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TONDO TO HAVE 10-STORY SCHOOL BUILDING – MORENO

A new Rosauro Almario Elementary School will soon rise on Kagitingan Street in Tondo, Manila. The city allocated P1.9 billion for the construction of a 10-story building with 227 classrooms, 12 offices, a library on the second floor, an auditorium and a gymnasium on the 10th floor, two outdoor basketball courts with a retractable goal […]

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BASECO SOON A MODEL SITE FOR COMMUNITY REHAB – VILLAR

Residents of the Baseco Compound in Tondo, Manila are now benefitting from several projects being implemented by Senator Cynthia Villar as it provides them food security and creates livelihood opportunities and jobs while maintaining a clean environment. Villar, known for providing jobs and means of income, has built livelihood projects in the poor community of […]

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Business & Economy

JUXTAPOSING MANILA COST OF LIVING

Manila is Southeast Asia’s third most expensive city to live in – just behind Singapore and Bangkok. Need to take a second to let that sink in? It came as no surprise, though, given almost everything in the nation’s capital seems to have exorbitant cost. But what’s surprising, perhaps, is that the city also recorded […]

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Arts & Culture Travel & Tours

OFF THE WALL: THE WORLD’S OLDEST CHINATOWN

Binondo, the country’s Chinatown and the world’s oldest, continues to brim with pride. It held its fort from its humble beginnings when it was all just a flat, marshy land until it erected buildings and establishments of cultural relevance. Binondo’s heritage can be traced back to the Spanish colonial era when Chinese immigrants were restricted […]

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Politics

PRC DISTRIBUTES CASH AID IN MANILA, QC – GORDON

The Philippine Red Cross (PRC), in partnership with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), held a cash distribution to 281 families in Brgy. 754 in Malate, Manila and 339 families in Brgy. Bagbag, Quezon City. PRC, under the leadership of its Chairman and CEO Senator Dick Gordon, continues to provide […]

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Government

NOGRALES, MCDONALD’S GIVE HOT MEALS IN MANILA

Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles, in close coordination with the Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC), distributed 2,000 hot meals prepared by the McDonald’s Kindness Kitchen (MKK) to the Manila City Government last November 16, 2020. The effort was part of the Pilipinas Kontra Gutom (PKG) campaign, an informal partnership between stakeholders in government and the private […]

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Politics

PH RED CROSS OPENS BIGGEST VIRUS TESTING LAB IN COUNTRY – GORDON

The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) inaugurated the biggest molecular laboratory in the country as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing center at the PRC’s former headquarters in Port Area, Manila. PRC Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Senator Dick Gordon said the opening of the molecular laboratory in Manila will be a great help in containing […]

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PASIG ADOPTS MANILA’S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION ORDINANCE VS COVID FRONTLINERS, PATIENTS – VICO SOTTO

Pasig City has adopted an ordinance passed by Manila City which penalizes any act of discrimination against patients screened for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), healthcare workers, volunteers, and other frontliners amid the coronavirus pandemic. Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto posted a copy of the ordinance in his Twitter account, saying the Pasig City government […]

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Government

DPWH INSTALLS NEW BOOSTER PUMP IN SAMPALOC, MANILA – VILLAR

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has installed a new booster pump at the Estero de Calubcob in Manila’s Sampaloc district that aims to minimize flooding. In his report to DPWH Secretary Mark Villar, DPWH NCR Director Ador Canlas said the flood management project has been done ahead of its set completion date […]

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Government

‘BLUE ALERT’ RAISED FOR FEAST OF BLACK NAZARENE – LIM

The Metro Manila Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (MMDRRMC) has been placed on “blue alert” to help ensure the safety and well-being of devotees participating in the Feast of the Black Nazarene. Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Danilo Lim, who is also concurrent head of the Metro Manila Disaster Risk Reduction and Management […]