As El Niño continues to affect the Philippines and temperatures rise this summer, Razon-led concessionaire Manila Water Co. Inc. has put in place its mitigation plan to secure a reliable water supply for other service areas. The water firm’s subsidiary, Manila Water Philippine Ventures (MWPV)...
Meralco Energy, Inc. (MSERV), which is the nationwide energy solutions arm of Manila Electric Company (Meralco), has reinforced the electricity services provision for the healthcare facilities of Allied Care Experts (ACE) Group of Hospitals. The enhancement on the power supply and service network...
Local government units (LGUs) in Metro Manila and all agencies under them have adjusted the start of working hours to 7 a.m. as part of the solution to the address the traffic problems in the National Capital Region (NCR). In a resolution of the Metro Manila Council (MMC), which was approved by all...
At least seven big ticket infrastructure projects, including the Metro Manila Subway and three other mass transport systems, will help solve the traffic congestion in Metro Manila and nearby areas, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said on Wednesday, April 10. DOTr Secretary Jaime J. Bautista...
Vice Mayor Yul Servo's artworks made from scrap metal Manila Vice Mayor John Marvin "Yul Servo" Nieto believes that the key to the future lies in the past which can be gleaned in his three-dimensional metal artworks. For the past year, Nieto had four solo art exhibits in different places around...
The Manila Police District (MPD) rescued a total of 2,315 street children and mendicants from various areas of the city in just one month. MPD rescued street children and mendicants in Manila. (Photo from MPD/MANILA BULLETIN) The MPD said it already conducted 391 rescue operations from March...
Araw ng Kagitingan, or Day of Valor, is observed today to recall the fall of Bataan to Japanese troops in 1942 during World War II. On April 9, 1942, the surrender of Filipino and American troops also marked the start of the Death March, a 106-kilometer trek to Capas, Tarlac. According to...
San Juan City Mayor and Metro Manila Council (MMC) President Francis Zamora called on the public to conserve water as the country continues to experience tremendous heat wave due to the El Niño phenomenon. Mayor Francis Zamora "Water is a precious resource that sustains us all, the lifeblood of...
There is a major silver lining after all to the scorching blow of the summer months, as the electricity rates of utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) will be reduced significantly by P0.9879 per kilowatt hour (kWh) in its April billing cycle. As announced by the power firm, its overall...
Inflation in March increased by 3.7 percent last week, up from 3.3 percent in February, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported last April 5. According to a summary table prepared by the Presidential Communications Office, rice accounts for 2.2 percent or 59 percent of this increase....
Relief packs and cash assistance have been distributed to hundreds of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who were affected by the 7.2 magnitude quake that hit Taiwan, the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) announced on Sunday, April 7. The assistance package was distributed to OFWs during the...
Today, April 7, is World Health Day, an event that has been celebrated annually since 1948 to create awareness on a specific health issue of concern to people all over the world, and to the World Health Organization (WHO). This year, the theme – My health, my right – brings attention to the...
