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(Eagle News)– The Manila government has placed six barangays under a four-day lockdown due to an increase in COVID-19 cases. The Manila government said in an advisory on Monday, March 15, that the following barangays are under the lockdown which will start at 12:01 a.m. on Wednesday, March 17: Barangay 185 Zone 16, Tondo 2 Barangay 374 Zone 38, Sta. Cruz Barangay 521 Zone 52, Sampaloc Barangay 628 Zone 63, Sta. Mesa Barangay 675 Zone […]
(Eagle News)–Barangay 847 in Manila will be under a “hard lockdown” starting June 1, the Manila government said. According to a statement from the city government, the lockdown will be effective from 12 a.m. until 11:59 pm of June 2 according to Executive Order No. 24. Domagoso signed the order for the implementation of the ECQ for purposes of COVID19 surveillance, rapid risk assessment and testing operations “as the city’s response measures to the imminent […]
(Eagle News)–The Manila City government has shut down stalls operating on Ilaya Street in Divisoria after the vendors’ failure to fix their trash. A video showed Manila Mayor Isko Moreno shaking his head several times as he walked by heaps of garbage that were in the middle of the street during a surprise inspection. “Hindi ba kayo nahihiya dyan o talagang baboy din kayo sa bahay? Kailangan ko pa kayo sorpresahin? Pinaghahanapbuhay ko na nga […]
(Eagle News) — The Manila City government has created a unit that will conduct entrapment operations against individuals who pose as traffic enforcers reportedly to extort money from motorists. In a statement on Saturday, the Manila government said six have been arrested so far. Benjamin Baliwag, Enrique Duque, and Kenneth Garcia were the first to be arrested. Dennis Alcoreza, Manila Traffic Parking Bureau chief, said the three were among the 690 of his men who were fired […]
(Eagle News) — Despite opposition from heritage advocates, the Manila City government is pushing through with the “conversion and redevelopment” of the pre-war Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, saying “everything (was) old already.” “Oo, sigurado ‘yun,” Mayor Joseph Estrada said when asked if plans to that effect would push through. According to Estrada,the conversion of RMSC–which is owned by the government— is part of his administration’s urban development program. “E, wala nang gumagamit. Wala nang kinikita. Luma […]
