Photo Courtesy of MACHRA/ MANILA BULLETIN The City of Manila received P23.138 million from the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) for the social amelioration programs in the city. PCSO General Manager Melquiades Robles turned over the cheque worth P23,138,364.04 to Manila Mayor Honey...
Photo Courtesy of Manila Public Information Office/ MANILA BULLETIN Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna called on the city's students to fulfill the dreams of their parents by studying hard and finishing their education. "Tapos na ang bakasyon. Aral-aral muli... pilitin sana ninyong abutin ang mga pangarap...
Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna-Pangan visited on Tuesday, Aug. 29, some schools in Manila to mark the first day of classes. Photo from Arnold Quizol/MANILA BULLETIN Photo from Arnold Quizol/MANILA BULLETIN The mayor first visited the Legarda Elementary School in Sampaloc, Manila, where she inspected...
The Manila local government warned the public against social media accounts on Facebook that seek to impersonate its officials. On Monday, Aug. 28, Manila LGU Spokesperson Princess Abante said, "We ask the public to help report this unauthorized social media account impersonating the city...
Photo from Amado De Juan Diocales Jr. / MANILA BULLETIN Thousands of aspiring candidates in Manila flocked to malls on Monday, Aug. 28, the first day of the filing of certificates of candidacy (COC) for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE). Four malls in the city were tapped as...
Over 1,000 personnel of the Manila Police District (MPD) were deployed to secure the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) in the city on Oct. 30. In a send-off ceremony held at the MPD Headquarters on Saturday morning, Aug. 26, the policemen were informed of the areas and voting...
Photo courtesy of Manila International Dance Festival website/MANILA BULLETIN Manila is set to host the the first Manila International Dance Festival 2023 at Rizal Park in Ermita district from Sept. 8 to 10. The three-day dance fest will be organized by the city government of Manila...
The Manila local government announced the success of the Mental Health and Child Protection seminars held at the San Andres Sports Complex, Malate, Manila from Aug. 18 to 24. Mayor Honey Lacuna said the series of seminars was led by Councilor Lei Lacuna, the head of Liga ng mga Barangay. Two...
Some 220 students at the Manila City Jail earned their certificates and diplomas through the Department of Education’s (DepEd) Alternative Learning System (ALS), Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte said on Thursday, Aug. 24. (Photo from Inday Sara Duterte/Facebook) She...
Photo Courtesy of the Office of the Vice Mayor John Marvin "Yul Servo" Nieto/MANILA BULLETIN The Manila City Council unanimously passed on Tuesday, Aug. 22, an ordinance naming the session hall of the Manila City Council as Danilo B. Lacuna Sr. Hall. “Ang ordinansang ito ay naglalayong...
A 23-year-old man was arrested for alarm and scandal and illegal possession of firearms in Tondo, Manila on Saturday, Aug. 19. The Manila Police District (MPD) identified the suspect as Reymark Manalastas, resident of De Vera Sepac Almasen Navotas City. MPD said it dispatched personnel at around 3...
Photo Courtesy of Arnold Quizol/MANILA BULLETIN Members of Hijos Del Nazareno (HDN) Central filed charges against drag artist Amadeus Fernando Pagente alias Pura Luka Vega before the Manila City Prosecutor's Office on Thursday, Aug. 17, over his controversial performance of "Ama Namin" (The Lord's...