Photo taken by Arnold Quizol/MANILA BULLETIN Kibitzers were in full force and the sense of panic was rife as the mass evacuation of employees of the Supreme Court in Manila was being conducted Thursday afternoon, August 29. The reason? What was reported to be a bomb threat turned out to be just a...
Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna-Pangan has approved the the grant of a P2,000 cash gift each to graduates of the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (PLM) and Universidad de Manila (UdM). Mayor Lacuna-Pangan signed Ordinance Number 9068 on Thursday, August 29. Photo courtesy of the Manila Public...
Malabon City Administrator Dr. Alexander Rosete clarified on Tuesday, August 27, the procedure for suspending classes during heavy rainfall and other calamities that affect the city. Malabon City Administrator Alexander Rosete (Photo from Malabon City Government) According to Rosete,...
Courtesy of Manila DRRM Office/MANILA BULLETIN Around 20 families were left homeless by a fire that gutted 10 houses at Block 17, Barangay 649, Baseco Compound in Manila on Thursday, August 29. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) reported that the fire was raised to first alarm at 11:16 a.m. and...
The police arrested a man for possession of suspected shabu in Barangay Bambang, Taguig on Aug. 28. The suspect, identified by the police as alias Bungal, 40, was nabbed after authorities implemented a search warrant. Operatives from the Taguig Police’s Ususan SubStation 4, in...
At least two subdivisions in Antipolo City will have no water for six hours from Aug. 29 to 30 due to Manila Water’s repair activities. In its advisory, Manila Water announced that the water service interruption will start at 10 p.m. on August 29, Thursday, until 4 a.m. on August 30, Friday. The...
Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna-Pangan along with Manila Vice Mayor John Marvin "Yul Servo" Nieto discuss various issues in the city at the 'MACHRA Balitaan' forum on Tuesday. (Photo courtesy of Jerry Tan/MANILA BULLETIN) Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna-Pangan said it will take 20 years for the local...
The Rizal provincial government’s mass blood donation drive held recently in Binangonan, Rizal yielded around 500,000 ml of blood. Binangonan Mayor Cesar Ynares said around 1,100 bags were collected during the Sagip Buhay Blood Donation Program initiated by the provincial government and hosted by...
The local governments of Valenzuela and Quezon cities evacuated a total of 42 families affected by the flooding in their areas on Wednesday, August 28. (Photos from Valenzuela City Government/MANILA BULLETIN) In Valenzuela City, 33 families were relocated to Bartolome Covered Court in Barangay...
The Caloocan, Malabon, Navotas, Valenzuela (Camanava), and Quezon City local governments declared the suspension of classes in all levels, public and private, on Wednesday, August 28, due to the inclement weather brought by the southwest monsoon. Navotas City Mayor John Rey Tiangco and...
At least four localities in Rizal province will have no water for six to eight hours between August 28 to 30 following the scheduled maintenance of Manila Water. In Antipolo City, Saidi Road, Taktak Road, Daang Bakal, Sitio Sampaguita, Luzville, Villa Cristina, Baltao Subdivisio, Saidi Formation...
(Photo from Gov. Nina Ynares' Facebook page) The Rizal province has been adjudged again as the Top 1 Most Competitive Province nationwide for nine consecutive years now. The National Competitiveness Council of the Philippines (NCCP) recently chose Rizal as the most competitive province all over the...
