Final 4 films bared, complete 2025 Metro filmfest lineup
By Jennifer T. Santos, Entertainment Editor Organizers of the 2025 Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) have selected and announced the final four entries which involve romance, drama, comedy and a long-awaited sequel. The four films complete the eight-film lineup for…
QC, Metro Manila solons tagged, deny part in flood control projects scandal
Several congressmen of Quezon City and outlying areas of Metro Manila have been linked to the scandal involving faulty and ghost flood control projects along with Department of Public Works and Highways officials and contractors.
Belmonte bewails billions of pesos wasted in DPWH projects in QC
Only two of 254 flood control projects worth P14 billion in Quezon City were undertaken by the Department of Public Works and Highways without permits and coordination with the city government
Vico Sotto backs probe of firms behind flood control projects; PBBM inspects Iloilo projects
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto supports the call by Iloilo City Mayor Raisa Treñas to investigate major flood control projects in the city allegedly handled by two top-ranked contractors mentioned by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.
Isko declares state of calamity in Manila amid rains, floods
Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso and the City Council have declared a state of calamity in Manila due to persistent flooding for several days already, caused by typhoon and continuous southwest monsoon (habagat) rains.
Belmonte, other QC officials take oath, unveil plans, programs
Quezon City (QC) Mayor Josefina Joy Belmonte vowed to deliver bigger reforms, including a flood-free and more inclusive city, as she took her oath of office on June 30, marking the start of her third and final term as the city’s chief executive.
Cardinal twits gov’t on online gambling
A Philippine cardinal who heads the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines has made a scathing critique of the government’s handling of online gambling, calling it a “theatre of the absurd” and accusing officials of moral negligence in allowing widespread access to betting platforms.
Isko says Manila faces garbage, financial crisis, rallies City Council, officials, city folk
Manila Mayor Francisco Isko Moreno Domagoso, Vice Mayor Chi Atienza and other newly elected city officials have assumed their positions at City Hall and immediately started working following their mass oath taking.
Joy Belmonte, Isko Moreno, Vico Sotto win by landslide in QC, Manila, Pasig City
ayor Joy Belmonte, Josefina Belmonte-Alimurong in real life, won by landslide her third and final term as mayor of Quezon City, the country’s richest city with annual revenue of P40 billion in 2025 and biggest city in terms of population (almost three million).
MWSS: No water shortage in Metro Manila for dry season
The Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) assured Metro Manila is not expected to experience water shortage in the upcoming summer months.
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