The Malabon City government has stepped up preparations to safeguard its residents and minimize the impact of Typhoon Opong. Mayor Jeannie Sandoval convened the city’s disaster response cluster on Thursday, Sept. 25, for the Pre-Disaster Risk Assessment meeting, directing agencies to finalize...
DAVAO CITY – A collaborative work of three artists from the Caraga region that depicts the anomalous flood control projects is now one of the head turners in the ongoing Mindanao Art Festival. The art installation – a chunk of salvaged concrete with protruding reinforcement steel bars – has...
As severe tropical storm "Opong" is expected to approach Metro Manila from afternoon to evening of Sept. 26, the local government of Pasig immediately prepared for its possible impact on the city. Following a pre-disaster risk assessment with the support of barangay offices, tents and other...
A 32-year-old tricycle driver was arrested for breaking the window of a parked pickup truck and trying to steal from it along Osmeña Highway corner Estrella Street in Barangay Bangkal, Makati City, early Thursday morning. The Southern Police District (SPD) identified the suspect as alias Edmar,...
The Caloocan City government inaugurated a new and spacious livelihood area designed to provide Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDLs) with better working conditions for their skills and livelihood training. The facility offers PDLs a more comfortable space to produce bayong products, create paper...
The Quezon City Health Department (QCHD) has raised alarm over reports of individuals producing and selling fake medical certificates in the city. In an advisory on Wednesday, Sept. 24, the QCHD emphasized that medical certificates issued by the city’s 67 health centers are free of charge and...
Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso could not hide his dismay over the Sunog Apog Pumping Station in Tondo, Manila, that is notorious for continuously breaking down and, at times, worsening the flooding situation in the city despite millions, if not billions, worth of repairs and updates...
The death of four children in a firecracker-related explosion in Barangay Marulas, Valenzuela City has sparked calls for tighter regulation on the sale and storage of pyrotechnics as the holiday season nears. The Valenzuela City Police Station (VCPS) said the blast occurred on Wednesday, Sept. 24,...
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto on Thursday, Sept. 25, responded to frequently asked questions from netizens on class suspensions, including the viral remark, “Waterproof kami? (Are we waterproof?).” Sotto issued the statement following the announcement of the automatic suspension of classes in...
Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso announced the suspension of classes on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 26 and 27, as the city prepares for the expected onslaught of typhoon "Opong" and the enhanced southwest monsoon (habagat) which will bring heavy to intense rains across Luzon, including...
DAVAO CITY – A Davao City councilor has opened discussions on renaming the city’s 40 numbered barangays, particularly in the first district, to make them easier to identify. Speaking at the Pulong-Pulong sa Dabawenyos forum on Tuesday, Sept. 23, Committee on City-Owned Real Properties Chairman...
DAVAO CITY – The Mindanao Development Authority launched the Mindanao Public-Private Partnership Desk on Tuesday, Sept. 23, at the Acacia Hotel here. It is a new technical hub aimed at helping local governments plan and implement projects through partnerships with the private sector. PPP Desk...
