Metro Cities articles
Pasay mayor extends medical aid to poor residents
Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano said she will exert all efforts to extend assistance to residents who are burdened by the cost of medical care. Calixto-Rubiano met beneficiaries of the city’s “Take Care, I Care” program to check on their status. In her speech, the ...
Vendors allowed to stay under Luzon flyover in QC
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte said she allowed vendors at an illegal public market under Luzon flyover to continue their operations while the local government is still looking for a permanent relocation site. In a Facebook post , Belmonte said she informed the Department of Public Works and H...
UCC-Camarin gets new building
The University of Caloocan City (UCC)-Camarin campus received a new fully furnished four-story building from the local government. The new building has 16 classrooms, five offices, and a library. Each classroom is furnished with blackboards and about 50 armchairs. Some of the rooms are also equipp...
Marikina revives Nutribun bread distribution
The local government of Marikina City has recently revived the distribution of Nutribun breads to the city’s public school children, as it targets to end malnutrition by 2020. “We want all children in the city to be healthy and happy by providing them proper nutrition. That’s why ...
Pasig mayor eyes 3-fold hike in medicine budget
Pasig Mayor Vico Sotto proposed a three-fold increase in the city’s budget for medicines for 2020 to ensure wider access for patients. In a Facebook post, Sotto shared that he wants the budget for medicine to be raised to P253.5 million from the current P89.7 million. The amount, however, ha...
QC launches 'Libreng Sakay' along Commonwealth Ave.
Commuters waiting for buses along Commonwealth Avenue no longer have to occupy one side of the highway to catch a ride. The Quezon City government has launched a “Libreng Sakay” program where commuters can ride buses for free going to EDSA-Quezon Avenue. The idea was a brainchild of Qu...
GSIS offers loan program to San Juan employees, teachers
Government employees and public school teachers in San Juan City could now avail of a loan program that will help them settle their outstanding loans from private lending institutions. Mayor Francis Zamora and Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) Chairman and President Rolando Macasaet signed...
Manila's free WiFi kiosk renamed ‘MNLKonek’
The Manila City government has renamed its free wifi and charging kiosk from "ISKOnek” to "MNLKonek" in compliance with Mayor Isko Mereno's campaign against glorifying politicians. The wifi hotspot and charging station, which was unveiled on Wednesday, was initially ca...
Sotto asks Pasig police to help manage traffic
Mayor Vico Sotto asked the Pasig City Police to help the city government manage traffic aside from cracking down on crimes. Sotto said he asked Police Col. Moises Villaceran, the newly installed city police chief, for their assistance in directing traffic, particularly on the city’s...
San Juan mayor gets more support from city council
The tide has changed in San Juan City politics with Mayor Francis Zamora now enjoying the support of a majority of the city council. This, after Councilors Boyet Aquino, Raissa Laurel, Vincent Pacheco and Kit Peralta jumped the political fence, and left the camp of the Ejercito-Estradas. Liga ng m...