Come July 18, the Department of Social and Welfare Development (DSWD) will roll out the Marcos administration’s “Walang Gutom 2027” program, which would provide P3,000 a month to an initial 50 families in Tondo, Manila. (Noel Pabalate/Manila Bulletin File Photo) A statement from the...
Photo from Ali Vicoy/MANILA BULLETIN Around 100 boys in Tondo, Manila were circumcised for free during the Operation Tuli of the Manila Police District (MPD) Moriones Station (PS 2) on Monday, July 3. Manila Fourth District Councilor Dr. Louie Chua together with PS2 station commander Lt. Col....
A SIGNIFICANT STRUCTURE OF THE PAST Built structures, even in dismal states, are an important source for traces of memories of our past I looked back at our guide Heritage Collective founder Stephen Pamorada defying winds of monsoon-like proportions as he led his Tondo Walking Tour participants...
To make its services more accessible to Filipinos, the Office of the Vice President (OVP) on Monday, May 8, opened its second extension office in Tondo, Manila. (Photo from the Office of the Vice President) Vice President Sara Duterte was present to lead the opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony of...
Two people were injured in a fire that reached fourth alarm at Pritil Market in Tondo, Manila Friday, April 28, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) announced. "The PRC team transported one patient to the nearest hospital, while another one was treated on-site," the PRC said. According to the initial...
A total of 20 families or 79 individuals were affected in a fire that gutted seven houses along Road 1, Pampanga Street, Barangay 180 in Tondo, Manila on Friday, Feb 3. According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) report, the fire that started at 1:35 p.m. was extinguished at 2:24 p.m. on...
More than 10,000 people from different parts of the country attended the festival of Sto. Niño "Lakbayaw" in Tondo, Manila on Saturday, Jan. 14, said the Manila Police District (MPD). Juan Carlo de Vela/MANILA BULLETIN The traditional "Lakbayaw" is a word derived from two Filipino words "lakbay...
Devotees from different parts of the country will celebrate the Feast of the Santo Niño with pre-pandemic festivities on Sunday, Jan. 15. Santo Nino de Cebu (Facebook) In Metro Manila, thirty-three fiesta masses, starting on Jan. 14 at 3 p.m. until 12 midnight, and from 12 midnight until 11 p.m....
Vice President Sara Duterte on Saturday, Dec. 17, led the distribution of Christmas packages to her supporters in Manila and Quezon City, which she said was also a way for her to thank them for their support in the 2022 elections. (Photo from Inday Sara Duterte/Facebook) “Muli nating binisita ang...
One hundred fifty indigents from Isla Puting Bato Tondo, Manila receive early Christmas gifts from the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) and BancNet. Courtesy of Philippine Red Cross Grocery items and food packs including pansit, chicken, and rice were distributed to the individuals in a gift-giving...
A fire hit a residential area near the Ospital ng Tondo on Abad Santos Avenue in Manila on Friday morning, May 6, that caused the evacuation of some patients from the hospital. Photo by Ali Vicoy / MANILA BULLETIN Around eight patients have been evacuated from the Ospital ng Tondo amid the...
An unidentified individual was reportedly injured in a fire that hit three two-storey residential buildings in Almeda St., Tondo, Manila on Wednesday, May 4. Photo courtesy of the Manila Fire District (MFD) via the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) / MANILA BULLETIN The fire reached the first alarm...
