To ensure every child is protected and healthy, some elementary students received Measles-Rubella (MR), Tetanus-Diphtheria (Td), and Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines during a school-based immunization program held at Senate President Neptali A. Gonzales Integrated School in Mandaluyong City on...
DAVAO CITY – Acting Davao City Vice Mayor Rodrigo "Rigo" Duterte II visited on Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 5, fire victims in Purok 7, Barangay 8-A, a day after the blaze gutted down 18 houses and displaced 25 families. Duterte distributed financial and relief aid, including food packs, to affected...
Muntinlupa Mayor Ruffy Biazon announced that the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) has allowed the entry of public utility vehicles (PUVs) inside the New Bilibid Prison Reservation to transport thousands of students from two public schools. Thousands of students and teachers of Pamantasan ng Lungsod...
BACOLOD CITY – This highly-urbanized city is considering terminating two drainage projects being handled by the same contractor due to delays in their completion. Mayor Greg Gasataya announced that these projects are located in Purok Nangka, Barangay 3 and the reclamation area near the Pope...
The Malabon City government collected over 6,500 cubic meters of trash in just one week following days of heavy rainfall in late July. City officials said on Tuesday, August 5, that while their teams responded promptly to clear streets and waterways once the floodwaters receded, the volume of...
Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno" Domagoso has publicly criticized the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) for announcing the closure of the southbound lane of the Dimasalang Bridge without first securing the necessary permits and coordinating with the local government. Domagoso...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Greg Gasataya assured the public that all aspects of this year’s MassKara Festival – particularly financial transactions – will be carried out with full transparency. In response to the city’s call for accountability, festival organizer Bacolod Gugma Foundation Inc.,...
San Juan City Mayor and Metro Manila Council (MMC) president Francis Zamora on Sunday, Aug. 3, said that the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) are set to finalize a new drainage master plan to ease worsening floods in Metro...
BACOLOD CITY – The city government is set to pioneer the first local government unit (LGU)-managed Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) training center in Western Visayas, a major move aimed at bridging workforce skill gaps and meeting local labor market demands. Mayor...
San Juan City Mayor and re-elected Metro Manila Council (MMC) president Francis Zamora said that a total ban on street parking may face challenges, following the Department of the Interior and Local Government’s (DILG) proposal to prohibit parking on all public streets to help ease traffic...
DAVAO CITY – More than 30 families left homeless by a fire in Purok Medalla in Barangay Buhangin Proper on Friday evening, Aug. 1, received immediate aid from Davao City second district Rep. Omar Vincent Duterte and acting Vice Mayor Rodrigo Duterte II. They distributed hot meals, drinking water,...
BAGUIO CITY – Mayor Benjamin Magalong supports Senate President Chiz Escudero’s plan to file a bill that would prohibit relatives of public officials up to the fourth degree from entering into government contracts. Escudero proposed the law to eliminate the conflict of interest that persists in...