DAVAO CITY – More than 100 families displaced by flood here received relief assistance from the offices of Davao City first district Rep. Paolo Duterte and Vice Mayor Rodrigo Duterte II on Tuesday, May 19. Teams from the “Pulong-Pulong ni Pulong” program were immediately deployed to flood-...
The local government of San Juan, in partnership with PhilHealth, will provide free cataract screening and surgery to around 200 residents under its "Malinaw na Mata, Ginhawa ang Dala" program. Mayor Francis Zamora invited residents who wish to avail themselves of the free services to register at...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Mayor Khymer Olaso here has banned the entry of poultry products from nearby municipalities due to a bird flu outbreak in these areas. Olaso issued an executive order on Tuesday, May 19, temporarily banning poultry and livestock products from the municipalities of Diplahan,...
BAGUIO CITY – Mayor Benjamin Magalong here said the local economy continues to feel the effects of the decline in tourist arrivals due to high oil prices. Magalong noted tourism remains low compared to previous levels, with arrivals on weekdays still particularly weak. "Tourist arrivals have been...
Mayor Ruffy Biazon unveiled the newly renovated fourth floor of the city-run Ospital ng Muntinlupa in Barangay Alabang on May 18. “Mas maliwanag ang wards, mas maaliwalas ang mga kwarto, malamig ang aircon, at mas maayos na ang facilities para sa patients at healthcare workers (The wards are...
BAGUIO CITY – The city government started distributing 50 kilograms of rice aid to 1,500 qualified beneficiaries on Monday under the Local Government Support Fund (LGSF). “This is just the first batch, and we are thankful that the fund was released by the national government before the crisis,...
The Parañaque City government and the Department of Social Welfare and Development-National Capital Region (DSWD-NCR) have formally signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to further strengthen key social welfare programs for city residents. Parañaque Mayor Edwin Olivarez said the agreement will...
Students and teachers can now buy affordable yet quality shoes and leather goods as the local government of Marikina opened its annual back-to-school shoe bazaar, running until June 21, to help residents save money amid rising prices of basic goods ahead of the opening of classes. On Monday, May...
A total of 13,571 families and 115 presidential scholars in Makati will receive rice assistance under the national government’s “Bawat Bayan Makikinabang” program, the Makati City government said on Monday, May 18. Mayor Nancy Binay and President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. led the...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – The municipality of Matnog, Sorsogon province earned P221,760, its highest single-day tourism revenue, on Saturday, May 16. Mayor Bobet Lee Rodrigueza said on Monday, May 18, that Matnog logged 199 boat trips during the day with 1,765 tourists composed of 1,763 local and two...
The Quezon City government launched on Monday, May 18, “QCitizen Data: Resibo ng Serbisyo,” a digital transparency platform that allows residents and other stakeholders to monitor public spending and government projects in real time. Speaking during the launch at the QC MICE Center as part of...
Muntinlupa Mayor Ruffy Biazon appealed to the public for understanding regarding the ongoing major drainage project aimed at preventing flooding in front of the city hall. The Bruger Street Drainage Project began in July last year and is being constructed from the National Road through Bruger...
