The Makati City local government on Thursday, Aug. 24, denied allegations that it is taking back the laptops it provided to teachers working in 14 "Embo" public schools that are affected in the territorial rift between the city and Taguig. "Patuloy na magagamit ng mga guro ang mga laptop na bigay...
A 30-year-old Irish national was arrested by operatives of the Makati City Police on Wednesday, Aug. 23, for hurting a bouncer at a local bar and not paying his bill of more than P20,000. The Southern Police District (SPD) identified the suspect as Fitzgibbon Adam. According to the police, the...
Makati City Mayor Abby Binay on Wednesday, Aug. 23, announced that the Department of Education (DepEd) has approved Makati's request to distribute free school supplies to the students of the 14 public schools affected by the ongoing territorial rift between the city and the city of Taguig. ...
Pateros Mayor Miguel Ponce III said they are planning to file a motion with the Supreme Court (SC) to suspend the implementation of its decision transferring 10 barangays from Makati to Taguig pending the resolution of their own case. Last April, the SC granted Pateros’ petition for review...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Monday, Aug. 21, that it has approved the recommendation of the Law Department that the disputed barangays in Makati City be considered as part of Taguig City. MB photo Based on Memorandum No. 230806 dated Aug. 19 released by the poll body, this will be...
Makati City Mayor Abby Binay on Monday, Aug. 21, expressed her gratitude to Vice President and Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sara Duterte for intervening in the management and supervision of the 14 public schools that are caught in the territorial dispute between Makati City and the...
Taguig Mayor Lani Cayetano was warmly received by students and teachers at disputed schools in embo (enlisted men’s barrio) barangays when she recently led the annual Brigada Eskwela. According to the Taguig City government, Makati Science High School Principal Dr. Felix Bunagan and West...
A group urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to allow a teacher representation in the transition team amid the ongoing Makati-Taguig dispute. DepEd / Manila Bulletin The Teachers' Dignity Coalition (TDC), in a statement issued Friday, Aug. 18, called for a “smooth transition” of...
The territorial dispute between the cities of Taguig and Makati has now affected the Philippine National Police (PNP) as the organization confirmed that some police stations in “Embo” areas will be transferred to its new jurisdiction. File photo courtesy of Mark Balmores / MANILA BULLETIN PNP...
The Taguig City government criticized the Office of the Court Administrator (OCA) for issuing an opinion that a writ of execution is needed to enforce the Supreme Court (SC) decision transferring 10 barangays in Makati to Taguig. In a decision dated Dec. 1, 2021, the SC ruled that the...
The Taguig City government welcomed the decision of the Department of Education (DepEd) to place under its supervision the disputed 14 schools in Makati pending their transition. The Taguig and Makati City governments have been wrangling over the administration of the schools, located among...
The management and supervision of the schools affected in the ongoing dispute between the city governments of Makati and Taguig will be under the Department of Education (DepEd). Vice President and DepEd Secretary Sara Duterte / DepEd / MB Visual Content Group In a statement issued Thursday,...
