CAVITE – Gov. Abeng Remulla announced the suspension of classes in the province on Thursday, July 3, due to intermittent weather. The class cancellation applies to all levels, public and private. “Walang pasok, Caviteños! Suspendido ang klase sa lahat ng antas sa buong lalawigan ng Cavite!”...
Several villages in three localities in Rizal Province- Taytay, Cainta, and Binangonan - will have no water for up to six hours on July 2 to 4. Manila Water, the east zone water concessionaire, will implement a water service interruption beginning 10 p.m. on July 2 until 4 a.m. on July 3 in Taytay....
The Manila Electric Company (Meralco) has energized a new gas-insulated switchgear (GIS) substation to support economic zones in southern Metro Manila. In a statement on Tuesday, July 1, Meralco said it has energized the ASEANA 115 kilovolt (kV) - 34.5 kV GIS substation in Parañaque City that...
Repairs on the decades-old floodgate in Navotas City have been completed, but the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has confirmed that the structure will be fully replaced under a long-term flood control program. DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan said the more than 30-year-old facility,...
Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno Domagoso on Monday, June 30, inherited an empty office and unpaid debts as he assumed his post as city mayor. Domagoso cited the absence of a proper transition from the previous administration. He said that upon entering the mayor 's office inside the...
Razon-led East zone water concessionaire Manila Water Co. reported that it is taking full ownership of the recently completed Wawa Dam, a move that would help augment Metro Manila’s water demand. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange on Monday, June 30, Manila Water said it acquired...
CEBU CITY – Redemption and validation. That’s how three young artists described their accomplishments in the Cebu leg of the 14th Manila Bulletin Sketchfest on Saturday, June 28, at SM Seaside City Cebu. Niña Christei Villahermosa, April Lyka Pugoy, and Jean Deanne Batiancila shone the...
The United States and the Philippines have signed an agreement for the funding of technical assistance for the construction of the Subic-Clark-Manila-Batangas (SCMB) Railway, which is designed to link three major ports in Luzon. According to the US Embassy in Manila, the US Trade and Development...
Despite delays, the Metro Manila flood control project being funded by loans from the Washington-based World Bank Group (WBG) and the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has so far benefitted over half a million residents in flood-prone areas. “To date, more than 600,000 people...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has started retrofitting the 59-year-old Delpan Bridge in Manila as a precautionary measure to strengthen the structure against potential earthquake damage under its ongoing seismic resilience program. In a report to DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan,...
Young tycoon Leandro Legarda Leviste is raising a total of ₱34 billion from the divestment of his shares in solar producer SP New Energy Corporation (SPNEC) before assuming his new role as Congressman for the first district of Batangas in the House of Representatives on June 30, 2025. In a...
The US Embassy in the Philippines has requested visa applicants to set their social media accounts to 'public ' for vetting purposes. “All individuals applying for an F, M, or J nonimmigrant visa are requested to adjust the privacy settings on all of their social media accounts to...
