Despite the continuing inclement weather, the Marikina City government on Sunday, Aug. 30, began clearing and recovery operations in flood-affected areas following heavy rainfall brought by the southwest monsoon (Habagat). It said that skid loaders, heavy equipment, and clearing personnel were...
Police personnel in several areas across Metro East cities provided free rides to stranded commuters on Saturday, Aug. 29, due to heavy rainfall brought by the southwest monsoon. The Eastern Police District (EPD), led by Brig. Gen. Melecio M. Buslig Jr., said the free rides were launched to ease...
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and the local governments of Pasig, Marikina, Antipolo, and Cainta signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to strengthen traffic and transport management along Marcos Highway and jointly ease congestion. MMDA Chairman Don Artes led the...
A 26-year-old man was arrested for sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl in Barangay Parang, Marikina City, on Saturday, Aug. 22, the Eastern Police District (EPD) reported. The suspect, identified only as alias “Prophet,” was apprehended by personnel of Sub-Station 5 of the Marikina City...
Amid recent reports of violence in schools, Marikina City Mayor Maan Teodoro urged qualified professionals to apply for full-time guidance counselor positions to strengthen mental health care and support for students in the city’s public schools. “Hinihikayat po natin ang mga qualified...
A 26-year-old Marikina police officer sustained injuries after being hit by a motorcycle rider who attempted to escape during a checkpoint in Barangay Fortune, police said Saturday, Aug. 22. The Marikina City Police Station said the incident occurred around 2:35 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 20, after...
Around 10,000 Marikina residents expressed their support for 1st District Rep. Marcelino “Marcy” R. Teodoro and called for an end to what they described as political attacks following the five criminal cases filed against him by the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday, Aug. 18. The...
Marikina City Mayor Maan Teodoro on Wednesday, Aug. 12, vowed to strengthen the city’s partnership with the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) for more effective and responsive flood-mitigation efforts to ensure the safety of residents during calamities. Teodoro made the statement...
Following the announcement that Marikina City was already flood-free on Tuesday, Aug. 11, Mayor Maan Teodoro went door-to-door to distribute vitamins and anti-leptospirosis medicine to residents affected by flooding brought by the southwest monsoon (habagat). Teodoro was accompanied by doctors and...
Marikina and Cainta launched cleanup operations following the southwest monsoon (habagat), clearing flooded roads in Marikina and removing accumulated garbage from canals and creeks in Cainta. On Tuesday, Aug. 11, Marikina City Mayor Maan Teodoro led clearing and cleanup operations in Barangay...
The Marikina City government deployed larger mobile booster pumps in Barangays Malanday and Tumana on Monday, Aug. 10, to speed up the drainage of floodwaters in affected areas. Mayor Maan Teodoro said the booster pumps were deployed through the Metro Manila Council to increase pumping capacity...
Wasting no time, Marikina City 2nd district Rep. Miro Quimbo has formally sought a congressional inquiry into the non-operation of the Tumana and Iwahig pumping stations during the onslaught of the Southwest Monsoon or Habagat. Quimbo filed House Resolution (HR) No. 1342 on Monday, Aug. 10, a day...
