A total of eight families consisting of 33 individuals were affected by a fire in Barangay Upper Bicutan, Taguig. The fire hit a residential area in Phase 1, Raja Sumakwel Street in the barangay at about 6:14 a.m. on Feb. 11. Mayor Lani Cayetano visited the affected families on Feb. 12....
Unique bouquets on Valentine's Day Florists in Dangwa market took advantage of the demand for floral arrangements for Valentine's Day by coming up with unique designs and selling them at skyrocketing prices. From the usual P500 to P700, the price of bouquets with a dozen roses now ranges from...
A day before Valentine's Day, the prices of flowers surged by up to 100 percent in a flower shop at Farmer’s Garden in Araneta City, Cubao, Quezon City, on Tuesday, Feb. 13. Half a dozen of tulips for P3,000 (Photo from Jennifer and Agie's Flowershop/MANILA BULLETIN) In an interview with Manila...
Registrants flocked to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) office in Muntinlupa on the first day of voter's registration on Monday, Feb. 12. According to Comelec-Muntinlupa Election Officer Kim Alzate-Cu, a total of 479 people registered on Feb. 12 for the 2025 national and local...
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte on Monday, Feb. 12, condemned the dispersal of students by the police during a protest in front of the House of the Representatives. Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte “Mariin nating kinokondena ang dispersal ng mga pulis sa mga estudyante na nagpapahayag ng kanilang...
Some areas in Taytay and Rodriguez in Rizal Province will have no water beginning at 12 midnight on Feb. 13, Tuesday. In its advisory, Manila Water announced that parts of Barangay San Isidro in Rodriguez will experience the water disruption from 12 a.m. on Feb. 13, until 5 a.m. on...
The local government of Valenzuela City led the inauguration and blessing of a new pumping station and two elementary school buildings in the city on Monday, Feb. 12. Valenzuela City Mayor Weslie “Wes” Gatchalian led the opening of the newly established Malinta Pumping Station. Photo from...
Students of Pamantasan Lungsod ng Maynila (PLM) were allowed to wear civilian clothes in celebration of Valentine's week. According to the university management, PLM Supreme Student Council Memorandum (PSM) No. 2024-19 permits students to wear civilian attire from Feb. 12 to 17. PLM reminded that...
Meralco announced a scheduled power interruption in Ermita, Sampaloc, and Tondo in Manila on Tuesday, Feb. 13, and Wednesday, Feb. 14. Portions of San Jose Street in Sampaloc will lose power from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday. In Ermita, the electricity at General Luna Street will temporarily...
Senior citizens in Muntinlupa have another reason to rejoice as the city government is now offering health maintenance medicines for free. Elderly Muntinlupeños can receive up to a month's supply of health maintenance medicines such as losartan, amlodipine, and metformin. This is part of...
A bomb threat hit the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Central Office (DENR-Central Office) on Monday, Feb. 12, according to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP). Around 11:03 a.m., BFP personnel responded to a bomb threat report at the DENR office. The Quezon City Police...
The voter registration for the 2025 national and local elections under the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has started in Muntinlupa on Monday, Feb. 12. According to the Comelec-Muntinlupa, the voter registration will be held from Feb. 12 to Sept. 30 this year from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at its...
