“The law applies to all, otherwise none at all.” Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim’s motto had some violators on Saturday and they’re no other than his Vice Mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno and five councillors.
As if his problems with mounting garbage caused by the recent typhoon were not enough, Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim may find his city in a financial bind after the Commission on Audit (COA) reported the other day that the local government unit does not have enough cash to pay its debts caused by a bloated workforce.
It all started with a remark made by Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim in a meeting with National Parks Development Committee (NPDC) officials about the dozens of unrecognized and unidentified martyrs who were executed in Bagumbayan (now Rizal Park).
Do you see any political color here? Even Manila Regional Trial Court Branch 49 Judge Daniel Villanueva ended up asking this question, as the staff of Manila Vice Mayor “Isko Moreno” Domagoso and employees of Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim faced off on Thursday on the issue of unpaid wages.
It’s official: Manila’s top political pairing has broken up, at least as far as the 2013 elections are concerned.
The century-old Paco public market, once a cultural landmark in Manila and now a major source of pollution in the Pasig River, will undergo a makeover in the next 10 years under an agreement between the city government and ABS-CBN Foundation headed by green advocate Gina Lopez.
The suspected leader of a drug syndicate operating at a resettlement site in Taytay town, Rizal province, was killed in an alleged encounter with policemen on Sunday. Supt. Art Masungsong, Taytay police chief, said that some policemen were conducting surveillance operations in the area when they chanced upon four suspected drug pushers at Purok 4, Block 11 in Lupang Arienda, a resettlement site for informal settlers from Metro Manila. Masungsong added that a shoot-out ensued, leaving one of the suspects dead as his companions fled. The man was identified only as Orak, the leader of the group which sells methamphetamine hydrochloride or “shabu” to residents in Lupang Arienda.
Ninety-nine indigent families in Manila were awarded their own home lots on Wednesday.
There are unwritten rules that the initiate must learn for a safe and proper participation in the annual fiesta procession of the Mahal na Poong Nazareno in Quiapo.
Ahead of the much-sought-for annual religious celebration of the Feast of the Black Nazarene, all concerned authorities from the Quiapo church, police, traffic bureau and medical assistance, have announced Tuesday that their respective plans have all been laid out and their men are ready to be deployed on Monday next week.
Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim has turned to the Office of the President for help on a city ordinance granting local tax exemptions to a giant telecommunications firm.
Environmental watchdog EcoWaste Coalition has urged Manila officials to conduct a “lead hazard assessment” of facilities frequented by children after it found out that the paint used in some public playgrounds in the city contain toxic chemicals.
Manila, Philippines—Even as the Senate mulls holding children criminally liable, a recently passed Manila city ordinance serves as reminder that adults are still responsible for the youth. Ordinance No. 8243 or the “Anti-Child Endangerment ordinance,” signed into law by Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim on Sept. 2, penalizes the parents and guardians of abandoned youth. The [...]
