Mayor Abby Binay Makati City Mayor and senatorial aspirant Abby Binay has proposed the grant of incentives to companies and businesses that will hire locals as a viable solution to decongesting Metro Manila's traffic situation and improve local economies. “Such a policy would create more jobs and...
The Marikina City local government has suspended all afternoon classes in all private and public schools located in the city on Monday, March, 3, following the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration's (PAGASA) high heat index forecast of 46 degrees Celsius in...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Albee Benitez here has sought the prompt appointment of officers-in-charge (OICs) for Negros Island Region (NIR) offices. MAYOR Albee Benitez with Negros Occidental Rep. Mercedes Alvarez-Lansang lead the Committee on Visayas Development meeting with various agencies at...
BACOLOD CITY – A P300-million allocation for the construction of three floodgates here, initially planned under the General Appropriations Act this year, was scrapped. BENITEZ (Glazyl Masculino) Mayor Albee Benitez said that he has raised the issue with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Benitez...
Vice Mayor Menchie Abalos together with other guests pose for a photo during the launching of the mural. A historical wall mural was recently unveiled by the Mandaluyong City government in celebration of National Arts Month commemorated every February. The event was led by Vice Mayor Menchie Abalos...
The local government of San Juan launched on Saturday, March 1, a citywide cleanup drive to combat the rising dengue cases in Metro Manila, with simultaneous cleanup efforts in all 21 barangays. San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora, along with city officials and volunteers, leads a citywide cleanup...
CEBU CITY – The Court of Appeals has junked the petition of former Palompon, Leyte Mayor Ramon Oñate and other local officials for a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) against a ruling by the Ombudsman dismissing them from public service. The decision of the CA 15th Division has put the...
Mayor Abby Binay Makati City Mayor and senatorial aspirant Abby Binay on Friday, Feb. 23, urged the national government to provide greater support for irrigation to ensure food security and to assist local farmers. Binay underscored the need for more government support as a significant portion of...
CEBU CITY – Dismissed Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama continues to insist he is still the city’s chief executive. RAMA Considering himself as the rightful mayor, Rama refused to return a Cebu City Hall-owned vehicle despite repeated demands from the city government. In a letter addressed to the...
A skater shows off his skills during the launching of the East Bank Skate Park. (Photo from MMDA) The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), in partnership with the Pasig City local government, officially opened the East Bank Skate Park plus Linear Park and TODA Terminal on Thursday,...
BACOLOD CITY – The city government has started the demolition of the old site of the Manokan Country in Barangay 12 here this week, 40 years after it was built in the 1980s. MANOKAN Country in Barangay 12, Bacolod City is being demolished to give way to the P4-billion redevelopment project....
CEBU CITY – A new Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) building is rising. CEBU City Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia (sixth from right) leads the groundbreaking of the new Cebu City Police Office building. (Contributed photo) Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia and CCPO director Police Col. Enrico Figueroa on...
