Makati City Mayor Nancy Binay personally led the house-to-house distribution of unclaimed cash incentives to Makati Blu Card holders who failed to receive them last year. Binay said more than 12,000 elderly residents failed to receive their cash incentives last year, citing the lack of cellphones...
The city government of Pasay City conducted clearing and cleaning operations along major roads in the city to ensure safe and unobstructed passage for motorists and pedestrians on August 27. The city’s clearing operations team was joined by the Barangay Road Clearing Operations (BaRCO) team, a...
The Taguig City government held the Regatta sa Lawa boat race to celebrate its first World Lake Day on Aug. 27. The boat race was held in Laguna Lake in Barangay Lower Bicutan participated in by fisherfolk, athletes and residents. Barangay Bagumbayan won as grand champion with a time of seven...
San Mateo, Rizal Mayor Bartolome "Omie" Rivera Jr. slammed the directive of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) diverting the collected solid wastes of the city of Manila to its New San Mateo Sanitary Landfill (NSMSLF) following the permanent closure of the Navotas Sanitary...
Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso and Metropolitan Manila Development Authority Chairman Don Artes met with officials of the University of Santo Tomas (UST) on Wednesday, Aug. 27, to discuss the Rainwater Impounding Facility (RIF) being eyed to be built on the university 's...
Barangay Fort Bonifacio in Taguig, which includes Bonifacio Global City (BGC), has reimposed curfew for minors for their protection. The curfew hours for minors in the barangay will be from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. “Para sa mga may edad 18 pababa ay pinagbabawal ng gumala o lumabas ng bahay sa loob...
A passenger bus rammed into eight vehicles, including several motorcycles, along the northbound lane of Commonwealth Avenue on Thursday morning, Aug. 28, leaving more than 10 people injured. According to the bus conductor, the vehicle’s brakes malfunctioned as it descended from Litex, causing...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Greg Gasataya has urged the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and Almana Construction and Development Corp. to fast-track the completion of the P152-million diversion channel on Burgos St. here and target operational status by year-end. “On our part, the most...
DAVAO CITY – The children of former President Rodrigo Roa Duterte were seen together in The Hague, Netherlands, on Wednesday, Aug. 27, ahead of an expected reunion with their father later this week. Vice President Sara Duterte, Davao City first district Rep. Paolo Duterte, acting Davao City...
ILOILO CITY – Councilor Sedfrey Cabaluna is rallying his colleagues at the Sangguniang Panlungsod (City Council) for the passage of a resolution calling for the installation of warning signage in strategic areas to ensure the safety of stray animals and prevent road accidents. These strategic...
The Quezon City government extended its condolences to the family of CJ Baldonado, the student who died after being hit by falling debris from a condominium in Tomas Morato on August 12. "Lubos na nakikiramay ang Lokal na Pamahalaan ng Lungsod Quezon sa pamilya ni CJ Baldonado, na binawian na ng...
BACOLOD CITY – The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology-Negros Island Region has reinforced security at the Negros Occidental District Jail (NODJ) in Barangay Tabunan, Bago City, after a gun was thrown over wall of the facility on Sunday, Aug. 24. In a statement released Tuesday, Aug. 26, Jail...
