Insisting the city is in a mess, former President and Manila Mayor-elect Joseph “Erap” Estrada has assembled a powerhouse lineup of former Cabinet members to help generate revenues for the supposedly cash-strapped local government.
What are their plans for the scavengers of Tondo? How will they address the garbage problem in Divisoria?
Some came in wheelchairs, a few with canes. Many took halting steps with arthritic knees. But they came, anyway, to pay their respects to the late President Cory Aquino, who would have turned 80 years old on Friday.
Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim on Friday dismissed as a “dirty trick” the supposed candidacy of a certain Rodolfo Gayola Lim, whose name earlier cropped up as one of his challengers in the coming elections.
Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim used the observance of revolutionary hero Andres Bonifacio’s 149th birth anniversary on Friday to attack his rival in the 2013 mayoral election, former President Joseph Estrada.
Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim on Monday ordered the suspension of afternoon classes in the city due to the bad weather since Sunday evening.
Mayor Alfredo Lim has ordered the suspension of afternoon classes from elementary to high school in Manila Wednesday due strong winds and rain showers brought about by Tropical Storm Gener.
The “fireworks” went off a day early for Araw ng Maynila. On the eve of the city’s founding anniversary, Manila Vice Mayor Francisco Domagoso and 23 councilors trooped to the police station on Saturday accusing Mayor Alfredo Lim of threatening them in a speech delivered late Friday afternoon.
Former President Joseph “Erap” Estrada had always maintained that giving generously to friends and forgiving opponents are the secrets to staying young.
Manila’s “Dirty Harry” is once again taking “drastic action” against lawmen accused of crimes.
Manila City Mayor Alfredo Lim was seen with body guards walking among the mass of people along Padre Burgos Avenue intersecting Roxas Boulevard waiting for the Black Nazarene to pass.
Even Manila’s “Dirty Harry” agrees: Delinquents, no matter how young, should be brought to justice.
MANILA, Philippines — The Optical Media Board (OMB),Offices of Manila City Mayor and Intellectual Property Rights joined forces Friday in a raid in Quiapo where counterfeit goods are found. Led by Mayor Alfredo Lim and OMB chairman Ronald Ricketts, the operation started at 9:30 a.m. “We already gave them a chance but it’s enough,” Lim [...]
