Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte has signed the ordinance passed by the city council that will require restaurants, fast food chains, and other food establishments operating within the city to publish the number of calories of food items on their menu. In a media briefing held at Quezon City Hall, the City Government, led by […]
Author: Andrea Benitez
Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas may extend the suspension of face-to-face classes from pre-school to senior high both in public and private schools depending on the heat index forecast. Treñas, through Executive Order (EO) No. 047 – 2024 issued March 31, declared the suspension of classes from April 1 to 2, 2024, after the Department […]
Iloilo City is now eligible to be declared African swine fever (ASF)-free, based on the assessment made by the Department of Agriculture (DA) Western Visayas. DA-6 regional executive director Dennis Arpia, in a letter to Mayor Jerry Treñas, informed the latter that the required documents submitted by the city government for the local declaration of “ASF-free” […]
The City Government of Angeles, under the leadership of Mayor Carmelo “Pogi” Lazatin, Jr. announced the arrival and distribution of 17 new garbage trucks, as part of his administration’s initiative to improve waste management services across the city.This delivery is the first in a series, with a total of 66 units purchased to bolster the […]
ILOILO CITY DECLARES PERTUSSIS OUTBREAK
The Iloilo City government, through its Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, has officially declared an outbreak of pertussis (whooping cough). The declaration came following the recommendation of the Health and Sanitation Cluster headed by the City Health Office (CHO) which logged 15 cases of pertussis as of March 25, seven of which are confirmed […]
Senator Bong Go has taken proactive measures to address the needs of families affected by a recent fire incident in Barangay San Juan, Surigao City. 45 households received essential relief, including both food and non-food items. Additionally, direct financial assistance of P2,000 per household has been allocated to address their immediate needs. “It is Sen. […]
Mayor Tessa Constantino of Malungon, Sarangani Province commended the recent police operation that resulted in the uprooting of a vast plantation of fully-grown marijuana along the conflicted tri-boundaries of South Cotabato, Sarangani, and Davao Del Sur. “This is very alarming, if not prevented or devastated, as we look into the possible ill effects on our populace, […]
In response to the emergence of a concerning disease affecting infants and children in nearby areas of the province, the Provincial Government of Bulacan, led by Governor Daniel Fernando, has taken swift action after two cases of Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, have been confirmed in Bulacan – one in the City of San […]
QC Mayor Joy Belmonte along with the City Health Department – Epidemiology and Disease Surveillance Division has declared a Pertussis outbreak as cases continue to rise in the city. Belmonte also assured the public that the city government is already mobilizing its assets and resources to stop the spread of the disease. “There is no […]
Four decades since its construction under former Mayor Rafael “Apung Feleng” Lazatin, the newly-renovated, first class Angeles City Library and Information Center in Barangay Sto. Rosario was inaugurated by a third-generation Lazatin mayorship. Angeles City Mayor Carmelo “Pogi” Lazatin, Jr. led the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the newly-renovated P8 million City Library and Information Center. “It […]