Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna-Pangan ordered on Thursday, Jan. 12, the implementation of liquor ban and closure of several roads in Tondo and Pandacan districts from Jan. 14 to 15, for the celebration of the Sto. Niño (Child Jesus) feast. Manila PIO/MANILA BULLETIN “The Office of the Mayor released...
Manila Water Company is embarking on a service improvement plan focused on water security and sustainability with the aim of averting any future water shortage and to meet the demand of its increasing customer base. In a statement, the utility said it currently has a regulator-approved Four-Water...
A total of P19 million worth of allegedly smuggled sugar had been seized at the Manila International Container Port (MICP), the Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Friday, Jan. 13. (Photo courtesy of the Department of Agriculture) The agriculture department said the smuggled sugar came in...
The Ateneo De Manila University (AdMU) will go on a “University Holiday” on Jan. 23 to celebrate the many achievements of the university and its students. (Courtesy of Ateneo) “I am declaring Monday, 23 January 2023 as a University Holiday,” said President Roberto C. Yap SJ in a memorandum...
(OCTA RESEARCH FELLOW DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) The Covid-19 positivity rate in Metro Manila dropped to 5 percent on Jan. 10, based on monitoring by OCTA Research. OCTA fellow Dr. Guido David said that the positivity rate—or the number of individuals who yielded positive results from those...
Two senators on Tuesday, January 10 have filed a resolution proudly commending the Ateneo Debate Society (ADS) for winning the world title for the Philippines in the 43rd World Universities Debating Championship (WUDC) recently held in Madrid, Spain. Sen. Manuel “Lito” Lapid and Sen. Risa...
Covid-19 Positivity Rates in NCR and Luzon Provinces as of January 7, 2023 (OCTA FELLOW DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) The Covid-19 positivity rate in Metro Manila is now close to the World Health Organization's (WHO) benchmark of 5 percent after OCTA Research observed a drop in the rate to 5.8 percent...
Senator Mark Villar on Monday, January 9 commended President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s administration for achieving another milestone as the latter facilitated the launching of the Metro Manila Subway Project's Tunnel Boring Machine. Villar was among other government officials who attended...
Japan believes that the "new dawn for the Philippines' transportation story" is now "on the horizon" as a new subway project that will connect the north and the south of Metro Manila comes into effect. Matsuda Kenichi, Japanese Embassy in the Philippines minister and deputy chief of mission, made...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has assured the public that the government will continue to improve the country's transportation system and invest in it as he believes that having an efficient one has "multiplier effects" on the lives of the people. During the launching of the Metro...
Tunneling on P488.5-B Metro Manila Subway starts today By EMMIE V. ABADILLA Tunneling work on the P488.5-billion Metro Manila Subway Project (MMSP) started Monday, Jan. 9, as President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. led the launch of the first of six tunnel boring machines (TBM) at the subway's depot in...
Black Nazarene (Quiapo Church) Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula reminded Black Nazarene devotees that Jesus Christ is aware and cares about His people's trials and sufferings. Advincula made this reminder as he gave his homily during the midnight Mass at the Quirino Grandstand on Monday,...
