The Taguig City government held the Regatta sa Lawa boat race to celebrate its first World Lake Day on Aug. 27. The boat race was held in Laguna Lake in Barangay Lower Bicutan participated in by fisherfolk, athletes and residents. Barangay Bagumbayan won as grand champion with a time of seven...
Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso urged city residents to practice proper waste management and to avoid dumping their trash into the streets in the face of a looming garbage and sanitation crisis following the closure of the Navotas sanitary landfill. Domagoso issued the appeal...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Greg Gasataya has urged the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and Almana Construction and Development Corp. to fast-track the completion of the P152-million diversion channel on Burgos St. here and target operational status by year-end. “On our part, the most...
DAVAO CITY – The children of former President Rodrigo Roa Duterte were seen together in The Hague, Netherlands, on Wednesday, Aug. 27, ahead of an expected reunion with their father later this week. Vice President Sara Duterte, Davao City first district Rep. Paolo Duterte, acting Davao City...
DAVAO CITY – Acting Davao City Mayor Sebastian Duterte said he prefers Singapore’s Changi Airport to take over the Davao International Airport operations through a public-private partnership. In a recent interview with Alvin & Tourism at The Hague, Netherlands, after he visited his father,...
BAGUIO CITY – Mayor Benjamin Magalong maintained that his advocacy against corruption will continue, especially in government infrastructure projects involving several politicians and personnel of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). Magalong’s exposure of government corruption...
A grandmother who turned 100 years old received a cash gift of P100,000 from the Taguig City government. Mayor Lani Cayetano personally delivered the check to Victoria Almazan at her home in Barangay Katuparan. She was accompanied by Councilors Raul Aquino and Edgar Baptista. “Maligayang...
A female janitor of Felipe Calderon High School who risked her life to rescue three students trapped inside a restroom during a fire last March was honored by the Manila Department of Social Welfare (MDSW) and was extended cash assistance. MDSW Director Jay R. Dela Fuente personally handed over...
DAVAO CITY – Acting Davao City Mayor Sebastian Duterte raised concerns over what he described as the inhumane treatment of his father, former President Rodrigo Duterte, who remains in the International Criminal Court detention facility at the age of 80. “He is 80-years-old, yet this is how the...
DAVAO CITY – Acting Davao City Mayor Sebastian Duterte on Monday, Aug. 25, said President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. should be held accountable for alleged irregularities in multi-billion peso flood control projects, stressing that the Chief Executive sits at the top of the government chain of command....
Mayor Francisco "Isko" Moreno Domagoso announced urgent contingency measures to avoid a sanitation crisis following the permanent closure of the Navotas Sanitary Landfill (NSLF) on Tuesday, Aug. 26. Domagoso confirmed that the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) had officially advised the...
The Caloocan City government has placed its disaster response teams on alert on Tuesday, Aug. 26, as part of precautionary measures amid inclement weather conditions. Mayor Dale Gonzalo “Along” Malapitan said the city’s rescue equipment and evacuation centers have been prepared in case of...
