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No ‘caroling,’ MMDA men warned
Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) General Manager Robert Nacianceno warned agency personnel yesterday against "caroling" or soliciting favors from the public this Christmas season.
Transport group prods gov’t to step up drive vs ‘colorum’
Transport groups appealed yesterday to the government to include illegal public utility vehicles (PUVs) being sanctioned by local government units (LGUs) in its ongoing campaign against "colorum" vehicles that have no legal permits or franchises to operate.
Top Filipino architect honored in stamps
Do you know that the architect of the imposing and historic old Congress building along Padre Burgos Avenue, which is now the National Museum of the People, was Juan Arellano?
QC lights up Yule tree, other decors
Quezon City Mayor Feliciano Belmonte Jr. led City Hall officials in the ceremonial lighting of the Christmas tree and lanterns at the Quezon City Hall last Friday.
Makati Golden Lions celebrates its 15th year
The Makati Golden Lions Club, the most active and most outstanding Lions Club of District 301-A2 led by its President, Lion Regina H. Laurel will be celebrating its 15th year anniversary today, at the Quezon City Sports Club, E. Rodriguez Ave., Quezon City.
MAPSA official arrested for suspected mulcting
Director General Avelino Razon Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), announced the arrest of an official of the Makati Public Safety (MAPSA) for his alleged involvement in extortion activities victimizing jeepney drivers plying Makati City.
Quezon City fast emerging as ICT center of country
Nathan C. Zulueta, a business and civic leader, yesterday said Quezon City is fast emerging as the most preferred locators of information and communications technology (ICT), notably in the offshoring and outsourcing needs of companies based in the United States.
MMDA refutes claims on EDSA safety devices
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) dismissed as false claims by certain sectors that the separators the agency had installed on yellow lanes intended for public utility vehicles (PUVs) along Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA) obstruct the flow of traffic and pose hazards to motorists and pedestrians.
Beauty today: The whiter, the better?
Looking at the billboards while driving along Epifanio delos Santos Ave. in Metro Manila could be a disheartening experience – and it’s not just because of the fact that the signages pose a distraction to motorists and mar the city skyline.
Photo contest captures Manila’s vibrant spirit
A photo contest recently sponsored by property developer Avida captured the vibrant spirit of the redeveloping city of Manila.
AFP submits ‘wish list’ to Congress
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) recently submitted to Congress a "wish list" of what it wants to acquire in 2008 as part of its modernization program, Pangasinan Rep. Arthur Celeste revealed yesterday.
AFP, PNP barred from barangay, SK special poll places
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has barred members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police (PNP), including peace officers and armed or unarmed persons belonging to any extra-legal police agency or home defense forces, from entering the rooms where the canvassing of election returns in the Dec. 15, 2007 special barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections will be held in 370 barangays in the country.
Number of BI detainees in Bicutan down
The number of detainees at the Bureau of Immigration (BI) jail in Bicutan, Taguig City decreased dramatically with the voluntary deportation of 19 foreigners last November, among them a German fugitive wanted in his country for rape.
P350-M coconut planting program bared
Administrator Oscar Garin of the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) will lead a farmer-based R350-million coconut-planting scheme using 10 million seedlings of open pollinated varieties (OPVs) covering 100,000 hectares nationwide.
Measures to ease impact of LPG, oil price hikes filed
The progressive bloc in the House of Representatives has filed three legislative measures that aim to provide consumers economic relief from skyrocketing prices of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) and other oil products.
Around The Nation
QCPD claims drop in carnapping cases
Quezon City Police District (QCPD) officer-in-charge Senior Supt. Magtanggol Gatdula claimed over the weekend that carnapping incidents has continued to decline.
Caloocan suspends field inspections
Caloocan City Mayor Enrico Echiverri reminded city residents yesterday that there is an existing executive order suspending all field inspections conducted by city hall officials and personnel for the entire month of December.
Makati City Hall employees receive Christmas bonus
The Makati City government recently released more than P200 million intended for the annual Yuletide bonuses of its employees.
Trinidad thanks Koreans for medical mission
Pasay City Mayor Wenceslao "Peewee" Trinidad thanked the United Korean Community Association in the Philippines (UKCAP) who conducted a whole-day medical mission which benefitted some 700 poor residents recently.
QC expands biz tax base
Quezon City Mayor Feliciano Belmonte Jr. has vowed to work out intensively to expand business tax base and improve more in some other areas as key to the development of the city
Berroya refutes claims of group on registration of imported cars
Assistant Secretary Reynaldo I. Berroya, chief of the Land Transportation Office (LTO), yesterday refuted claims of Undersecretary Antonio "Bebot" Villar Jr., head of the Presidential Anti-Smuggling Group, that LTO has allowed the registration of some 3,000 imported motor vehicles without Certificate of Payment (CP) from the Bureau of Customs.
Tondo residents urged to clean surroundings
Tondo, Manila residents were urged to fight dengue by keeping their surroundings clean all the time.
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