The local government of Pasig, in partnership with the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB), has launched “Clearbot,” an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered robotic vessel designed to clear floating waste and water hyacinth from esteros...
Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso said the city government may purchase portable modular pumps to help ease flooding in the capital as it continues to explore plans to mitigate the adverse effects of heavy rains on Manileños. Domagoso made the statement during an inspection with...
Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso could not hide his dismay over the Sunog Apog Pumping Station in Tondo, Manila, that is notorious for continuously breaking down and, at times, worsening the flooding situation in the city despite millions, if not billions, worth of repairs and updates...
San Mateo, Rizal Mayor Bartolome "Omie" Rivera Jr. slammed the directive of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) diverting the collected solid wastes of the city of Manila to its New San Mateo Sanitary Landfill (NSMSLF) following the permanent closure of the Navotas Sanitary...
Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso and Metropolitan Manila Development Authority Chairman Don Artes met with officials of the University of Santo Tomas (UST) on Wednesday, Aug. 27, to discuss the Rainwater Impounding Facility (RIF) being eyed to be built on the university 's...
San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora has called for a whole-of-nation approach to solve the perennial problem of flooding in the country, saying that the construction and proper operation of flood control projects are not enough in curbing it. In a radio interview, Zamora, also the president of the...
San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora was named national president of the League of Cities of the Philippines (LCP) for the years 2025 to 2028 during its 75th General Assembly held on Friday, Aug. 8, at Conrad Manila. “As LCP national president for 2025-2028, our objective is nation-building through...
Metro Manila Council (MMC) President and San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora said Metro Manila mayors will be submitting a list of roads to be exempted from the suggested parking ban first proposed during a joint meeting between the MMC, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), and the...
Marikina City Mayor Maan Teodoro on Monday, Aug. 4, announced that the city government will start to enforce a no parking rule on its main roads as part of its efforts in alleviating traffic congestion in the city. Teodoro made the statement following the joint meeting between the Metro Manila...
San Juan City Mayor and Metro Manila Council (MMC) president Francis Zamora on Sunday, Aug. 3, said that the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) are set to finalize a new drainage master plan to ease worsening floods in Metro...
San Juan City Mayor and re-elected Metro Manila Council (MMC) president Francis Zamora said that a total ban on street parking may face challenges, following the Department of the Interior and Local Government’s (DILG) proposal to prohibit parking on all public streets to help ease traffic...
San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora was re-elected as the Metro Manila Council 's (MMC) president during the joint meeting of the MMC, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), and the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Friday, August 1. “I would like to express...
