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June 30 declared special non-working holiday in Manila due to inauguration of President-elect Marcos Jr

  (Eagle News) – Manila mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso has declared, June 30, Thursday, a special non-working holiday in Manila in line with the scheduled inauguration of President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. as the 17th president of the Philippines to be held at the National Museum. Domagoso also directed “the Manila Police District and all law enforcement officers, including barangay officials, to strictly adopt and implement security measures in said date.” “To ensure the safety, […]

Presidential candidates refuse to back rival Robredo in Philippine race

Stress that they won’t withdraw from presidential race   by Cecil Morella and Ron Lopez Agence France Presse MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Three rivals of Philippine presidential candidate Leni Robredo refused to back her campaign Sunday, dousing speculation they would withdraw from the race to improve her chances of defeating the son of former president Ferdinand Marcos. Voter surveys show Robredo is a distant second behind Marcos Jr, but a recent bump in the polls […]

Bongbong Marcos tops latest Pulse Asia survey on voter preferred presidential bet

Davao City mayor Sara Duterte leads VP surveys, while Manila Mayor Isko Moreno is  top “second choice” presidential bet (Eagle News) – Former Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., led the latest Pulse Asia Survey among the 2022 presidentiables, while his running mate, Davao City mayor Sara Duterte topped the vice-presidential bets in terms of current voter preference. Marcos Jr., got 60 percent of the country’s registered voters who participated in the survey conducted from February […]

Presidential bet Isko Moreno, running mate Dr. Ong take PDEA drug test, show negative results

Drug test results show both bets negative for shabu, cocaine, ecstasy and marijuna   (Eagle News) – Aksyon Demokratiko presidential aspirant Manila mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso and his running mate Dr. Willie Ong tested negative in their drug tests taken Thursday morning, Nov. 25. Both Domagoso and Ong had their drug tests at the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA). Their drug test results were released before 10 a.m. The results showed that their urine […]

Manila mayor Moreno announces plan to run for president in 2022

    (Eagle News) — Manila mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso announced he is running for president in 2022. Moreno announced his candidacy as he criticized the Duterte administration’s handling of the pandemic. “Nakalulungkot ang kalagayan ng public health system,” he said on Wednesday, Sept. 22. “Ang mga negosyo nakakandado, ganoon din ang ating paaralan.” Moreno during his speech also hit the Department of Health’s failure to immediately pay daily allowance for health frontliners. “In […]

Manila city gov’t starts building its own storage facility for COVID-19 vaccines

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZvvSXZ0pDw&feature=youtu.be   (Eagle News) — Manila City mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso announced the city has started to build its vaccine storage facility in preparation for its roll-out of vaccines against COVID-19. Mayor Domagoso said that the facility can accommodate various COVID-19 vaccines. He had also approved the purchase by the city government of 12 refrigeration systems and 50 units of transport coolers for COVID-19 vaccines. “We are building already the storage facility…. while we […]

Sampaloc district in Manila to be placed on 48-hour “hard lockdown” on April 23

  (Eagle News) – Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso signed on Tuesday, April 21 the executive order imposing a 48-hour “hard lockdown” of the entire Sampaloc district due to COVID-19. In a statement, the Manila Public Information Office said that the lockdown will be “from 8:00 pm on Thursday, April 23 until 8:00 pm on Saturday, April 25”. “[H]ealth authorities will be conducting disease surveillance, testing and rapid risk assessment as the city’s response […]

Manila City gov’t lifts closure order on Isetann two days after it was shut down

  (Eagle News) — The Manila City government lifted the closure order of Isetann Mall in Recto on Friday, October 11, two days after it was ordered shut down due to numerous violations of city ordinances and for having no business permits. A statement from the Manila City government said that Isetann Mall was opened after its management “fully secured the appropriate permits needed to operate.” It said that the Bureau of Permits chief Levi […]

Watch: Manila Mayor Moreno inspects filthy Vitas slaughterhouse, vows to make changes

(Eagle News) – Manila City mayor Isko Moreno led the inspection on Wednesday, July 17, of the Vitas slaughterhouse in Tondo as he vowed to make changes in the area. “I will not allow this. I cannot tolerate this,” as he went around the filthy facility which he said would soon undergo rehabilitation. He said he would also build a vertical housing program for the thousands of families living near the area. “May awa ang […]