ASEP), had pitched for financing tools that the local government units (LGUs) can access in advancing their mandated energy...
Most local executives remained heavily dependent on income they received from the national government to fund their operations, data from the Department of Finance’s (DOF) Bureau of Local Government Finance (BLGF) revealed. Based on the latest operating income reports submitted by local...
The Manila city government broke ground on Monday for the construction of the modern 10-storey public school building of the Rosauro Almario Elementary School. Manila City Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso and Vice Mayor Honey Lacuna-Pangan lead the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) bared Thursday, July 15 that it is investigating the local government units (LGUs) that have so far failed to submit their 10-year solid waste management (SWM) plans. (Photo by Antoine Giret/ Unsplash) The agency said in a statement that...
Malacañang told local government units (LGUs) to continue integrating their digital contact tracing systems into the StaySafe application until the national pandemic task force comes up with a new resolution making its use optional. Muntinlupa Mayor Jaime Fresnedi at the launching of the...
The local government of Cauayan City, Isabela became the first LGU in the country to scrap the swab (RT-PCR) test for fully-vaccinated travelers. 16675 The move was welcomed by Cebu Pacific (CEB), hoping other LGUs would soon follow suit. Passengers are considered fully-vaccinated at least 14 days...
Two alleged fixers will be sued by the local government of Pasig City for selling vaccination slots to residents, Mayor Vico Sotto said on Tuesday (June 29). Sotto said one of the two individuals they identified was a profiler in one of the city's vaccination teams. "Definitely, charges will be...
The Department of Finance (DOF) expects revenues from real property tax (RPT) would accelerate as local government units (LGUs) enhance their digital tools to strengthen local property valuation and tax collections. In a statement, Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said on Tuesday, June 22,...
