Marikina City District 2 Congresswoman Stella Quimbo led the blessing and groundbreaking ceremony for Nangka High School's new five-storey school building on Tuesday, Aug. 9. Photo courtesy of Barangay Nangka FB Page Quimbo was joined by Randy G. Leal, barangay captain of Nangka, other members of...
Celebrating the sixth year of bilateral cooperation between the "sister cities," officials of Sakai, Japan gifted the local government of Marikina City a new ambulance and firetruck on Monday, Aug. 8. Marikina Mayor Marcy Teodoro and Sakai, Japan Mayor Masahiro Hashimoto at the turnover ceremony of...
The Marikina City local government announced that the scheduled Covid-19 vaccination at the Marikina Sports Center in the morning of Friday, Aug. 5, was cancelled but the afternoon schedule will push through from 1-5 p.m. The advisory, released by the city's Public Information Office (PIO) on...
The local government of Marikina City presented on Friday, July 22, to officials of the Department of Health (DOH) the city's facilities, resources and services for Covid-19 response in line with the upcoming launch of "PinasLakas," the agency's new Covid-19 vaccination campaign. (Photo courtesy of...
To alleviate the financial burdens of local businesses in Marikina City amid the pandemic, Mayor Marcelino "Marcy" Teodoro signed on Monday, July 18, a new ordinance granting a tax amnesty for business owners until December 31, 2022. Photo from Marikina PIO As stated in Ordinance No. 64, series of...
As the City of Marikina continues to innovate projects for its waste management initiatives, the local government began collecting used cooking oil from residents, which they mix with plastic materials to create eco bricks. Photo courtesy of Noel Pabalate / MANILA BULLETIN In an interview with...
To enhance the beauty of Marikina City, Mayor Marcelino "Marcy" Teodoro signed on Monday, July 11, multilateral memorandums of agreement (MOA) with a manufacturing company and two non-profit organizations (NGOs) for designing and painting murals in selected areas in the city. Photo courtesy of...
Marikina City Mayor Marcelino "Marcy" Teodoro reminded the city council on Wednesday, July 6, that efficiency and effectivity in local governance are the key things that citizens are seeking from them in the next three years. Marikina Mayor Marcy Teodoro. (Photo from Angel Nunez FB) "We need to be...
Marikina City Mayor "Marcelino "Marcy" Teodoro signed on Monday, July 4, a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the Federation of Marikina Tricycle Operators and Drivers Association (TODA) District 1 to strengthen and extend modes of communication between the local government offices and the tricycle...
Marikina City First District Representative Marjorie Ann "Maan" Teodoro guided the students of 32 public schools in the city as they marched on stage, and received their diplomas in a succession of face-to-face graduation ceremonies held from June 26 to July 2. Photo courtesy of the Marikina PIO...
Fourth-year Communication Arts cum laude student Dimple C. Acosta was overcome with a "feeling of power and success" once she stood on the stage of the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) during the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Marikina's (PLMar) graduation rites held on Sunday, June 26....
"Ang secret ng resiliency ng Marikina is the partnership between the government and the citizens of Marikina,” said Dave C. David, the chief of the city’s Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (DRRMO) in a conference for multiple climate stakeholders on Saturday, June 25. Mr. Dave C....
