Manila, one of the champion city in Bloomberg Manila Mayor Isko Moreno expressed his happiness after his beloved city was included in Bloomberg Philanthropies’ 50 Champion City. Manila City is one of eight cities in the Asia-Pacific region included in the final round for the 2021 Global Mayors Challenge. The competition aims to identify cities … Read more
Mayor Isko Moreno Says No Lockdown in Manila and Implements No-Contact Apprehension Program Manila Mayor Isko Moreno announced “No lockdown” in the city and implements 24-hour no-contact apprehension program. On Monday (December 7, 2020), Mayor Moreno has started the implement the 24-hour no-contact apprehension program but cautioned the vehicle drivers and motorcycle riders to drive … Read more
Gov’t Employees Conduct Clearing Operations in Rude Manner The video footage of some government employees conducting a clearing operations in a rude manner along the street goes viral online. The Philippine government is implementing road clearing and road widening operations all across the country over the past few years. The program aims to remove all … Read more
Officials of the Manila Cathedral said that Pope Francis has appointed a drug war critic as the new “Apostolic Administrator” of the Manila Archdiocese. This, after Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle, the head of the Manila archdiocese, left for Rome. Tagle will serve as a prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, while Bishop … Read more
The Manila Health Department released a statement following the unverified information regarding an alleged novel coronavirus case in Binondo. In a statement on Monday, the Manila Health Department said that a Chinese man was diagnosed with community acquired pneumonia. This Chinese man was working at a Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO). According to Manila City … Read more