DAVAO CITY – Acting Davao City Mayor Sebastian Z. Duterte issued a challenge to President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to publicly call for mandatory hair follicle drug testing for all elected officials in the country. Duterte 's remarks came in response to a proposed "charity boxing match" by...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Greg Gasataya has pledged timely distribution of free school supplies to public elementary school students in this highly-urbanized city next school year. To avoid delays experienced this year, Gasataya said he has instructed the City Treasurer and the Budget Officer to...
Valenzuela City Mayor Weslie “Wes” Gatchalian officially declared on Thursday, July 24, a state of calamity in Valenzuela City due to widespread flooding and damage caused by days of heavy rains from the southwest monsoon (habagat), intensified by Tropical Storms Crising, Dante, and Emong. The...
Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso conducted an inspection in parts of Santa Ana on Thursday, addressing persistent issues related to sanitation, public infrastructure, and healthcare services. As part of his inspection, Domagoso visited Santa Ana Hospital where he checked both the...
Despite the suspension of government work due to the southwest monsoon (habagat), the local government of Pasig opened its civil registry office to assist grieving families in registering the deaths of their loved ones and securing the necessary certificates. On Thursday, July 24, Pasig City Mayor...
BAGUIO CITY – The city government is taking a hardline stance against littering and illegal garbage disposal, warning that violators could face criminal charges and jail time under several national environmental laws. Mayor Benjamin Magalong said Wednesday he has ordered the General Services...
Acting Davao City Mayor Sebastian Duterte aired a scathing tirade against the leadership of the Philippine National Police on Sunday, which earned a boxing match response from top cop Police Gen. Nicolas Torre II to settle the score the next day . Mayor Duterte accused the PNP of harassment,...
The local government of Marikina placed the city under a state of calamity on Wednesday, July 23, due to widespread flooding and massive displacement caused by Typhoon “Crising” and the intensified southwest monsoon (habagat). Marikina City Mayor Marjorie Ann “Maan” Teodoro made the...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Ombudsman suspended Mayor Fe Renomeron of Burauen, Leyte, for six months without pay for allegedly falsifying a certificate of marriage by making it appear that she solemnized it. Renomeron was administratively charged with grave misconduct, serious dishonesty, and conduct...
Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso on Wednesday, July 23, rued the years of neglect and the absence of desiltation which may have been the major factors why the city has been suffering from flooding. Domagoso said this as he led an early morning inspection of the city 's drainage...
The Makati City local government announced the suspension of number coding on Wednesday, July 23, as heavy rains and flooding are still expected in the city due to the enhanced southwest monsoon, or habagat. In her advisory, Makati Mayor Nancy Binay urged motorists to take extra precaution when...
The City of Manila has received donations of medical supplies from a pharmaceutical company and lighting equipment from a Korean business group aimed at strengthening public health initiatives and enhancing safety in local communities. The turnover of donations to Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno"...
