The Muntinlupa City government announced on Sept. 1 that a liquor ban will be implemented for the orderly conduct of the 2024 Bar examinations that will be held on Sept. 8, 11 and 15. The announcement covers San Beda College-Alabang in Muntinlupa, one of the local testing centers for the Bar...
The Navotas City local government and the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) on Friday, August 30, to promote better waste management. (Photos by Hannah Nicol/MANILA BULLETIN) City Mayor John Rey Tiangco, PRC Secretary General Gwendolyn Pang, and PRC head of...
Ospital ng Maynila health personnel gather to discuss protocols to safeguard them and patients against mpox (Photo courtesy of the Ospital ng Maynila Medical Center/MANILA BULLETIN) Ospital ng Maynila Medical Center (OMMC) has assured the public and its health personnel of its readiness against...
A total of 2,500 residents in Quezon City affected by Typhoon Carina received relief packs from the Federation of Filipino-Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Inc. (FFCCCII) on Saturday, August 31. Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte, FFCCCII president Dr. Cecilio Pedro, and other members of...
The Quezon City local government announced the first recorded case of mpox in the city on Saturday, August 31, one week after the Department of Health (DOH) reported the country’s first case this year. According to the city government, the patient, a 37-year-old male resident of the city, is...
Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna-Pangan at the awarding of AKAP assistance program to barangay tanods in Manila. With her in photo are (from right) Barangay Chairman Bong Marzan, Social Welfare Chief Re Fugoso, Dr. Dianne Nieto and Christian Floirendo. (Photo courtesy of Jerry Tan/MANILA...
Photo courtesy of Mike Ong/MANILA BULLETIN Five families were displaced in a fire that hit three houses along Dagupan Street in Barangay 62, Tondo, Manila on Saturday, August 31. According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), the fire was raised to first alarm at 4:37 p.m. and was immediately...
TV host Boy Abunda encouraged graduates to help others and not let people define who they are. Abunda, co-host of Senator Alan Peter Cayetano in the YouTube show “Cayetano in Action with Boy Abunda,” was the speaker at the 18th Commencement Exercises of Taguig City University (TCU). ...
The Philippines ranked first at the Hong Kong International Mathematical Olympiad (HKIMO) final round held from Aug. 23 to 26. The HKIMO on-site competition was participated in by 700 students, while 1,600 students participated online from 13 countries and regions: Australia, Bulgaria,...
Due to its aggressive breastfeeding awareness campaign, the municipal government of Binangonan received two awards from the Department of Health (DOH). Mayor Cesar Ynares said the initiative of the municipal government in its awareness campaign on breastfeeding has finally paid off as the...
Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna-Pangan and Manileño Olympian pole vaulter EJ Obiena (Photo courtesy from Manila Public Information Office/MANILA BULLETIN) Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna-Pangan wished Manileño Olympian Pole Vaulter EJ Obiena a successful treatment of his back injury and his full...
A total of 11 families affected by a recent fire on Hiwas Street in Barangay Longos received financial assistance and house repair kits from the Malabon City government on Thursday, August 28. (Photos from Malabon City Government/MANILA BULLETIN) City Mayor Jeannie Sandoval, along with the...
