Paranaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez said Metro Manila has already administered first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to 70 percent of its target 10 million eligible adults. “Doon po sa vaccination napakaganda po sa buong National Capital Region. Pumapalo na po tayo sa kabuuan, ‘yung atin pong...
A Parañaque barangay captain apologized Wednesday after the Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) called his attention about his refusal to give quarantine passes to residents who have not completed their vaccination against COVID-19. The ARTA earlier served a show-cause order to Noel Japlos, chairman of...
The Business Permit and Licensing Office (BPLO) of Paranaque City will maintain a 20% skeleton workforce and a work-from-home scheme during the duration of the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) in the National Capital Region (NCR) from Aug. 6 to 20, a city official said Thursday. Lawyer Melanie...
The Parañaque City government launched a "bike pantry" on August 3 for easy mobilization of health care workers of Ospital ng Parañaque (OSPAR) 1 and 2. Bicycles donated by Councilor Wahoo Sotto for use by public hospital staff in Parañaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez said five bicycles were...
The Paranaque City government placed Tramo Dos in Barangay San Dionisio under a five-day granular and calibrated lockdown. In a text message by Atty. Fernando Soriano, city administrator, said the lockdown in the area starts today, July 29, and will last on August 2. Soriano said Mayor Edwin...
Every day at rush hour, in any major intersection in Metro Manila, you’ll be greeted by the same familiar scene — throngs of people lined up along the streets trying to catch a ride home. It’s a reality that has perplexed urban planners, transportation providers, and local government alike....
A 30-year-old man was arrested by members of the Southern Police District Drug Enforcement Unit (DDEU) during a buy-bust operation in possession of P340,000 worth of shabu hidden inside DVD cases in Paranaque City on Monday night. SPD Director Brig. Gen, Jimili Macaraeg identified the suspect as...
About 50 families were rendered homeless when a fire broke out in a crowded neighborhood in Paranaque City Wednesday afternoon. Mayor Edwin Olivarez talking to affected families (Facebook / Mayor Edwin Olivarez) Mayor Edwin Olivarez said the victims were immediately brought at Fourth Estate...
The Paranaque City Environment and Natural Resources (CENRO) has rolled out a livelihood project which aims to give additional income to members of the community relations and information division (CRID) by selling products made of "upcycled" materials. According to Engineer Tere Quioge,...
Five Chinese and their Filipino cohort were arrested in Parañaque City for trying to kidnap another Chinese who allegedly owe them a debt amounting to P750,000. Parañaque City police chief, Col. Maximo Sebastian, identified those arrested as Li Yang, 27, Zhou Hao, 30; Zhangg Jia Hao, 20, Liu...
Paranaque Mayor City Edwin Olivarez said the city’s mobile vaccination program (MVP) team continued visiting villages and subdivisions with high number of COVID-19 cases. (Mayor Edwin Olivarez / MANILA BULLETIN) Olivarez said the city government aims to inoculate more residents under its...
The House of Representatives has elected Paranaque City Rep. Joy Myra Tambunting a member of the House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal (HRET), replacing the late Antipolo City Rep. Resurreccion Acop. The Lower Chamber also elected on Wednesday, June 2 Probinsyano Ako Rep. Jose “Bonito”...
