Early this year, the architecture community was abuzz with proposals when they heard that the City of Manila was finally renovating that strip of underpass that thousands of people pass through each day. The Lagusnilad Underpass—connecting Intramuros to Manila City Hall—was infamous for being...
BATANG MAYNILA Mayor Isko Moreno For months now, our medical frontliners have not had a decent sleep. They live in constant fear of getting COVID-19 just by reporting for duty every day. They risk their very own lives and that of their loved ones just to help stem the spread of the coronavirus and...
BATANG MAYNILA Mayor Isko Moreno In deference to the recent passing of Mayor Fred Lim, I am using this column of mine to give way to the full transcript of what I aired in a recent live broadcast that I dedicated solely in his honor. “Magandang gabi po mga kababayan kong taga-Lungsod ng...
BATANG MAYNILA Mayor Isko Moreno I have noticed that there seems to be persistent erroneous reports which make it appear that what we are using in our drive-thru and walk-in COVID testing centers are rapid test kits and are therefore unreliable. Although I have, on several occasions and...
AT WORK Mayor Isko supervises improvement of Anda circle ANGEL THOUGHTS Love beauty. It is the shadow of God on the universe! Gabriel Mistral How does it feel to be Manila’s mayor in this pandemic? We asked Manila Mayor Francisco Domagoso , better known as Isko or “Yorme,” amid his...
San Miguel Alab Pilipinas coach and former PBA star Jimmy Alapag, right, and wife LJ Moreno announced on their YouTube account that they are expecting for their fourth child. (Screengrab from Alapag Family Fun via YouTube) San Miguel Alab Pilipinas coach Jimmy Alapag and wife LJ Moreno announced on...
Winwyn Marquez (Instagram) Winwyn Marquez has traded high heels for boots as she takes basic citizen military training to become a Philippine Navy reservist. The 28-year-old beauty queen posted on Instagram photos of her first day of training. In the caption, Winwyn revealed she was appointed...
BATANG MAYNILA With office workers now gradually reporting to work, I have issued an urgent appeal to all Manilans to do away with the habit of eating together and hopefully, those who are not from Manila will also heed this. There is a very good reason why I made this call, mind you. I was...
BATANG MAYNILA It had been an awfully busy, albeit, fruitful week for us in the city of Manila despite the continuing battle against COVID-19. We kicked off the week with the inauguration of our first walk-in COVID testing center at the Ospital ng Sampaloc, followed by another at the Gat Andres...
BATANG MAYNILA Mayor Isko Moreno With all humility, I apologize to those who may have been inconvenienced by the traffic caused by the unexpected surge of motorists who availed of the free, drive-thru COVID testing that we launched in Manila last July 15. The success of this project and the...
BATANG MAYNILA It had been an incredibly sad week for the city of Manila, its citizens, and for me, personally and most specially. Well, first off, three of our key officials at the Manila City Hall got infected with COVID-19 over the...
