The local government of Las Piñas City announced the opening of Las Piñas Nursery and Botanical Garden to the public on August 10. In a Facebook post, the Las Piñas Public Information Office said the garden located in Barangay Pamplona Uno on Alabang-Zapote Road is open to the public from Monday...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The Department of Health (DOH) said that the expired Covid-19 vaccines, including those purchased by the private sector and local government units (LGUs), will be...
Let the beso-beso and shopping begin! Pre-pandemic, one of the biggest red letter days of Tita Society, and of the circle of women and men who patronize Filipino artisanal craft, would be the annual ArteFino fair. Traditionally held at the Power Plant, or in one of the Rockwell Land buildings in...
A total of 1,109 residents in Caloocan City were hired for different jobs through the Public Employment Service Office's (PESO) local recruitment activity, the city government announced on Thursday, August 4. In partnership with different private companies in the city such as fast food and business...
The Muntinlupa City government took eighth place among cities in the Philippines in collection efficiency of local revenues in 2021. The Bureau of Local Government Finance (BLGF) under the Department of Finance (DOF) announced the top performing provinces, cities, and municipalities based on...
A big part of a congressman's work is to respond to the specific concerns of the people in his or her particular district or sector. Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos (Facebook) Presidential son and Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos is very much aware of this dynamic; in fact,...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said that the implementation of big-ticket infrastructure projects should remain under the national government despite the Mandanas ruling. Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangadaman said in an interview with reporters that the national government is...
Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Jaime J. Bautista stated he "feels challenged" by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s marching order during the State of the Nation Address (SONA) to modernize the country's transport facilities and upgrade local airports. The Transport chief vowed to...
The League of Provinces of the Philippines (LPP) has joined prominent officials and personalities in strongly condemning the killing of former Lamitan, Basilan Mayor Rosita Furigay inside the Ateneo de Manila University in Quezon City on Sunday, July 24. LPP president and Union of Local Authorities...
THE Aedes Aegypti mosquito that transmits dengue. Frogs and fishes are not “scientific solutions” to combat dengue-carrying mosquitoes, three government agencies said on Sunday, July 24. The departments of Health (DOH), Interior and Local Government (DILG), and Environment and Natural Resources...
Senator Robinhood "Robin" Padilla on Monday, July 18 said Philippine communist rebellion is a local issue, not an international one. Padilla stressed this as he threw his full support behind localized peace talks with communist rebels. He also voiced his support for institutionalizing the National...
The Department of Local and Interior Government (DILG) left P577,053,225.99 or 14.29 percent worth of Covid-19 response funds unused out of a total allotment of P4,037,866,230.53, the Commission on Audit (COA) said. The COA and DILG seals, respectively In an annual audit released by the state...
