The city government of San Pablo City in Laguna broke the Guinness World Record for most people planting coconut seedlings simultaneously in different venues, a title formerly held by Nagapattinam District in India. Driven by a desire to reclaim the city 's former title as the country 's...
CEBU CITY – Two motorcycle riders died when a trailer truck ran over them in a vehicular accident at the South Road Properties (SRP) here on Friday morning, Aug. 29. The fatalities were identified as Romiel Gapate, the 31-year-old driver of the motorcycle, and Stephanie Zundit, the 21-year-old...
CEBU CITY – As part of the intensified campaign against tuberculosis (TB), the Department of Health (DOH) spearheaded the holding of the Nationwide Simultaneous Active Case Finding (ACF) on Friday, Aug. 29. Among the 29 areas that hosted the activity was Cebu City where close to 1,000 residents...
The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) arrested one of the suspects in the death of a 35-year-old man whose body was found inside a hotel room in Cuba, Quezon City, on Thursday night, August 28. According to initial investigation, the victim was last seen checking in with two male companions. On...
The Navotas City government has teamed up with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources–Environmental Management Bureau (DENR-EMB) and Therma Mobile, Inc. (TMO), a subsidiary of Aboitiz Power, to rehabilitate a portion of the Navotas River. Mayor John Rey Tiangco, DENR-EMB NCR...
More than 900 Caloocan City residents received land contracts on Friday, Aug. 29, in a move aimed at granting them security of tenure. Mayor Dale Gonzalo “Along” Malapitan led the distribution of contracts to families in two barangays. Around 300 residents from Champaca, Area B in Barangay...
A total of 1,144 families living in Districts 1 to 6 and Baseco in Manila that were adversely affected by Typhoons Crising, Dante, and Emong in July received financial assistance from the city government and the National Housing Authority (NHA) on Thursday, Aug. 28. Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko...
Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso urged the city 's youth to be more responsible in their use of technology, particularly social media, during a forum organized by the city 's Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) Federation and Youth Development and Welfare Bureau (YDWB) on Friday,...
ILOILO CITY — After taking the Iloilo City government to the Supreme Court (SC), the Riverside Group of Companies warned that excessive hike in real property tax (RPT) is destructive to the economy. “It will run Iloilo City’s economy to the ground,” warned Atty. Martin Pison, stockholder...
The city government of Las Piñas held a people’s caravan for 1,500 National Housing Authority (NHA) beneficiaries and brought to their doorsteps basic local services. Las Piñas City Mayor April Aguilar said the people’s caravan which carried the theme “Serbisyong Dala ay Pag-asa” held...
The planned demolition of houses in an area in Barangay Cupang in Muntinlupa did not push through on Friday, Aug. 29, after the Muntinlupa City government filed a motion in court to stop it. Mayor Ruffy Biazon went to the Acero–ICC-Sto. Nino area in Barangay Cupang, the subject of a...
A woman 's body was found floating in San Juan River by residents on Friday, Aug. 29, the city 's Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO) reported. According to the CDRRMO, they received a call from a concerned citizen who was picking trash along the river about the...
