The Manila City government has procured 400,000 doses of Sinovac vaccine which Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagosoa expects to arrive “in a matter of few days.” (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) In his regular live update on Tuesday (June 15), Domagoso said the city has already sent the full...
The Manila City government broke anew its daily vaccination record for the second straight day with 26,028 vaccines administered on Tuesday. (Manila Public Information Office photo / MANILA BULLETIN) The city government, through the Manila Health Department (MHD), administered a total of 26,028...
Some parts of Cainta and Antipolo City in Rizal will experience water interruption for six to eight hours on June 16 and June 17. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) In its advisory, Manila Water announced that line maintenance and valve installation will be undertaken in at least three areas in Cainta...
Who says the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is solely relying on white-colored dolomite "sand" to rehabilitate and beautify Manila Bay? Coconut trees (Photo by Madib Zikri / Unsplash) Apparently, the agency also wants to use the natural beauty of coconut trees to give Manila...
Policemen in Metro Manila were tasked to strictly implement the adjusted curfew hours of 12 midnight to 4 a.m. as part of the move to gradually reopen the economy anew. Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), explained that the shortened curfew hours did not...
Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) is confident that it will meet its five-year target for its massive replanting program within some of the region’s most crucial watersheds. In a statement, stakeholders of the Annual Million Trees Challenge (AMTC) stressed their commitment to...
Nikka Veronni Factolerin Espinili-Restovic, 32, a native of Batangas, spent several years overseas working in different jobs, from being a hotelier to being a seafarer. In 2015, Espinili-Restovic decided to stop sailing and settle with her Serbian national husband. She admitted that...
Manila City broke its single-day vaccination record anew on Monday (June 14). (MANILA CITY PIO / MANILA BULLETIN) Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso said the city was able to inoculate 25,668 individuals on Monday, beating its previous record of 21,824 last May 29. Domagoso thanked...
Let us be reminded once again of the value of the bicycle, the simple yet efficient means of active transport. The pandemic and its social limitations have thrust bicycles to the forefront as one of the most accessible and possibly safest way to get around the city or neighborhood. In just over a...
The first national forum on national substance use science policy and Information will be held on Tuesday, June 15, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has announced. (NAST PHL Facebook Page) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña said the forum will be hosted by the National...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is keen on cleaning up Laguna de Bay (Laguna Lake) next following the agency’s works on Boracay Island and Manila Bay. In particular, the DENR bared in a statement Monday, June 14 that it wants to rid Laguna de Bay of its water hyacinth...
Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) search and rescue personnel found on Monday, June 14, a cadaver in the area of the burnt and sunken cargo vessel MV Titan 8 in Delpan Bridge, Tondo, Manila. PCG Commodore Leo Panopio, commander of the PCG National Capital Region (NCR), said the Coast Guard Special...
