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Binay asks Makati residents to trust vaccines
Makati City Mayor Abigail Binay on Wednesday urged her constituents to trust the national government’s efforts to come out with the best coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccination program, according to a report by Philippine News Agency. Binay made this appeal during the visit of the Cov...
Jojo Binay asks authorities to treat vendors with compassion
Former Vice President Jejomar C. Binay has urged authorities to exercise “leniency and compassion” in their sidewalk clearing operations after a video showing local enforcers mauling a sidewalk vendor went viral. Binay, who is also a founding member and adviser of Artikulo Tres, a human...
Makati distributes 72-hour emergency kits to over 8,000 employees
On the orders of Makati Mayor Abby Binay, the city government has distributed free emergency kits to some 8,232 city hall employees and detailed national agency personnel to boost their resilience and ensure uninterrupted public service when disasters strike. The mayor said the city has prioritized...
Makati Shangri-La to close doors on Feb. 1
The Makati Shangri-La announced that it would close temporarily starting next month, aside from downsizing its workforce, due to continued low business levels caused by the pandemic, according to a report by Philippine News Agency. In a statement, the Makati Shangri-La said after considering &...
City Garden Grande Hotel faces fines
The Department of Tourism (DOT) slapped the City Garden Grand Hotel (CGGH) in Makati City with suspension, fines, and revocation of its certificate to operate following a probe into the death of flight attendant Christine Dacera inside its premises, according to a report by Philippine News Agen...
Makati to buy 1 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine
Makati Mayor Abby Binay announced that the city government purchased one million doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. The mayor signed a tripartite agreement yesterday with the British-Swedish biopharmaceutical company and the national government through the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) t...
DOT asks Makati hotel to explain suspected GCQ violation
The Department of Tourism (DOT) issued a show-cause order to the City Garden Grand Hotel in Makati City over possible violations of general community quarantine (GCQ) guidelines for accepting guests when it is being used as a quarantine facility, according to a report by Philippine News Agency....
Makati to provide free vaccines to all residents
Makati Mayor Abby Binay today said the city government has allocated P1 billion to purchase COVID-19 vaccines to ensure that all Makatizens are vaccinated for free. Mayor Abby said Makati City officials are coordinating with vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. and the COVID-19 Inter-Agency Task Force (...
Makati collects P18.1 billion in November
Makati Mayor Abby Binay said the city surpassed its 2020 revenue target as total revenue collections reached P18,150,510,850.72 in November, ahead of its target of almost P17.8 billion. The mayor said she was heartened to learn that the city has managed to hit its revenue target for the year in spi...
Makati residents receive free flu shots
Some 28,208 residents or 98 percent of the Makati city government's target population have been immunized with flu vaccine for free, according to a report by Philippine News Agency. Makati Mayor Abigal Binay said on Friday the initiative is to prevent hospitalizations and reduce complications o...