BATANG MAYNILA Mayor Isko Moreno Our beloved city of Manila has a lot to be thankful for these past few days. One after another, highly prestigious awards have been heaped upon Manila by various reputable award-giving bodies in recognition of efforts to provide the best kind of public service...
Together with the city of Manila, Converse continues to support the rehabilitation of the environment with its #ConverseCityForests project. Converse marketing head Arvie Dizon, Mayor Isko Moreno, and Vice Mayor Honey Lacuna "I want to beautify our city because I want a clean place for the children...
BATANG MAYNILA Mayor Isko Moreno Early last week, we in the city government of Manila launched the “no contact apprehension” program (NCAP) in an effort to do away with the hassles that usually attend apprehensions made by our traffic enforcers. As we all know, arguments, accidents as well as...
BATANG MAYNILA Mayor Isko Moreno Good news for all Batang Maynila. In our own small way and through the help and support of my tireless vice mayor, Honey Lacuna, no Manilan, will spend Christmas Eve and Christmas Day on an empty stomach. ‘Walang nganga,’ or so the street jargon goes. All...
Photos by Jules Vivas LUNCH AT ST. MARTHA'S From left: Chef Angelo Comsti, the author, MB content producer Jules Vivas, Chef Francis Lim, Chef Kalel Chan, and Richmonde Hotel Iloilo GM Natalie Lim Sometimes we travel far and wide in search of something, only to arrive at it where we travel from. I...
Buhay Party-list Representative and Deputy House Speaker Lito Atienza Buhay Party-list Representative and Deputy House Speaker Lito Atienza said on Friday Dec. 3 that our government should give its full support to the entertainment industry if we want to achieve success similar to K-Pop...
BATANG MAYNILA Mayor Isko Moreno Owing to the gradual lifting of restrictions on certain activities and age groups amid the pandemic, apart from the nearing holidays, we expect a surge in the volume of people coming to the city and with this comes the possibility of an unwelcome increase in the...
Senator Manny Pacquiao (left) and Manila Mayor Isko Moreno is joined by Arnold Vegafria (standing), Miss World Philippines national director and business manager of Pacquiao. (Facebook) A picture of Senator Manny Pacquiao and Manila Mayor Isko Moreno having dinner together is worth a thousand...
BATANG MAYNILA Mayor Isko Moreno I am both happy and excited that the implementing rules and regulations for the integration of GMRC (Good Manners and Right Conduct) into the K-12 curriculum is already in the works. I learned of this as I met recently with officials from the Department of...
As five hotels across the Philippines join forces to light the tree of hope, good tidings they bring to the community SHERATON MANILA's Director of sales Ferdie de Leon III, GM Anna Vergara, assistant director of finance Ria Magat, director of operations Brendan Mahoney, assistant director of human...
BATANG MAYNILA Mayor Isko Moreno Once again, I would like to congratulate and express my deepest appreciation to the 73 barangays in Manila which registered no COVID-19 cases for the past two months. In an austere ceremony, I and Vice Mayor Honey Lacuna cited these barangays at the regular-flag...
Typhoon Ulysses’ strong howling winds, non-stop rainfall, and loss of electricity has kept most families up last night, but Barangay Boclod in Camarines Sur 1 is one of the hardest hits. Its mayor Dr. Marco P. Chavez posted a Facebook album of very powerful photos that shows how destructive...
