BACOLOD CITY – This highly urbanized city is set to expand its sanitary landfill as it plans to work with the Department of Energy (DOE) to start a waste-to-energy project this year. Mayor Greg Gasataya, who inspected the city 's sanitary landfill in a 30-hectare compound in Barangay Felisa...
Mayor Maan Teodoro on Monday, Jan. 12, vowed to support all plans and programs of the Marikina City Police Station to strengthen peace, order, and the safety of residents in the city. The partnership between the city government and the Marikina CPS was further reinforced during a New Year’s...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Ormoc City government has ordered the closure of the nearly century-old Ormoc Maternity and Children’s Hospital, citing multiple violations of its memorandum of agreement with the local government, Mayor Lucy Torres Gomez said in a statement on Monday. Gomez said the closure...
BACOLOD CITY – The city government will increase its monthly allowance for over 1,000 Philippine National Police, Bureau of Fire Protection, and Bureau of Jail Management and Penology personnel by P500 from P1,500 to P2,000 starting this January. Mayor Greg Gasataya said the increase is part of...
Hundreds of thousands of devotees attended the 12 a.m. Misa Mayor for the Feast of Jesus Nazareno held at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila on Friday, Jan. 9. According to the Manila Police District (MPD) and Innovation Integrated GIS and Data Hub of the Manila Disaster Risk Reduction and Management...
COTABATO CITY – The mayor of Datu Odin Sinsuat in Maguindanao del Norte enforced a strict ban on the sale, display, and drinking of alcoholic beverages in the town on Wednesday, fulfilling a campaign promise. “Bawal ang alak at inuming nakakalasing sa Datu Odin Sinsuat (Alcohol and intoxicating...
ILOILO CITY – Interior and Local Government Secretary Jonvic Remulla dispelled rumors linking the death of Dueñas, Iloilo Vice Mayor Aimee Paz Lamasan to the flood control scandal. “It is fair to conclude it was death by accident,” said Remulla on Wednesday, Jan. 7, after attending the...
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto on Monday, Jan. 5, emphasized that public servants are paid by the people, and with that, they must serve above and beyond the call of their duties. “Bilang mga pinapasahod ng taong bayan, dapat above and beyond the call of duty ang lagi po nating iniisip, ‘yun po...
BAGUIO CITY – The city government must resolve long-standing issues over the Baguio public market after SM Prime Holdings withdrew its unsolicited proposal to redevelop the more than three-hectare property, officials said Monday. Vice Mayor Faustino Olowan said the city needs to settle problems...
ILOILO CITY – The Police Regional Office-6 and the Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) have urged the public to stop speculating over the death of Duenas, Iloilo Vice Mayor Aimee Paz Lamasan. “PRO-6 appeals to the public to refrain from speculation and to allow investigators to perform their...
Cainta, Rizal Mayor Keith “Kit” Nieto said the local government will strictly maintain monitoring of roads in the municipality to ensure compliance with the Land Transportation Office (LTO) policy banning electric tricycles (e-trikes) from major roads, which took effect on Friday, Jan. 2....
ILOILO CITY – Suspended Cavite fourth district Rep. Kiko Barzaga linked the death of Dueñas, Iloilo Vice Mayor Aimee Paz Lamasan to the flood control scandal. Barzaga urged an investigation on the death of Lamasan in a 50-second video in his Facebook page on Friday, Jan. 2. “The timing and...
