Photo from the Manila Public Information Office/MANILA BULLETIN The Manila local government warned motorists of heavy traffic within and around the city during the Black Nazarene procession on Jan. 9. In a public advisory released on Thursday, Jan. 4, the city government said the following roads...
Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna Pangan and Manila Police District Director PCOL Arnold Thomas Ibay, together with Rev. Fr. Jonathan Mojica, Rev. Fr. Rufino Secson Jr., and District Fire Marshal FSUPT. Christine Doctor-Cula hoholdsld a media conference at Pope Benedict XVI Bldg. in Quiapo, Manila on Jan....
The Taguig City government criticized the closure of health centers located in EMBO (enlisted men’s barrio) barangays. Ten EMBO barangays are now part of Taguig after the Supreme Court issued a decision last year, transferring its ownership from Makati. Taguig Mayor Lani Cayetano...
A 28-year-old man, tagged as a most wanted person by the Muntinlupa police, was arrested on Jan. 2. The Muntinlupa Police identified him as Mark Bolasco, who was nabbed on Buendia Street in Barangay Tunasan based on a warrant of arrest (service of sentence). He is listed as the No. 10 most...
Just like in Quiapo, Manila, devotees of the Black Nazarene in Cardona, Rizal have started attending the novena masses in a chapel in the town in anticipation of its January 9 feast day. Enshrined at the altar of the Hesus Nazareno Chapel in Barangay Looc, a lakeshore community in Cardona, Rizal,...
Photo taken by Bong Son/ MANILA BULLETIN Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna announced that the city government has already begun accepting business permit renewal applications for 2024. The mayor urged all business owners in Manila to use the "GO! Manila App" to settle their business renewals and pay...
Photo from the Manila Police District/ MANILA BULLETIN The Christmas and New Year celebrations in Manila were “generally peaceful," Manila Police District (MPD) Director Col. Arnold Thomas Ibay said on Wednesday, Jan. 3. In an interview with Manila Bulletin, Ibay said there was no stray bullet...
A delivery rider spent the first day of the new year in jail after he was arrested for possession of suspected shabu in Taguig. Southern Police District (SPD) Officer-in-charge Brig. Gen. Mark Pespes identified the suspect only by his alias, Jove, 34, who was nabbed on Jan. 1 on Villa Street,...
The Taguig City government announced on Wednesday, Jan. 3, that it will temporarily provide medical teleconsultations to residents in EMBO (enlisted men’s barrio) barangays after the closure of health centers in the areas. Last year, the Supreme Court ruled and transferred 10 EMBO barangays...
Malabon City local government extended help to the 13 families who were victims of the fire in Barangay Panghulo, Malabon City, on Sunday, Dec. 31. Photo from Malabon City Government Facebook Page/MANILA BULLETIN Malabon City Mayor Jeannie Sandoval, along with City Administrator Alexander Rosete,...
Photo taken by Noel B. Pabalate/ MANILA BULLETIN Operatives of the Manila Police District (MPD) responded to a total of 143 firecracker-related accidents on Monday, Jan. 1. According to MPD, 774 personnel were deployed on New Year's Day to ensure a peaceful celebration. It said most of the recorded...
Photo from the Manila Public Information Office/MANILA BULLETIN Officials of Quiapo Church or the Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene will soon release the new design of "andas" or the carriage that will carry the Black Nazarene which will be enclosed in a bulletproof glass case for the Traslacion...