The Israel Embassy in the Philippines took part in the Department of Education’s annual “Brigada Eskwela” and established a mini-library. The embassy joined in the “Brigada Eskwela” at Bagong Tanyag Elementary School-Annex A in Taguig on Aug. 18 and transformed a vacant space into...
A group urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to allow a teacher representation in the transition team amid the ongoing Makati-Taguig dispute. DepEd / Manila Bulletin The Teachers' Dignity Coalition (TDC), in a statement issued Friday, Aug. 18, called for a “smooth transition” of...
The territorial dispute between the cities of Taguig and Makati has now affected the Philippine National Police (PNP) as the organization confirmed that some police stations in “Embo” areas will be transferred to its new jurisdiction. File photo courtesy of Mark Balmores / MANILA BULLETIN PNP...
The Taguig City government criticized the Office of the Court Administrator (OCA) for issuing an opinion that a writ of execution is needed to enforce the Supreme Court (SC) decision transferring 10 barangays in Makati to Taguig. In a decision dated Dec. 1, 2021, the SC ruled that the...
The Taguig City government welcomed the decision of the Department of Education (DepEd) to place under its supervision the disputed 14 schools in Makati pending their transition. The Taguig and Makati City governments have been wrangling over the administration of the schools, located among...
The management and supervision of the schools affected in the ongoing dispute between the city governments of Makati and Taguig will be under the Department of Education (DepEd). Vice President and DepEd Secretary Sara Duterte / DepEd / MB Visual Content Group In a statement issued Thursday,...
The Makati City local government said on Thursday, Aug. 17, that it will abide by the Department of Education's (DepEd) decision to take over the management and supervision of its 14 schools affected by the territorial dispute with the City of Taguig. "We welcome the decision of Vice President and...
Mayor Lani Cayetano said a writ of execution is not needed for the transfer of Makati public schools to Taguig’s jurisdiction. This after Cayetano held the Brigada Eskwela in public schools in EMBO (Enlisted Men's Barrio) barangays in Makati that were declared by the Supreme Court as part...
The Makati City local government on Tuesday, Aug. 15, said that the city of Taguig must first secure a writ of execution to effect the transfer of jurisdiction over the 10 barangays in District 2 of Makati to Taguig according to a Supreme Court (SC) administrator. Makati City Hall According...
The feud between Makati and Taguig over the Supreme Court decision on territorial jurisdiction has spilled into public schools. The Taguig City government, led by Mayor Lani Cayetano, conducted the “Brigada Eskwela” in schools in EMBO (Enlisted Men's Barrio) barangays in Makati that were...
Two men were arrested by the police in a buy-bust operation in Taguig on Aug. 12. The Taguig police’s Drug Enforcement Unit conducted the operation in Zone 1 in Barangay Fort Bonifacio. The arrested suspects (Photos from Taguig police / SPD) The police identified the arrested suspects...
Southern Police District chief Brig. Gen. Roderick Mariano warned the public on the proliferation of counterfeit money following the arrest of a dismissed member of the Philippine Army. Kevin Jhon Soncio, 30, security guard, was arrested on Aug. 11 for using a fake P1,000 bill to buy cigarettes at...
