BACOLOD CITY – This highly-urbanized city officially launched the third Bacolod Film Festival (BFF) on Monday, Aug. 3, with organizers calling on local filmmakers to create original live-action films that highlight this city 's rich cultural heritage. The city government encouraged...
CEBU CITY – Stricter measures have been ordered to prevent the spread of the highly contagious African Swine Fever (ASF) here. Mayor Nestor Archival ordered intensified border inspections, expanded disease surveillance, and cooperation from stakeholders to prevent the spread of the disease. The...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The city government declared a dengue epidemic on Tuesday, Aug. 4, after the number of cases soared to more than 1,000 in recent weeks. City Health Office records showed 1,241 active cases from 39 out of 98 barangays and 12 deaths. Figures showed a 500 percent increase for the...
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte has been named the Philippines’ top performing and most trusted mayor after receiving the highest rating in a nationwide assessment of local chief executives by the RPMD Foundation Inc. Belmonte recorded the highest overall governance rating among city mayors...
BAGUIO CITY – Mayor Benjamin Magalong suspended classes here on Tuesday, Aug. 4, due to bad weather from tropical depression ‘’Luis.’’ Magalong issued Executive Order No. 105-2026 cancelling classes, including the number coding scheme, to allow vehicles to be used in emergencies. He said...
BAGUIO CITY – Baguio Mayor Benjamin Magalong on Monday urged parents and guardians to have children ages six to 59 months vaccinated against measles and rubella as the Department of Health-Cordillera (DOH-CAR) launched the third phase of its "Ligtas Tigdas" supplemental immunization campaign....
Muntinlupa Mayor Ruffy Biazon summoned representatives of Maynilad Water Services due to growing complaints about delayed completion of its Wastewater Conveyance System Project at the boundary of Barangays Buli and Cupang. Biazon said the construction of the project has affected the daily commute...
Muntinlupa Mayor Ruffy Biazon said the city-funded Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Muntinlupa (PLMun) is on track in its aim to offer a nursing course. “One step closer tayo sa pangarap na magkaroon ng Bachelor of Science in Nursing sa Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Muntinlupa! (We are one step closer to...
SAN PABLO CITY, Laguna – The Office of the Ombudsman on July 31 suspended acting Mayor Justin Colago here for six months over a complaint filed by suspended Mayor Arcadio Gapangada Jr. on April 27. The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) will implement the order against Colago...
The Supreme Court (SC) has ruled that Susan Areno Yap-Sulit is the duly-elected and proclaimed mayor of Tarlac City in the 2025 elections. In a full court decision written by Associate Justice Antonio T. Kho Jr. and made public on Friday, July 31, the SC declared permanent its status quo ante order...
BACOLOD CITY – This highly urbanized city is intensifying its response to cases of online sexual abuse and exploitation of children (OSAEC) after rescuing 10 victims across several barangays in the past two months. Among the survivors, eight, aged 12 to 17, are now in the custody of the city’s...
BACOLOD CITY – The national government, through the Department of Education (DepEd), will fund the construction of 16 classrooms worth P52.5 million for senior high school students at Progreso Village National High School in this highly urbanized city. In a press conference on Thursday, Mayor...
