A big crack on a road in Glan, Sarangani is seen after a magnitude 6.8 earthquake strikes off the coast of Sarangani, Davao Occidental on Nov. 17, 2023. (Photo by Office of Civil Defense) (UPDATED) From an earlier report of seven fatalities, the death toll from the magnitude 6.8 earthquake …
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Pasay LGU launches free flu vaccination for City Hall employees
The local government of Pasay City launched on Friday, Nov. 17 the “Vaccine in the workplace” program that gives free flu vaccination to City Hall employees. Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano said the “Vaccine in the workplace” progran is a project of the City Health Office (CHO) aimed of administering …
Read More »Las Piñas LGU welcomes newly elected SK Federation officers
Las Piñas City Mayor Imelda Aguilar led the oath taking ceremony of the elected Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) Federation Officers on Friday, Nov. 17. Aguilar served as officer-in-charge during the election of SK Federation Officers which was actively participated by representatives from 20 barangays in the city. Mayor Imelda Aguilar with …
Read More »Libanan: DSWD cash grants to give meaningful relief to reassessed 4Ps families
(Unsplash) House Minority Leader Rep. Marcelino Libanan spoke highly of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) after its decision to grant cash aid to reassessed households under the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps). The cash aid to be distributed will include the withheld subsidies of the reassessed families …
Read More »It’s a boy! Cop helps deliver baby inside moving police ambulance in Occ. Mindoro
Police Corporal Victor Tatad is no stranger to calls for emergency transportation assistance using the police ambulance of the Occidental Mindoro Police Provincial Office. As the designated operator of the police ambulance with his buddy Police Staff Sgt. Darrel Troy Romero, they have already considered these emergency medical calls from …
Read More »Marcos visits Hawaii en route to Manila
President Marcos has arrived in Honolulu, Hawaii, his last stop for his weeklong visit to the United States. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (RTVM Screenshot) Malacañang said Marcos arrived at the Hickam Air Force Base in Honolulu along with First Lady Louise Araneta-Marcos and other Philippine officials on Sunday afternoon, …
Read More »Parañaque LGU holds ‘Binyagang Bayan’
The Parañaque City government conducted the fourth “Binyagang Bayan” at Our Lady of the Airways Parish Church in Pasay City on Saturday, Nov. 18. Photo from Parañaque City PIO/ MANILA BULLETIN Parañaque City Mayor Eric Olivarez said a total of 109 children aged seven year-old and below joined the “Binyagang …
Read More »I never blamed anyone—Marcos
ALOHA. President Marcos greets members of the Filipino community in Honolulu on Sunday (Manila time), including members of the Presidential Security Command – the predecessor of the Presidential Security Group – that escorted his family when they were flown to Hawaii over 30 years ago and have retired in the …
Read More »LGUs, schools suspend F2F classes as 3-day strike starts
By Patrick Roque – Taken using my own camera with model DSC-S500, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=52399952 The Department of Education (DepEd) said Sunday it will leave it to local governments to decide whether to suspend classes to cope with a nationwide transport strike that begins today, while the Metropolitan Manila …
Read More »Sara: UniTeam intact, but checking impeach rumors
VP Sara Duterte Vice President Sara Duterte on Sunday said she believed she still has the trust of President Marcos even as her office is doing “due diligence” on rumors that there are moves to impeach her. “We’re okay,” Duterte said during a chance interview in Quezon City. “I believe …
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