ZAMBOANGA CITY – This city formalized a sisterhood agreement with the municipality of Gumaca in Quezon province during a ceremony on Wednesday, September 18, in a hotel here. ZAMBOANGA City Mayor John Dalipe and Gumaca Mayor Webster Letargo sign a sisterhood agreement on Wednesday, September 18....
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Mayor John Dalipe led the city government in launching the 2024 Zamboanga Hermosa Festival in a hotel here on Tuesday, September 17. MAYOR John Dalipe (third from left) leads the launching of the Hermosa Festival in Zamboanga City on September 17. The event served as a kickoff...
The inaugural Manila Bulletin Sustainability Focus Session is just around the corner, offering a thrilling opportunity to gain valuable insights into how industries are working together to shape a more sustainable future. Key individuals from the energy and real estate sectors will share their...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL One year before I was born, a British singer-songwriter penned and recorded a hit song. The million-dollar single was titled, “It Never Rains in Southern California.” It ruled the airwaves as part of the top 20 hits for more than a year. The song was not about the...
BACOLOD CITY – The Bacolod City Police Office announced on Monday, September 16, that Mayor Albee Benitez has offered a cash reward of P50,000 for information leading to arrest of the two suspects involved in the murder of a Grade 11 student who was falsely accused of rape in Barangay Granada...
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto apologized to the public and city hall employees for the inconvenience caused by the relocation of departments and offices to the temporary city hall to make way for the redevelopment of the Pasig City Hall. On Monday, September 16, the operations of the temporary city...
BAGUIO CITY – Mayor Benjamin Magalong on Monday, September 16, reactivated the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Action Center to oversee response operations for tropical depression "Gener." The City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office and the Barangay Disaster Risk Reduction...
TAYABAS CITY, Quezon – More than 4,200 pairs of durable slippers donated by private individuals and the city government were distributed to pupils of three elementary schools here on Friday, September 13. TAYABAS City Mayor Lovely Reynoso-Pontioso distributes slippers to...
ILOILO CITY – The priority of former Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog is to clear his name, not politics, after returning to the country from a seven-year exile in the United States, his lawyer said on Monday, September 16. “Our focus is on clearing his name and the status of the cases,”...
BACOLOD CITY – The Bacolod Traffic Authority Office has started a 45-day free parking experiment in a bid to address traffic congestion on Lacson St. here. The measure that started September 9 was in response to the request of businessmen to provide them with free parking to enable their...
Former Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog is still awaiting an invitation from the Quad Committee of the House of Representatives to testify on the bloody war of former President Rodrigo Duterte. MABILOG (Tara Yap) “Hulaton niya ang invitation. Hindi ka man puwede ka attend sa quad com...
BANGUED, Abra – The vice mayor of Pidigan, this province, was shot and wounded inside a hardware store in Barangay Pamutic, Pidigan, on Thursday morning, September 12. Police said the victim, Noel Bisares, 56, was sitting inside the family-owned establishment at 8:30 a.m. when gunmen onboard...
