Reelectionist Pateros Mayor Miguel “Ike” Ponce III and his running mate filed their certificates of candidacy on Wednesday for the May 9, 2022 elections. Ponce filed his certificate of candidacy (COC) for his third and last term as mayor at the Commission on Elections (Comelec)-Pateros office....
Six temporary offsite passport services (TOPS) located in malls in Metro Manila will continue to operate until December 2021 to handle increasing passport appointments, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. (FILE PHOTO/JANSEN ROMERO/MANILA BULLETIN) The six TOPS are located in SM Mall of...
Manila Vice Mayor Ma. Sheilah "Honey" Lacuna-Pangan filed her certificate of candidacy (COC) for Manila mayor in the 2022 local elections on Wednesday, Oct. 6. (Photo courtesy of Vice Mayor Honey Lacuna-Pangan's campaign team / MANILA BULLETIN) Lacuna and her running mate, Manila Representative Yul...
Manila City Vice Mayor Dr. Honey Lacuna formally announced her mayoralty bid prior to filing her certificate of candidacy (COC) in the 2022 national elections on Wednesday, Oct. 6. PHOTO FROM MANILA VICE MAYOR HONEY LACUNA'S FACEBOOK PAGE/ MANILA BULLETIN Lacuna's running-mate is Manila Rep. Yul...
The Manila Police District (MPD) announced on Tuesday, Oct. 5, the seizure of more than P5.6 million worth of shabu and the arrest of seven persons in buy-bust operations in San Miguel and Tondo districts early this week. About nine packs of shabu worth around P5 million were confiscated from...
Toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition on Tuesday, Oct. 5, expressed alarm over the "unrelenting sale" of plastic balloon blowing kits in Manila despite being flagged to have been containing a cancer-causing chemical. The group called on authorities to act on its concern after finding out during...
A 38-year-old man was stabbed to death while having a drinking session in Tondo, Manila on Monday, Oct. 4. According to the Manila Police Department (MPD), the incident happened at 2:20 a.m. along Varona St., corner Panday Pira, Tondo, Manila on Monday. The victim, Michael John Gonzales, 38, a...
The construction of the new Ospital ng Maynila building is now 70 percent complete, Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso said on Monday, Oct. 4. (Manila PIO / MANILA BULLETIN) During his inspection of the ongoing construction of the new hospital, Domagoso said its new facilities are expected to...
Manila Vice Mayor Ma. Sheilah "Honey" Lacuna-Pangan vowed to continue all the projects and programs initiated by Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso if she wins the mayoral race in May 2022. (Photo courtesy of Vice Mayor Honey Lacuna Twitter page / MANILA BULLETIN) "Kung sakali na mabigyan...
Metro Manila mayors are now ready for the vaccination of minors as the National Capital Region (NCR) has already achieved herd immunity in terms of inoculating the adult population. Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Benhur Abalos said Monday, Oct. 4, that Metro mayors "are...
Customers of Maynilad Water Services, Inc. will experience a slight reduction in their water bills starting this month until October, following the government approval of the company’s fourth quarter Foreign Currency Differential Adjustment (FCDA). As for the customers of Manila Water Company...
(OCTA RESEARCH) After weeks of declining number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections, Metro Manila is now down to "moderate" risk classification, according to independent research group OCTA. In its latest report released on Monday, Oct. 4, OCTA noted that the seven-day average of new...
