Parañaque articles
Parañaque to give HS students P500 monthly allowance
Starting this June, junior and senior public high school students in Parañaque City will receive an annual allowance of P5,000, Mayor Edwin Olivarez announced over the weekend. Olivarez said the city government, through a city council-approved ordinance, allocated P300 million for the monthl...
Parañaque mayor holds dialogue with Baclaran vendors
Parañaque Mayor Edwin Olivarez on Thursday held a dialogue with vendors in Baclaran to learn more about their concerns. Olivarez met with the vendors amid continuing complaints about the worsening traffic in Baclaran. The mayor asked the vendors about their concerns and for suggestions. Ol...
More passengers using PITX
The Department of Transportation over the weekend reported that the number of passengers using the Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange (PITX) was increasing with each passing week. The DOTr said daily foot traffic at the PITX had already reached 71,569 on its peak day. This figure was th...
DOTr considers giving free ride to PITX passengers
The Department of Transportation on Monday said it was planning to give free rides to passengers getting off at the Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange, or PITX. Transport Secretary Arthur Tugade said the free ride would be from PITX to Lawton in Manila. Tugade said the PITX was built to...
Superbrands names Parañaque’s Olivarez as ‘Most Outstanding Mayor for 2019’
Award-giving body Superbrands Marketing International Inc. on Friday named Parañaque City Mayor Edwin L. Olivarez as Most Outstanding Mayor for 2019 at ceremonies held at The City Club in Makati City. Olivarez was cited for his “Bagong Parañaque” program in education, pove...
P’que, CAB agree to share data for faster transactions involving aircraft
The Parañaque City government and the Civil Aeronautics Board have signed a memorandum of understanding on the sharing of data to facilitate faster processing of business registration for airlines and air freight cargo handlers. Mayor Edwin Olivarez signed the MOU on the city government&rsqu...
New residential projects in Parañaque City
Urban developer Megaworld is launching two residential projects in its 31-hectare Westside City township in the bustling Entertainment City in Parañaque City. The two new residential projects, South Beach Place and Sunny Coast Residential Resort, will have about 1,900 units with a combined w...
Free rides for PITX commuters
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) on Thursday launched free shuttle services between the Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange (PITX) and two destinations within Metro Manila. The DOTr’s “Serbus” project on will deploy three air-conditioned bus units each from Monday...
Parañaque celebrates cityhood anniversary
The City of Parañaque will be having a special nonworking day on Wednesday, February 13 marking the city’s 21st cityhood anniversary. “It is but fitting and proper that the City of Parañaque be given full opportunity to celebrate and participate in the occasion with ...
Parañaque settles P1B loan for building City Hall annex
The city government of Parañaque has finally settled the P1-billion loan it owed the Landbank of the Philippines for the construction of the City Hall Annex. Mayor Edwin Olivarez on Monday raised the certificate of confirmation from Landbank that the city government has settled the billion-p...