Pateros Mayor Miguel Ponce III said the Metro Manila Council’s decision to ban e-trikes (electric tricycles) and e-bikes (electric bikes) on national roads in Metro Manila is long overdue. Ponce is a member of MMC and on Feb. 28, the council passed a resolution prohibiting e-trikes and...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Mayor John Dalipe delivered the State-of-the-City Address on Monday, February 26, that coincided with this city’s 87th Charter Day anniversary celebration. Dalipe formally announced the rebirth towards a more competitive and sustainable Zamboanga City. ZAMBOANGA City Mayor John...
ILOILO CITY – The city government is conducting a feasibility study for the proposed P16-billion podcar transport system here. THE proposed podcar transport system for Iloilo City. (Futran Philippines) The city government recently inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Futran...
San Juan City Mayor and Metro Manila Council (MMC) President Francis Zamora on Monday, February 26, called on the public to conserve, reuse, and recycle water as the El Niño phenomenon continues to hit the country amid the national and local governments' efforts to mitigate its adverse effects....
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Albee Benitez has directed the City Veterinary Office to allow the movement of pork and other pork products to avert a food shortage in this city. MAYOR Alfredo Abelardo ‘Albee’ Benitez issues Executive Order No. 9 on Friday, February 23, allowing the movement of pork and...
Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna Pangan has directed the Office of Senior Citizens' Affairs (OSCA) to update the list of senior citizens in each of the 896 barangays in Manila. On Saturday, Feb. 24, the mayor announced that consultative meetings are now being carried out in the six districts of the city...
ILOILO CITY – After a recent trip to the United Arab Emirates, Mayor Jerry Treñas has renewed plans for land reclamation to boost growth and development here. THE proposal of Marikudo Real Estate Development Corp. for the reclamation project in Iloilo City in 2017. (MREDC) “I hope it can...
Mayor Honey Lacuna enters into an MOU with DHSUD Sec. Jerry Acuzar toward a 'Magnificent Manila' (Photo by Jerry S. Tan) The local government of Manila and the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) entered into a memorandum of agreement to achieve its vision of a...
ILOILO CITY – Mayor Jerry Treñas has ordered the Office of the Building Official (OBO), the Business Permits and Licensing Office (BPLO), and the Boarding House Commission to step up the inspection of boarding houses following a fire here that killed two persons here recently. AN aerial photo of...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Are we gearing up for an all-out conflict over West Philippine Sea issues? This was the question we heard our friends and colleagues in the local government sector ask over the weekend. Their question comes on the heels of recent developments concerning the West Philippine Sea...
DAVAO CITY – Vice President Sara Duterte donated on Tuesday, February 20, 24,000 bags of five-kilo rice to Davao Oriental province. DUTERTE (Inday Sara Duterte FB) In a statement, Mati City Mayor Michelle Nakpil Rabat said the donation followed the aftermath of weeks of non-stop heavy...
APARRI, Cagayan – The families of Vice Mayor Rommel Alameda here and his five companions, dubbed the Aparri 6, who were gunned down one year ago in Nueva Vizcaya, marked their first death anniversary on Monday, February 19. “Today, we commemorate the tragic death of Vice Mayor Rommel Alameda...
