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Senate Minority Leader Koko Pimentel showed his full support for Marikina’s sports community as he led the launch of the First Koko Pimentel Malanday Basketball League at the Bulelak Covered Court, Barangay Malanday. The event was attended by Team Kilos Pagbabago, spearheaded by Pimentel, and Team Bagong Marikina, led by Representative Stella Quimbo and former […]
More than 1,500 Marikenyos received free medical services during a multi-specialty medical mission led by Senate Minority Leader Koko Pimentel III, in partnership with Manila Doctors Hospital, on March 8, 2025, at Barangka Elementary School in Marikina City. Pimentel, joined by his wife, Special Envoy to the UAE Kathryna Yu Pimentel, personally oversaw the program, […]
Senate Minority Leader Koko Pimentel lauded the Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Textile Research Institute (DOST-PTRI) for its recent call for local designers to develop innovative Filipino footwear, emphasizing the initiative’s potential to revive the struggling Marikina shoe industry. The DOST-PTRI’s 10th Filipino Footwear Design Competition, launched as part of Philippine Tropical Fabrics Month, aims […]
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) successfully concluded its Trade Education and Advocacy (TEA) Campaign for the Marikina footwear industry recently. Held in the “shoe capital” itself, the activity reinforced the DTI’s commitment to empowering local industries and improving the utilization of free trade agreements (FTAs). The campaign focused on equipping stakeholders—including manufacturers, artisans, […]
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III raised serious legal and constitutional concerns over Marikina Mayor Marcelino “Marcy” Teodoro’s recent transfer from District 2 to District 1 to run for Congress in the upcoming 2025 elections. In an interview on Headstart on Tuesday, Pimentel stressed that the period of residence requirement is crystal clear in […]
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) together with the local government of Marikina City, led the groundbreaking ceremony for the Rehabilitation and Improvement of the Recreational Park located in Brgy. Jesus Dela Peña in Marikina City. According to MMDA Acting Chairman Atty. Don Artes, the rehabilitation and improvement of the park was first proposed by […]
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) together with the local government of Marikina City, led the groundbreaking ceremony for the Rehabilitation and Improvement of the Recreational Park located in Brgy. Jesus Dela Peña in Marikina City. According to MMDA Acting Chairman Atty. Don Artes, the rehabilitation and improvement of the park was first proposed by Congresswoman […]
Senator Koko Pimentel and Special Envoy Kat Pimentel, in collaboration with Manila Doctors Hospital, conducted the Marikina Multi-Specialty Medical Mission and Surgical Screening, benefiting more than 1,600 patients. The medical mission brought together a dedicated team of 130 volunteer doctors, surgeons, and nurses in a grand health caravan in Barangay Malanday in Marikina City. Pimentel […]
The Department of Agriculture seeks to establish food hubs across the country, blending the functions of traditional food terminals with the accessibility of KADIWA centers. These hubs will serve as vital platforms where farmers and cooperatives can directly bring their produce, facilitating transactions with wholesale buyers and individual consumers alike, all while offering agricultural products […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is currently working on the 6th and final phase of the 8-storey school building project for Marikina Polytechnic College (MPC) in Barangay Sta. Elena, Marikina City. DPWH National Capital Region Director Loreta Malaluan, in her report to DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan, disclosed the status of the MPC […]