BATANG MAYNILA Mayor Isko Moreno This week, we will be marking two important occasions. In this regard, allow me to greet in advance, our Chinese-Filipino brothers and sisters on the occasion of the Chinese New Year celebration on February 12 and everybody, a Happy Valentine’s Day this coming...
From left: Ara Mina, Rosanna Roces, Alma Moreno and Maui Taylor. Behind them is film director Daryl Yap After watching the trailer of “Paglaki Ko Gusto Kong Maging Pornstar,” I immediately downloaded the new content-streaming app VivaMax where the movie is now streaming. The movie's...
Former national water polo team star turned coach Dale Evangelista (left) conducts an ocular inspection with Manila Sports Council Office in Charge Roel De Guzman. (Photo from Dale Evangelista's Facebook account) The plans of Manila Mayor Isko Moreno to transform the city as the water polo...
BATANG MAYNILA Mayor Isko Moreno I would like to take this opportunity to once again congratulate the men and women of our country’s premier police force, the Manila Police District (MPD) now headed by Gen. Leo Francisco, on the occasion of its recent 120 th founding anniversary. I and Vice...
BATANG MAYNILA Mayor Isko Moreno Last week, Vice Mayor Honey Lacuna and I, along with fellow city officials led by the directors of our six city hospitals, did a simulation exercise of the vaccine rollout in preparation for when they finally arrive in the country. We did the first of a series of...
BATANG MAYNILA Mayor Isko Moreno First off, I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to the bosses of the Manila Bulletin for having given me the great opportunity to be a part of this very prestigious institution. As of this writing, this humble column is about to turn a year old...
Manila Mayor Isko Moreno is determined to make the city the water polo capital of the Philippines. (MB File Photos) Manila Mayor Isko Moreno reiterated his determination to turn the city as the water polo capital of the Philippines. In a Facebook post, Moreno said he has instructed Manila Sports...
Mayor Isko Moreno BATANG MAYNILA With the vaccines for COVID-19 already available and in fact being rolled out in some countries, we in the city government are inviting all the residents of Manila to register for the free vaccination we intend to implement once the vaccines reach us. Since we...
BATANG MAYNILA Mayor Isko Moreno Looking back on the year that was, it can be surmised that if there is anything good that the pandemic was able to do, it was to bring out the best in all of us and I can particulary say so in the case of the city officials, employees, and residents of Manila. In...
BATANG MAYNILA Mayor Isko Moreno First and foremost, Happy Holidays everyone, specially to all my beloved “Batang Maynila”!!! I do hope that all of you, our dear readers, had a safe, meaningful, and joyous Christmas celebration despite the pandemic. As another year draws to a close, I look...
IN THE COVER Philippines' biggest and most influential lifestyle people in a forum that embraces the year ahead with best wishes and good intentions Here are some heartfelt messages from industry leaders that should remind us to bring with us and keep with us a lot of faith, a lot of hope, and a...
BATANG MAYNILA Mayor Isko Moreno Our beloved city of Manila has a lot to be thankful for these past few days. One after another, highly prestigious awards have been heaped upon Manila by various reputable award-giving bodies in recognition of efforts to provide the best kind of public service...