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MAKATI NOW ACCEPTS FREE LIVELIHOOD TRAINING APPLICANTS UNTIL JUNE 15
Tuesday 21st of May 2013
MAKATI CITY, May 21 (PIA) -- The Makati Training Placement and Livelihood Consortia (MTPLC), the training arm of the local government based at the University of Makati, has announced that it will accept new applicants to form this year’s second batch of trainees on hard skills until June 15.
Makati Mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay encouraged residents to avail themselves of the opportunity to learn skills that could land them well-paying jobs here and abroad.
“I hope more residents will apply for the free training program offered by the MTPLC and be among the successful graduates who are now gainfully employed or successfully managing their...
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06May2013MAKATI CITY, May 6 (PIA) -- Makati senior citizens forming a “live human Rosary” led the traditional Flores de Mayo procession in the city over the weekend, which served as the kick-off event of the series of activities leading up to city’s 343rd Foundation Day on June 1. In a statement, Makati Mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay said for the first time, around 50 senior citizens dressed in Filipino costumes representing Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao arranged to form a Rosary and featured in the c...
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03May2013MAKATI CITY, May 3 (PIA) -- The local government has posted P5.85 billion in revenue collection from local sources from January to March this year, surpassing its record in the first quarter of 2012 by five percent. In a statement, City Treasurer Nelia Barlis said the bulk of the collections came from business, amounting to P2.88 billion, and real property tax, P2.58 billion. Compared to 2012, business tax collected increased by one percent, while realty tax increased by nine percent from Janu...
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25Apr2013MAKATI CITY, April 25 (PIA) -- Residents and government employees assigned in the city are now entitled to subsidized medical care and hospitalization at the Philippine Heart Center (PHC) after the local government entered into an agreement with the country’s leading provider of cardiovascular care recently. A Memorandum of Agreement signed by Makati Mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay and PHC Medical Director, Dr. Manuel Chua Chiaco, has entitled beneficiaries of the Makati Health Plus Program (Yel...
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24Apr2013MAKATI CITY, April 24 (PIA) -- The City Council has passed City Ordinance No. 2013-010 that gives zero percent tax rate to projects entered into by the Japanese government with the Philippine government under the Japan-Official Development Assistance (Japan-ODA), a statement from the Makati city government said. The ‘Japan-ODA Incentive Ordinance’, which took effect last February 18, 2013 upon its approval, was passed in support of the development partnership between the national governmen...
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24Apr2013MAKATI CITY, April 24 (PIA) -- The local government has allotted P216 million for 2013 senior citizens programs and services. This is 20 percent higher than the P180 million it spent last year. Of the total senior citizens program budget this year, the city has allotted P19 million for free movies, P19.3 million for free cakes on birthdays and golden wedding anniversaries, almost P1.8 million for “Lakbay Saya”, P160 million for the cash gift under the BLU card, P6 million for “Aawitan Ki...
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19Apr2013MAKATI CITY, April 19 (PIA) -- Thirty-seven candidates of Miss Earth Philippines 2013 will literally bring traffic to a standstill on Ayala Avenue this Sunday, April 21, as they persuade motorists to join the traditional "Tigil Buga (stop smoke)" activity and shut off their engines for one full minute in observance of Earth Day 2013. In a statement, Makati Mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay said the activity is one of the highlights of the week-long celebration of Earth Day 2013, themed “Face of Cl...
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18Apr2013MAKATI CITY, April 18 (PIA) -- The local government has given some 195 honor graduates of the city's public elementary and high schools cash gifts ranging from P3,000 to P5,000 in recognition of their academic achievement. As in the past years, the Makati City awards cash gifts of P5,000 each for class valedictorians, P4,000 for salutatorians, and P3,000 for graduates who ranked first to third honorable mention. This year’s ceremony was held Tuesday at the University of Makati Mini-Theatre....
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11Apr2013MAKATI CITY, April 11 (PIA) -- The local government has welcomed 3,059 young enrollees of the Sports, Music, Arts and Recreational Training (SMART) 2013 summer program who gathered at the City Hall Quadrangle for its official opening. In a statement, Makati Mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay Jr. said that the annual event aims to promote a healthy lifestyle among youngsters, as well boost their potential in the fields of sports and other recreational activities. “The SMART program offers schoolchi...
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10Apr2013MAKATI CIYY, April 10 (PIA) -- As a culminating activity to its observance of Rabies Awareness Month last March, the local government has awarded the top three winners of the search for ‘Most Pet Friendly Barangays.’ Makati Mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay hailed the three barangays that have excelled in their Rabies Prevention and Control Program, namely, Barangays East Rembo, first place, Kasilawan, second place, and Bangkal, third place. “We have launched the search last September to giv...
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02Apr2013MAKATI CITY, April 2 (PIA) -- The local government spent almost P180 million in 2012 for various programs it implemented for the benefit of its senior citizens. In a statement, Mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay Jr. said the amount represents the combined expenses for four popular programs for the city’s elderly, namely, free movie entrance in all four cinema groups in the city; Harana ni Lolo at Lola, a cake-giving ceremony during birthdays and golden wedding anniversary; Lakbay Saya ni Lolo at Lo...
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01Apr2013MAKATI CITY, April 1 (PIA) -- For the third time, the city-runned University of Makati (UMAK) bagged the overall championship in the recently concluded 5th ALCULYMPICS of the Association of Local Colleges and Universities held recently at the Dalubhasaan ng Lungsod ng San Pablo in San Pablo, Laguna. In a statement, University President resident Tomas Lopez said UMAK garnered a total of 190 points to emerge as the grand champion, followed by Quezon City Polytechnic University with 90 points, fir...
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27Mar2013MAKATI CITY, March 27 (PIA) -- The local government inaugurated Tuesday its new four-story, fully furnished Makati Youth Home-- a temporary shelter for Children in Conflict with the Law (CICL) managed by the Makati Social Welfare Department (MSWD). In a statement, Makati Mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay said the new facility, located at Onyx Street, Barangay La Paz, offers counselling, stress debriefing, spiritual upliftment, remedial education and assistance for the rehabilitation of juvenile offe...
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26Mar2013MAKATI CITY, March 26 (PIA) -- The local government has named this year's winners of the Search for Ten Outstanding Students of Makati (TOSM), a statement said. This year’s TOSM awardees are Jeryl Abong of Benigno “Ninoy” S. Aquino High School; Ma. Queenie Anne Faye M. Galang of Fort Bonifacio High School; Kimberly Peaches P. Tenorio of Colegio De Sta. Rosa; Janine Christine DD. De Villa of St. Paul College of Makati; Christian Z. Cariño of Makati Science High School; Raphael Cecilio S. ...
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26Mar2013MAKATI CITY, March 26 (PIA) -- In observance of the Lenten Season, the local government has opened to two-way traffic the stretch of J.P. Rizal Street until March 31, 2013. In a statement, Makati Department of Public Safety (DPS) Director Hermenegildo San Miguel said the two-way traffic scheme was implemented to give way to the installation of “kubols” or “kalbaryos” in the inner streets of Barangay Poblacion and its scheduled processions. Around 20 “kubols”, tableaus with religiou...
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29Jan2013MAKATI CITY, Jan. 29 (PIA) -- The local government recently demolished two illegal billboards as it continues to strictly enforce the moratorium on the construction and installation of billboards mandated by City Ordinance No. 2004-A-028 enacted on December 14, 2004. In a statement, Makati Mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay said the city ordinance is in line with ongoing initiatives of the city government to promote disaster risk reduction and resiliency for the protection of lives and properties in ...
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18Jan2013MAKATI CITY, Jan. 18 (PIA) -- The local city government is set to award P100,000 as cash gift to each of the eight qualified residents aged 100 years and above on Monday, January 21, at 7:30 a.m. during the flag-raising ceremony at the City Hall Quadrangle. In a statement, Mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay said the eight centenarians, all women, had been traced in various barangays and met the criteria for the special incentive. He said, however, that four of them had already passed on, but that th...
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16Jan2013MAKATI CITY, Jan. 16 (PIA) -- Makati Mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay on Monday assured the business community that the city government will not increase taxes this year. “I would like to assure you today that for this year, your city government will not – I repeat, will not – increase taxes,” Binay said during his State of the City Address at the first luncheon meeting of the Rotary Club of Makati for 2013 held at the Conservatory, Peninsula Manila Hotel. The mayor cited the upward trend...
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15Jan2013MAKATI CITY, Jan. 15 (PIA) -- The Green Urban Design Center (GUDC) of the local government will hold the third in a series of presentations of green urban designs prepared by barangays on January 16, 23, and 30 at the Sampiro Conference Room, 21st floor of Makati City Hall. In a statement, Makati Mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay said for each date, five barangays will be presenting their outputs after taking part in the third and fourth cycles of the six-day workshop held by GUDC for barangay offic...
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14Jan2013MAKATI CITY, Jan. 14 (PIA) -- The local government chief executive said over the weekend that the issue of the opening of the pipeline owned by the First Philippine Industrial Corporation (FPIC) is far from resolved, citing findings of its private consultants on the presence of substantial amounts of contaminants in the soil and groundwater of Barangay Bangkal. “Our private consultants have reported that there are still substantial amounts of petroleum products beneath Bangkal – between 500...
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09Jan2013MAKATI CITY, Jan. 9 (PIA) -- Local government frontline offices have extended their work hours on weekdays and weekends to accommodate taxpayers before the January 20 deadline for tax payments and renewal of business licenses. In a statement, Makati Mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay said business owners and real property taxpayers can come to City Hall on weekdays after 5 p.m. and on weekends for their transactions so as to avoid penalties for late payments and avail themselves of discounts. The m...
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08Jan2013MAKATI CITY, Jan 8 (PIA) -- The local government is off to a good start this 2013 as its total revenue collection already stood at P11.01 billion as of end-November last year. “The latest revenue collection report of our City Treasurer has boosted our confidence in being able to achieve, if not surpass, our goals for 2013,” Makati Mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay today said in a statement. The mayor said priority programs to be implemented by the city government this year will focus on the upg...
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04Jan2013MAKATI CITY, Jan. 4 (PIA) -- Starting this January, the local government will strictly monitor compliance of establishments to the required gradual reduction of their plastic and Styrofoam stocks inventory in preparation for the full implementation of the city ordinance banning said materials this June. In a statement, Makati Mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay said he has ordered the Department of Environmental Services (DES) to deploy monitoring teams to establishments in the city to check on their ...
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28Dec2012MAKATI CITY, Dec. 28 (PIA) -- Traffic in the city will be re-routed starting Dec. 29 until Jan. 1 to give way to the Makati New Year’s Eve Countdown. In a statement, the local government said that both lanes of Ayala Avenue, from Makati Avenue to Herrera Street; and both lanes of Paseo de Roxas, from Dela Rosa Street to Sedeno Street. Likewise, public utility buses will not be allowed to enter Ayala Avenue coming from EDSA or Gil Puyat (Buendia) Avenue. All passenger buses (PUB) coming from...
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27Dec2012MAKATI CITY, Dec. 27 (PIA) -- The Makati City Council has approved the granting of P100,000 cash incentive to BLU card holders who have turned 100 years old within 2012, with an initial appropriation of P2 million. In a statement, Makati Mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay said this one-time cash benefit for resident-centenarians serves as the city’s tribute to them for their significant contributions and role in the history and development of Makati through the years. “We deeply cherish and valu...
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21Dec2012MAKATI CITY, Dec. 21 (PIA) -- The local government has commended the winners of this year’s Search for the Cleanest and Greenest Barangays, Health Centers, Fire Sub-Stations, Police Community Precincts and Public Schools for being its “true partners” in the pursuit of its advocacy for a healthy and sustainable environment. The winners of this year’s search, spearheaded by the Department of Environmental Services (DES), were proclaimed and given cash prizes and plaques at an awarding cer...
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18Dec2012MAKATI CITY, Dec. 18 (PIA) -- The local government has started releasing the year-end cash gift, including the additional stipend for those aged 70 years old and above, and Pamaskong Handog tickets to senior citizens registered as BLU Card members. Through the passage of City Ordinance No. 2012-017, the city had increased the allowance given to elderly citizens 70-79 years old from the regular P2,000 to P3,000, and to P4,000 for those 80 years old and above. Meanwhile, those between 60-69 years...
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17Dec2012MAKATI CITY, Dec. 17 (PIA) -- With the help of “Ira” and “Drena,” a combined team of Makati Rescue and Philippine K9 Search and Rescue Foundation, personnel has so far retrieved the bodies of 28 victims of typhoon Pablo in New Bataan, Compostela Valley since Dec. 7. Ira and Drena are both Belgian Malinois dogs raised and trained in France that were with a 10-man rescue team deployed by the city government of Makati and the office of the vice president. As of Wednesday, Dec. 12, the Mak...
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14Dec2012MAKATI CITY, Dec. 14 (PIA) -- The City Council, in a special session last Monday morning, unanimously approved the release of P4 million from the city’s 2012 executive budget as relief and rehabilitation assistance to victims of typhoon Pablo in the provinces of Davao Oriental and Compostela Valley. In a statement, Makati Mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay said that aside from the relief and rehabilitation assistance, two K9 dogs from the Philippine K9 Search and Rescue Foundation, and Makati Rescu...
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13Dec2012MAKATI CITY, Dec. 13 (PIA) -- The local government reminds residents and the general public that the city ordinance banning firecrackers and other explosive materials in three barangays affected by the oil leak is still in effect two years after its enactment. In a statement, Makati Mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay called on the residents of Barangays Bangkal, Pio del Pilar and Magallanes to strictly observe the ban to avoid any untoward incident, and instead use pots and pans or blow their horns t...
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03Dec2012MAKATI CITY, Dec. 3 (PIA) -- Public elementary and high schools in Makati have bested public and private schools in the National Capital Region in the recent National Achievement Test (NAT) conducted by the Department of Education. In a statement posted on the city's website (makati.gov.ph), DepEd-Makati officer-in-charge, Dr. Dominico Idanan said the city’s public schools ranked first in the NCR after garnering an overall average rating of 65.64 percent in the elementary level, and 53.52 per...
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27Nov2012Makati ups monthly allowance of state workers MAKATI CITY, Nov. 27 (PIA) -- The local government has approved four ordinances enacted by the City Council granting a P500-increase in the monthly allowances being given to national government personnel serving in the city, including teachers, policemen, firemen and jail guards. In a statement, Makati Mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay, who signed said measures, said the additional allowance, which would have taken effect on October 1, 2012, was meant a...
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26Nov2012MAKATI CITY, Nov. 26 (PIA) -- The local government led on Sunday the kick-off ceremony for the campaign for at least one ‘car-free day’ in Metro Manila during the month of November, dubbed “Clean Air? Pwede!!!” at the Ayala Triangle Gardens. In a statement, Makati Mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay said the campaign aimed to raise public awareness on the health benefits of walking and using non-motorized transport like bicycles to promote them as better alternatives to using cars and other ...
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22Nov2012MAKATI CITY, Nov. 22 (PIA) -- The city has become the first local government in the country to conduct its greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory and is now making its GHG Management Plan. In a statement, Mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay said the crafting of the city’s GHG management plan is being based on the results of the GHG inventory done by the city at the entity and community levels in 2010 and 2011, respectively, according to the standards set by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IP...
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20Nov2012MAKATI CITY, Nov. 20 (PIA) -- A local chief executive has vowed to extend financial assistance and give commendations to two Bantay Bayan watchmen shot by armed robbers at around 2 a.m. last Sunday, Nov. 18, at Guintos St., Barangay Poblacion. One of the victims, Manuel Revillon, succumbed to a lone gunshot wound to the head at around 2:40 a.m. Monday at the Ospital ng Makati where he was rushed after the shooting. Makati Mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay deplored the incident and said it was “...
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19Nov2012MAKATI CITY, Nov. 19 (PIA) -- The local government has facilitated last week the early release of the year-end bonuses amounting to P267.3 million to around 8,200 city government employees. In a statement, Makati Mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay said that by receiving their bonuses ahead of the Christmas rush will enable the city workers to do their shopping early, which would be more convenient and economical for them. The mayor has also announced an additional P3,000 incentive for the employees...
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16Nov2012MAKATI CITY, Nov. 16 (PIA) -- At least 150 individuals are facing charges for drug-related offenses after the Makati Anti-Drug Abuse Council (Madac) conducted a series of joint operations with the Station Anti-Illegal Drugs-Special Operations Task Group (SAIDSOTG) from January to October of this year. In its report to City Hall, Madac said the suspects had been charged with violating R.A. 9165, or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002, including unlawful sale and delivery of dangerous d...
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16Nov2012MAKATI CITY, Nov. 16 (PIA) -- The Makati Anti-Drug Abuse Council (MADAC) is beefing up its anti-illegal drug campaign. MADAC has conducted lectures to an estimated 11,000 Makati students from January to October of this year to safeguard the youth against the dangerous effects of illegal drugs. In a statement, Makati City Mayor Junjun Binay lauded MADAC for its aggressive information drive in the city’s public schools to educate students about the ill effects of drug abuse and how to avoid be...
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15Nov2012MAKATI CITY, Nov. 15 (PIA) -- The local government on Tuesday recognized the top three winners of the search for the “Most Child-Friendly Barangay” of Makati for 2012, led by Barangay West Rembo, during the annual Children’s Assembly held at the Main Theater of the University of Makati. Barangay West Rembo led by Brgy. Capt. Judith Baquiran-Celos won first place and received a cash prize of P100,000, a trophy and a marker declaring it as the “Most Child-Friendly Barangay of Makati 2012;...
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12Nov2012MAKATI CITY, Nov. 12 (PIA) -- The local government has set a public hearing today, Monday, on the Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP) and Zoning Ordinance (ZO) of Makati City at the 22/F Session Hall, New Makati City Hall Building. Two sessions will be held to accommodate stakeholders. In a statement, Makati Mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay expressed optimism that the public hearing on the "Formulation of the Makati City Comprehensive Land Use Plan" will be well-attended. “I am glad that Makati...
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07Nov2012MAKATI CITY, Nov. 6 (PIA) -- Some 6,000 jobs, both here and abroad, will be made available for jobseekers through a mega job fair organized by the city government on Nov. 9 at the City Hall Quadrangle. In a statement inviting the public to participate, Makati said the mega job fair will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., through the efforts of the Makati Public Employment Service Office (PESO) in collaboration with the Rotary Clubs of Makati, Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Professional Reg...
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06Nov2012MAKATI CITY, Nov. 6 (PIA) -- Residents and visitors will be treated to a two-day sale of a wide array of footwear produced by the country’s shoe capital, Marikina City, at the shoe caravan to be hosted by the local government at the City Hall Quadrangle from November 7 to 8. In a statement, Makati Mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay said the discount caravan serves to usher in the Christmas Season. The mayor invites residents and the general public to participate in the event and avail themselves ...
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05Nov2012MAKATI CITY, Nov. 5 (PIA) -- The local government, through the Department of Environmental Services (DES), will open its annual recycling exhibit dubbed “Basura’y Bawasan, Balik-Gamitin at Baguhin ang Anyo sa Pasko”or "3B sa Pasko," Monday, at the lobby of the Old Makati City Hall building. The month-long exhibit will run until December 7. Since 2003, the event has provided a venue for entrepreneurs from barangays, schools, and non-government organizations in Makati to sell Christmas dec...
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31Oct2012MAKATI CITY, Oct. 31 (PIA) -- Makati will suspend the number coding scheme on November 1, 2 and will implement a traffic-rerouting plan to give way to the celebration of All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day. In a statement sent to PIA-NCR, Makati Department of Public Safety (DPS) Director Hermenegildo San Miguel said that the traffic re-routing plan is intended to ease the flow of traffic within the vicinity of Manila South Cemetery, Makati Public Cemetery, and Makati Catholic Cemetery, for ...
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30Oct2012MAKATI CITY, Oct 30 (PIA) -- The local government will bolster its digital presence today via the "My Makati" application for Windows 8. To be revealed during the launch for Microsoft’s latest operating system, the My Makati app provides a clean and intuitive digital interface where citizens can access current Makati updates such as traffic, weather and city news. A project of Makati City Mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay, My Makati was developed in under 30 days by the City’s Urban Development...
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25Oct2012MAKATI CITY, Oct 25 (PIA) -- Two students of the Makati Science High School (MSHS) earned a Certificate of High Distinction each after scoring between 98 and 99 percent in the 2012 Australian Mathematics Competition (AMC) held in several regions in the Philippines and abroad. Grade 8 student Raymond Joseph Fadri and Grade 9 student John Angel Aranas were among the 75 Filipino AMC winners forming the country’s elite circle of math wizards recently recognized in formal rites at Bayview Park led...
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22Oct2012MAKATI CITY, Oct 22 (PIA) -- The local government, through the Makati Cooperative Development Office (MCDO), will hold a fund-raising tonight at the Grand Theater of the University of Makati, as part of this month's celebration of Cooperative Month. Dubbed “KoopBida: A Night of Music and Laughter,” the concert, which starts at 6 p.m., will feature live performances by Rico J. Puno, Nonoy Zuñiga, Councilor Tosca Puno-Ramos, and other artists from the city government and the cooperative se...
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18Oct2012MAKATI CITY, Oct 18 (PIA) -- The local government has won the 2012 "Gawad Pamana ng Lahi" award for the City Category after obtaining an overall performance rating of 85.50 points. The award, given by the Department of the Interior and Local Government at the regional level, comes with a P2 million cash incentive and a glass trophy for Makati, and elevates the city to a higher level of performance with its scaled-up criteria more stringent than that of the 2011 Silver Seal of Good Housekeeping ...
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17Oct2012MAKATI CITY, Oct. 17 (PIA) -- The local government collected a total of P9.38 billion in revenue from January to September of this year, which is five percent higher than its collection for the same period in 2011. In a statement, Makati Mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay said that the bulk of the collection came from local sources, led by Business Tax that increased by 14 percent to P4.85 billion from P4.25 billion, followed by Real Property Tax with P3.26 billion, or one percent lower than P3.30 b...
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16Oct2012MAKATI CITY, Oct. 16 (PIA) -- The Makati Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (MDRRMC) has won the 2012 Gawad KALASAG (Kalamidad at Sakuna Labanan, Sariling Galing ang Kaligtasan) award given by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) at Camp Aguinaldo recently. The NDRRMC has also granted the Hall of Fame award to Makati for winning in the national category for three consecutive years, from 2010 to 2012. Makati vied against Butuan City (2nd place) and Bac...
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10Oct2012MAKATI CITY, Oct 10 (PIA) -- The local government has conducted random drug tests in line with its ongoing campaign for drug-free workplaces towards a drug-free Makati. In a statement, Makati City government said that the Makati Anti-Drug Abuse Council (MADAC) has cleared 283 police personnel and 148 employees of illegal drug use or substance abuse after conducting random drug tests on police community precincts, the central police station and private establishments throughout the city. MADAC ...
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02Oct2012MAKATI CITY, Oct 2 (PIA) -- The local government in partnership with the World Heart Federation (WHF) and Philippine Heart Association (PHA) hosted the 12th World Heart Day celebration Saturday, September 29, from 7 a.m. to 12 noon at the City Hall Quadrangle. In a statement, Makati Mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay said the event signifies the city’s commitment to the global movement to reduce premature deaths due to noncommunicable diseases, particularly cardiovascular diseases (CVD), through th...
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25Sep2012MAKATI CITY, Sept 25 (PIA) -- The local government has expressed sadness over the violent resistance of some informal settlers in an attempt to dismantle illegal structures on a city-owned property in Guatemala Street in Barangay San Isidro on Monday. “Nalulungkot kami na ang iilang mga tao ang ayaw magboluntaryong umalis. These are people whom we have identified as landlords renting out spaces to transients. Sila ang ayaw umalis kahit mayorya na ng mga taga-Guatemala St. ang pumayag sa vol...
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20Sep2012MAKATI CITY, Sept 20 (PIA) -- The local government has hailed as "Icons of Women Empowerment" the three principals of public elementary schools in the city named among the country’s Five Outstanding Public School Principals by Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) and Sa Aklat Sisikat Foundation, Inc. (SAS). School principals Zenaida S. Peñafuerte of Rizal Elementary School, Marilyn C. Macalma of Cembo Elementary School, and Dr. Elita T. Lopez of Comembo Elementary School were fe...
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15Sep2012MAKATI CITY, Sept 15 (PIA) -- The local government has ordered pest control operators using chemicals against dengue to clearance from the Makati Health Department (MHD). In a statement, Makati said the protocol is mandated under City Ordinance No. 2012-007 or the “Anti-Dengue Vector Ordinance of Makati." It said that all pest control operators are required to register or be accredited by the MHD prior to rendering services in any area within the jurisdiction of the city government. Applic...
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06Sep2012MAKATI CITY, Sept. 6 (PIA) -- The City Council has approved the purchase of three sets of 24-bit digital tri-axial seismic accelerometer, also called seismograph, for immediate installation at the City Hall as part of the city's continuing efforts for disaster preparedness. In a statement posted on the city's website, Makati Mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay said through City Ordinance No. 2012-070, a P3.3-million budget allocation has been approved for the purchase of the said equipment used to mo...
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03Sep2012MAKATI CITY, Sept. 3 (PIA) -- Makati Mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay said that the business process outsourcing (BPO) sector in the city has not been affected by the recent floods brought by monsoon rains, as he assured investors that the city government continues to build the city’s resiliency to climate change. The local chief executive issued the statement in reaction to a news report regarding concerns raised by a Canada-based research firm about the "vulnerability" of the BPO sector in the ...
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26Aug2012MAKATI CITY, Aug. 26 (PIA) -- The local government said in a statement that lawful process preceeds the demolition of informal structures. According to Makati Social Welfare and Development (MSWD) Chief and Acting City Administrator Marjorie De Veyra, all legal requirements have been complied with prior to the issuance of the demolition order on informal structures housing 236 families on a city government-owned property in Guatemala Street, Barangay San Isidro. De Veyra said the Department...
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22Aug2012MAKATI CITY, Aug. 22 (PIA) -- The local government has closed down five establishments for operating without a business permit and lack of working permits of employees, which are in violation of City Ordinance No. 2004-A-025, or the Revised Makati Revenue Code. In a statement, the Business Permits Office (BPO) reported that among those closed were four bars and restaurants and one computer retail shop, which has brought the total number of establishments closed down since January of this year t...
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16Aug2012QUEZON CITY, Aug. 16 (PIA) -- The Department of Education (DepEd) signed a memorandum of agreement with the Makati City government and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) yesterday to formalize the modeling of Senior High School (SHS) in the University of Makati (UMak) under the K to 12 Basic Education Program. DepEd said in a statement that the agreement was signed by DepEd Secretary Br. Armin A. Luistro FSC, Makati Mayor and UMak Chairman of the Board of Regents ...
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15Aug2012MAKATI CITY, Aug. 15 (PIA) -- The University of Makati (UMak) will formally launch its pilot implementation of the Senior High School Program under the Kindergarten to 12 (K to 12) Basic Education Program of the Department of Education this afternoon at the UMak Track Oval. In a statement, Mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay said the city-run university is the first among colleges and universities in the National Capital Region to implement the said program, which has been dubbed “Higher School ng U...
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13Aug2012MAKATI CITY, Aug. 13 (PIA) -- The local government is urging residents, including parents of unregistered minors, to avail themselves of the free registration program of the city government for late birth registrants being implemented by the City Civil Registration Office (CCRO) on Saturdays in a specific barangay. In a statement, Makati Mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay said the program is aimed to attain zero percent unregistered birth in the city by making civil registry services accessible to in...
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10Aug2012MAKATI CITY, Aug. 10 (PIA) -- The local government's disaster response and management gets a much-needed boost with the addition of 913 new volunteers comprising the first batch of trainees under the Red Cross 143 Project who will serve as the first responders in the city’s 33 barangays. In a statement, Makati Mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay said, “This will greatly enhance the disaster mitigation and response efforts of Makati because the trained volunteers are barangay residents.” The m...
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05Aug2012MAKATI CITY, Aug. 5 (PIA) -- "Sagip Tao (Rescue Man), an information drive by the city of Makati, aims just that -- to save the man on the street, in particular the marginalized persons from mendicancy. Makati wants to reiterate to the people about the Anti-Mendicancy Law which promotes responsible giving and discourage the exploitation of marginalized members of society. In a statement, Marjorie De Veyra, MSWD head, said the project is an advocacy campaign aimed to prevent the proliferation...
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02Aug2012MAKATI CITY, Aug. 2 (PIA) -- The local government continues its thrust to rid waterways of garbage and debris through regular clean-up drives conducted in the city's 29 barangays. In a statement posted on the city's website (makati.gov.ph), it said that after six months of conducting regular clean-up drives every second and fourth Saturday of each month, the Task Force Makati Waterways was able to collect a total of 381,898 kilograms of waste consisting mostly of plastic and other non-biodegrad...
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31Jul2012MAKATI CITY, July 31 (PIA) -- The Philippine Retirement Authority (PRA) has named Makati City as the "Most Retirement- and Ageing-Friendly City" in the country for having fully complied with the age-friendly city criteria of the World Health Organization (WHO). In a statement, PRA said Makati has the largest number of foreign retirees in the country, with 70 to 80 percent from Asia (Chinese, Japanese, Koreans, etc.), five percent from Europe, five percent from North America, five percent compri...
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26Jul2012MAKATI CITY, July 26 (PIA) -- The local government, through the Makati Public Employment Service Office (PESO) and in coordination with the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), has completed the release of salaries of all participant-beneficiaries of the Special Program for the Employment of Students (SPES) and Government Internship Program (GIP) on Wednesday, a statement on the city website said. Mayor Jejomar Erwin Binay said GIP beneficiaries each received P7,348.50, while those under...
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22Jul2012MAKATI CITY, July 23 (PIA) -- A hundred eighty five residents are now ready to become entrepreneurs and workers after finishing their training at the Makati Training Placement and Livelihood Consortia (MTPLC), a statement said on the city's website. It said the residents received their certificates of completion from the Consortia, the city’s training arm that continuously offers free livelihood and skills training programs since its establishment in 2001. Of the 185, 53 graduates passed th...
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20Jul2012MAKATI CITY, July 20 (PIA) -- Eight graduates of the Makati Training Placement and Livelihood Consortia (MTPLC) have become trainers themselves after passing the month-long intensive trainers methodology training and competency assessment administered by Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) specialists. MTPLC is the city’s training arm that continuously offers free livelihood and skills training programs since its establishment in 2001. In a statement, Dr. Edita Chan,...
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17Jul2012MAKATI CITY, July 17 (PIA) -- Makati City has won the City-to-City Cooperation Award for its implementation of the World Bank-funded Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) South-South Cooperation Program. In a statement, the award was given by CityNet during its 25th anniversary celebration at Surabaya, Indonesia last July 11. CityNet, with headquarters in Yokohama, Japan, was formed in 1987 and has more than 100 member cities in over 20 countries. It has facilitated more ...
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16Jul2012MAKATI CITY, July 16 (PIA) -- The recent visit to the city by government officials and businessmen from Yokohama City, Japan will strengthen the disaster risk management and business initiatives of Makati, Mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay said in a press statement. City councilors and acting city administrator Marjorie de Veyra welcomed the delegation from Yokohama composed of seven city councilors and six businessmen at the New Makati City Hall. Yokohama City is the host city to the headquarter...
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15Jul2012MAKÄTÏ CITY, July 15 (PIA) -- The city-owned University of Makati (UMak) has opened its Center of Pharmacy, the first of its kind in the country, under the College of Allied Health Studies (COAHS) for school year 2012-2013 to address the growing demand for pharmacists, a statement said on the city's website. University president Tomas Lopez said the Center of Pharmacy offers a six-year ladderized program consisting of the following two-year courses: Associate of Applied Science in Pharmaceut...
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13Jul2012MAKATI CITY, July 13 (PIA) -- Clients and visitors of city hall now have one more reason to smile about because of the free and unlimited internet access being provided by the local government. In a statement, the local government said with the installation of "wireless hotspots" in selected floors, the public can now enjoy surfing the web and accessing their favorite social networking sites. The project to make city hall into a "Wi-Fi zone" was made possible through partnership between the ci...
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13Jul2012MAKATI CITY, July 13 (PIA) -- The local government on Thursday launched its official traffic Twitter account “@MakatiTraffic” that will provide motorists and commuters 24-hour traffic updates. In a statement, it said the project aims to provide fast and efficient delivery of updates on road conditions or incidents, real-time traffic information and advisories particularly on major streets in the city. The launching coincided with the 35th birthday celebration of local chief executive Er...
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12Jul2012MAKATI CITY, July 12 (PIA) -- Starting today, the city hall will be a free wi-fi zone as part of the plan of the local government to transform Makati into the “First Wi-Fi City” in the Philippines. Mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay, who is celebrating his 35th birthday today, said in a statement that making city hall a free wi-fi zone is only the first step of the project, to be followed by the installation of free wi-fi in all the 33 barangays of Makati. He also acknowledged the Philippine L...
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11Jul2012MAKATI CITY, July 11 (PIA) -- The local government, through its Public Employment Service Office (Makati-PESO), will be hosting a mega job fair and discount caravan on Thursday, July 12 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Makati City Hall Quadrangle. In a statement, Mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay, Jr. called on jobseekers and entrepreneurs to participate in the twin events, with the theme “Trabaho at Abot-Kayang Bilihin Handog ni Mayor Jun Binay.” The job fair is part of the mayor's 35th birthday c...
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10Jul2012MAKATI CITY, July 10 (PIA) -- The local government continues its commitment in upholding the welfare of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) and their families in the city as it vows full support for the newly established OFW Help Desk at City Hall. In a statement, Makati Mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay reiterated the local government’s continuing commitment after he signed a memorandum of agreement with Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) administrator Carmelita S. Dimzon on the establis...
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09Jul2012MAKATI CITY, July 9 (PIA) -- The local government, in cooperation with the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), will soon set up an overseas Filipino workers help desk that will give OFWs and their families better access to government services and programs. In a statement, Makati said that once established, the assistance desk will be located at its Public Employment Service Office (PESO) on the 5th floor of the city hall. Makati Mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay said he will sign a memo...
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07Jul2012MAKATI CITY, July 7 (PIA) -- The local government through the Office of the Building Official (OBO) has urged all building owners and administrators of high and medium-rise buildings, and all contractors and developers of ongoing construction, demolition or excavation projects in the city to strictly observe safety precautions to mitigate the risks posed by typhoons and other natural and human-induced disasters. In a statement sent to PIA-NCR, Engr. Nelson Morales, building official and city en...
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04Jul2012MAKATI CITY, July 4 (PIA) -- Disaster risk reduction and management (DRRM) experts were impressed with the disaster resiliency and emergency management initiatives of the local government, a statement posted on Makati's website said. During the recent city-to-city sharing initiative study visit and residency training hosted by the city under the World Bank-funded Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR), Emergency Management Specialist Jim Buika said that he was impressed an...
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03Jul2012MAKATI CITY, June 3 (PIA) -- The local government has taken its advocacy for climate and disaster resiliency to a higher level with the recent passage of City Ordinance No. 2012-037, creating the Makati Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (DRRMO). In a statement posted on its website, Mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay said the institutionalization of the DRRMO serves to strengthen the city’s ongoing advocacy for resiliency against all forms of hazards and disasters, whether natural or hu...
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02Jul2012MAKATI CITY, July 2 (PIA) -- The Makati Health Department (MHD), started implementing the first phase of a six-month dengue prevention and control program in the city’s 38 public elementary and high schools. This is in partnership with the Department of Education (DepEd)-Makati, Department of Health (DOH), and Department of Science and Technology (DOST). Data from the Makati Health Department showed that there has been a 30 percent increase in the number of dengue cases recorded from January...
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28Jun2012MAKATI CITY, June 28 (PIA) -- A new Executive Order (EO) signed by Makati Mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay that specifically distinguishes between primary and secondary packaging materials and exempts certain products from the plastic ban will take effect next week. In a statement posted on its website, the local government said Executive Order No. 007, Series of 2012 amends an earlier EO implemented last year that prescribed the implementing rules and regulations of Sections 21, 22 and 23 of the S...
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26Jun2012MAKATI CITY, June 26 (PIA) -- The local government will deploy today 45 teams from the Plastic Monitoring Task Force (PMTF) to inspect 738 establishments in the city, a statement posted on its website said. The statement said the deployment is primarily to obtain the current stocks inventory of these establishments on their plastic and other non-biodegradable materials that will be the basis for subsequent evaluations of their compliance with the Solid Waste Management Code of the city. Mayor ...
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25Jun2012MAKATI CITY, June 25 (PIA) -- The local government will ban the use of plastic bags, Styrofoam, and other non-biodegradable packaging materials by 2013 as mandated by an executive order, a statement posted on its website said. In line with this target, the local government reminded owners of commercial establishments in the city to regularly submit a report on their inventory of plastic, Styrofoam, and similar packaging materials and ensure total phase out of said materials. According to Mak...
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23Jun2012MAKATI CITY, June 23 (PIA) -- The local government, in partnership with the Makati Cycling Federation and with the support of the Office of the Vice President, will hold the 25-kilometer “Bike for Mother Earth” mass ride on Sunday, June 24, at 5:00 a.m. starting from Paseo de Roxas corner Ayala Avenue. In a statement posted on its website, Makati said the biking event is in observance of Environment Month this June. The event, dubbed “C.L.E.A.N. Ride,” which stands for “Cyclists Lo...
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21Jun2012MAKATI CITY, June 21 (PIA) -- The local government of Makati said traffic will be rerouted in the city starting 12:00 midnight of June 22, Friday to make way for the celebration of “Fete De La Musique," a music festival organized by the French Embassy. In its advisory, the local government informed motorists and the general public that the said event will be held along Makati Avenue. Makati Department of Public Safety (DPS) director Hermenegildo San Miguel said both lanes of Makati Avenue, f...
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16Jun2012MAKATI CITY, June 16 (PIA) -- The local government on Friday launched its 3rd weather monitoring station at San Lorenzo Barangay Hall, in partnership with Manila Observatory of Ateneo de Manila, in order to provide localized weather forecast. In its web news, Mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay said that the localized weather forecast can provide numerous information and indicators that will assist city officials in making significant decisions that affect the lives and properties of the people in Mak...
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10Jun2012MAKATI CITY, June 10 (PIA) -- The Makati Anti-Drug Abuse Council (MADAC) has launched over the weekend, the premiere of its self-produced movie “IGLAP”, a 35-minute informational documentary film on drug abuse at the Mini Theatre of the University of Makati. In a statement, Mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay lauded the Makati Anti-Drug Abuse Council for the initiative, saying it was an effective way to make people clearly aware of the disastrous consequences of using and selling illegal drugs. ...
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06Jun2012MAKATI CITY, June 6 (PIA) -- The local government released on Tuesday the first half of the cash gift for 52,482 senior citizens of Makati who are registered BLU Card members, including the additional stipend for those aged 70 years old and above. In a statement, Makati Mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay said that with the passage of City Ordinance No. 2012-017, the cash incentive for senior citizens 70 to 79 years old has been increased to P3,000, and to P4,000 for those who are 80 years old and abo...
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04Jun2012MAKATI CITY, June 4 (PIA) -- The local government is now accepting applicants for its mobile passport service, in coordination with the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). In an advisory posted on its website (www.makati.gov.ph), the city said, DFA will release the passports in City Hall on July 14, 2012. "Only 600 will be processed by the DFA, hence applications will be accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis," it reads. It said all applications must be submitted on or before June 29 i...
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02Jun2012MAKATI CITY, June 2 (PIA) -- On the first day of classes, June 4, Monday, student passengers will be treated to free rides in jeepneys and discounted fares for tricycles in Makati, according to a statement posted on the local government's website. Mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay thanked the Unified Transport Federation of Makati (UTFM) and Ang Bagong Makati Tricycle Federation (AB-MATRIFED) for the said initiatives aimed to show their support for the city government as the entire city celebrates ...
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01Jun2012MAKATI CITY, June 1 (PIA) -- The local government will be providing tablet computers to public school students on a pilot basis this year. In a statement, Makati Mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay said that aside from looking into replacing bulky textbooks with the high-tech gadgets, the city government will soon start distributing free groceries to public school students. The free groceries program is Makati’s equivalent of the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) program of the national government, b...
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31May2012MAKATI CITY, May 31 (PIA) -- As part of the ongoing celebration of 342nd Araw na Makati, the traditional mass civil wedding dubbed “Kasalang Bayan” was held yesterday at the City Hall. A total of 29 couples who have decided to tie the knot after over five years of living together took their vows before the city mayor, Jejomar Erwin Binay in the city-sponsored ceremony. Among the principal sponsors were Acting City Administrator and Makati Social Welfare Department Head Marjorie A. de Veyr...
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30May2012MAKATI CITY, May 30 (PIA) -- As part of the ongoing celebration of 342nd Araw na Makati, Mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay will solemnize a traditional mass civil wedding dubbed “Kasalang Bayan” at City Hall this afternoon at 4:00 p.m. A total of 29 couples who have decided to tie the knot after over five years of living together will take their vows before Binay in the city-sponsored ceremony. To participate as principal sponsors are Actg. City Administrator and Makati Social Welfare Departme...
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29May2012MAKATI CITY, May 29 (PIA) -- The Department of Education (DepEd-Makati) is all set to implement the curriculum for Grades 1 and 7 on the opening of classes on June 4 as part of the implementation of the Kindergarten to 12 (K to 12) program. In a statement posted on the city's website, DepEd-Makati officer-in-charge Priscila De Sagun said all the teachers who will be handling Grade 1 and Grade 7 (first year high school) are now undergoing series of trainings for the K to 12 education program cur...
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29May2012MAKATI CITY, May 29 (PIA) -- Brigada Eskwela, the annual school cleanup and rehabilitation program of the Department of Education (DepEd), has already started in the 38 public elementary and high schools in the city, a statement posted on Makati's website said. According to DepEd-Makati officer-in-charge Priscila De Sagun, the concerted efforts extended by the city's district engineering offices, volunteer parents, students, teachers and other stakeholders have allowed for the cleaning, rehabil...
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27May2012MAKATI CITY, May 27 (PIA) -- Makati City commemorated over the weekend its 342nd Foundation Day with some 1,852 delegates coming from 356 sister local government units (LGUs) joining city officials, constituents, and stakeholders in the revelry. In a statement, Mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay said the mayors, councilors, and delegation members of sister LGUs had a fellowship dinner with Vice President Jejomar Binay at the World Trade Center on Friday night. “Makati City continues to give premiu...
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25May2012MAKATI CITY, May 25 (PIA) -- The local government will be holding a grand parade dubbed “Sampiro de Makati Festival” on Saturday, May 26, as part of the month-long festivities to mark the city’s 342nd foundation day on June 1. With the theme, “From Grass to Class,” the Sampiro de Makati festival, named in honor of the old Makati’s patron saint, San Pedro, aims to bring to fore Makati’s cultural heritage in various events, giving each a touch of history. Over 2,000 participants in...
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24May2012MAKATI CITY, May 24 (PIA) -- Certain main roads in Makati City will be closed and traffic will be rerouted starting Friday, May 25, until May 27 to give way to the Sampiro de Makati grand parade in celebration of the 342nd anniversary of the country’s premier financial capital. City Public Safety Department director Hermie San Miguel said that starting 10:00 a.m. on May 25 until the morning of May 27, both lanes of Makati Avenue from Valdez Street to Kalayaan Avenue will be closed. San Migue...
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24May2012DUMAGUETE CITY, May 24 -- Around 300 publishers, editors, journalists in various fields, including those in broadcast, print, digital governance, and press freedom advocates are expected to attend the Midyear Media Conference of Publishers Association of the Philippines, Inc. (PAPI) on June 23 at the Makati Sports Club, Makati City. With the theme “Shaping the Future of News Publishing in the Philippines,” the forthcoming event will bring together community, provincial, and regional newspa...
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23May2012QUEZON CITY, May 22 (PIA) -- An exhibit about the life of National Hero Dr. Jose Rizal will be shown on May 26 to June 17 at the Whitespace Museum, 2314 Pasong Tamo Extension in Barangay Magallanes, Makati City. It is organized by the Manila Contemporary and is dubbed, "Through the Looking GLASS: Jose Rizal." The exhibit features works by Zeus Bascon, Francis Commeyne, Fernan Escora, Francisco Guerrero, Jacob Lindo, Lee Paje, Don Salubayba, Carina Santos, Luis Santos, Erik Sausa, Shireen Seno...
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23May2012MAKATI CITY, May 23 (PIA) -- Miss Makati 2012 will be crowned on Thursday during the pageant night at the Makati Coliseum, a highlight of the month-long celebration culminating on June 1, the 342nd Foundation Day of the country’s premier financial district. In a statement posted on the city's website, Mayor Erwin Jejomar S. Binay Jr. said that other than being titleholder, Miss Makati 2012 will serve as ambassador of goodwill to national and international sectors, helping in the promotion of ...
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21May2012MAKATI CITY, May 21 (PIA) -- The mayor of Makati has called on city residents, traders, workers, and city visitors to refrain from littering as a sign of respect towards others, in line with the citywide observance of "Civility Awareness Month" this May. According to a press release posted in Makati City’s website, mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay has also ordered the city’s Department of Environmental Services (DES) to intensify anti-littering operations in the Central Business District (CBD),...
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19May2012MAKATI CITY, May 19 (PIA) -- As part of the Celebration of the 342nd Araw ng Makati, the local government, in partnership with Grupo Reposo, will hold a two-day Street Art Festival dubbed “Likha ng Sining” starting Saturday at Nicanor Garcia Street (formerly Reposo Street). “Likha ng Sining,” which will run until Sunday, is a family art fair featuring world-class masterpieces, interesting art lectures, and a one-of-a-kind art show. Makati Mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay said unlike the pr...
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18May2012MAKATI CITY, May 18 (PIA) -- Some 97,000 indigent Makati residents plus their dependents will continue to enjoy access to health care anywhere in the country, a statement posted on the city's website said. This, after a new agreement was forged between the city government headed by Mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay and the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) led by its president and CEO Dr. Eduardo P. Banzon. Under the Partial Subsidy Scheme provided in the Memorandum of Agreement ...
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13May2012MAKATI CITY, May 13 (PIA) -- Twenty-five beautiful and talented women are vying for the title of Miss Makati 2012 in this year’s month-long celebration of the city’s 342nd anniversary culminating on June 1, the Foundation Day of the country’s premier financial district. In a statement, Mayor Erwin Jejomar S. Binay said that other than being titleholder, Miss Makati 2012 will serve as an ambassador of goodwill to national and international sectors, helping in the promotion of the city as t...
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09May2012MAKATI CITY, May 9 (PIA) -- The local government has lauded a local public high school student who will be part of the nine-member team that will represent the country at the Intel International Science & Engineering Fair (ISEF) to be held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA on May 13-18, 2012. In a statement posted on its website, it was said that Clint Allen Margallo, a fourth year student of Pitogo National High School, made it to the Philippine team after his entry won first place in the Natio...
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06May2012MAKATI CITY, May 6 (PIA) -- The local government kicked off over the weekend its month-long celebration to commemorate the city's 342nd Foundation Day with the traditional Flores de Mayo procession, a statement said. Flores de Mayo is the city’s way of showing its strong devotion to the Blessed Mother and instilling upon the youth the cherished Christian practices and tradition. Makati Mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay, together with his mother and former mayor Dr. Elenita S. Binay, graced the c...
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05May2012MAKATI CITY, May 5 (PIA) -- Honor graduates of Makati City’s public elementary and high schools will receive today the traditional cash incentives from the city government in recognition of their academic achievements and excellence. A statement posted on the city's website said Mayor Jejomar Erwin Binay will award the cash gifts of P3,000 to P5,000 each to the city’s 185 honor graduates at the University of Makati Mini Theater. Binay said the cash incentive program is but a small gesture ...
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28Apr2012MAKATI CITY, April 28 (PIA) -- Makati, through its Public Employment Service Office (PESO), will launch two summer youth employment programs on April 30, Monday, 8:00 a.m. at the City Hall Quadrangle, it said in a statement. Mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay will lead the launching of the Government Internship Program (GIP) and Special Program for the Employment of Students (SPES) together with key officials of partner-agencies, including the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) regional and fi...
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26Apr2012MAKATI CITY, April 26 (PIA) -- The local government hosted the last of a series of global study visits conducted by the World Bank-funded Global Facility for Disaster Risk Reduction (GFDRR) City-to-City Sharing Initiative (C2CSI) for Disaster Risk Reduction. In a statement, it is said that among the delegates who attended the event, from April 23 to 27, came from Quito, Ecuador and Kathmandu, Nepal. Makati Mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay said he was very much satisfied with the results of the fi...
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22Apr2012MAKATI CITY, April 22 (PIA) -- The local government, through its Department of Environmental Services (DES), is set to lead the celebration of Earth Day 2012, today starting from 6:00 a.m. at the Ayala Triangle Gardens. Today's celebration was dubbed as “Earth Day Everyday, Everywhere.” In a statement, Makati Mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay said Makati will host the event in partnership with Earth Day Network Philippines, Inc. (EDNPI), Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), ...
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21Apr2012MAKATI CITY, April 21 (PIA) -- Traffic will be rerouted at the Makati Central Business District (CBD) starting at 6:00am of April 22, Sunday, to make way for the Celebration of Earth Day 2012 dubbed “Earth Day Everyday, Everywhere” at the Ayala Triangle Gardens and Tower One & Exchange Plaza (TOEP). In a statement posted on the Makati website, Ayala Property Management Corporation Traffic Consultant Estela Lomat said westbound lanes of Ayala Avenue from Makati Avenue to Paseo de Roxas; Nor...
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20Apr2012MAKATI CITY, April 20 (PIA) -- Makati Mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay has approved the pilot testing of the K+12 Program of the Department of Education (DepEd) at the city-owned University of Makati (UMak), a statement said. Binay said that Makati, through UMak, is one of the 50 cities and municipalities nationwide chosen to pilot test DepEd’s K+12 program (Kindergarten plus 12 years) basic education curriculum (BEC) reform program at the start of school year 2012-2013 this June. The program ...
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15Apr2012MAKATI CITY, April 15 (PIA) -- The local government, through the Youth and Sports Development Department, will open its summer youth program dubbed Sports, Arts and Recreational Training (SMART) Program on April 16, Monday at 7:00 a.m. at the City Hall Quadrangle. Mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay, who initiated the SMART Program when he was still councilor, said that it is aimed to make the summer vacation productive and enjoyable for children. “Participating in this program is a great way for...
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15Apr2012MAKATI CITY, April 15 (PIA) -- The local government has received a Certificate of Recognition for its “sustained good performance in the implementation of R.A. 9003, or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000,” a statement said. It said that Makati garnered the award from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB), and the National Solid Waste Management Commission (NSWMC) headed by DENR Secretary Ramon Paje. The said cer...
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13Apr2012MAKATI CITY, April 13 (PIA) -- Makati Mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay recently announced the winners of the Search for Ten Outstanding Students of Makati (TOSM) during the awarding ceremony held at the Session Hall, 22nd Floor of the New Makati City Hall. Binay said the search, now on its 36th year, aims to recognize the important role of the youth in the growth and development of the city that would also translate to the entire nation, thus motivating students to strive and bring out the best in ...
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04Apr2012MAKATI CITY, April 4 (PIA) -- Mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay lauded members of the Makati Anti-Drug Abuse Council (MADAC) and the Station Anti-Illegal Drugs-Special Operations Task Group (SAIDSOTG) for apprehending three suspected drug pushers last March 30. Binay praised the operatives of MADAC and SAIDSOTG for a successful buy-bust operation. “Our goal is to make Makati a drug-free city. The city government will not allow drug peddlers to destroy the lives of our children," he said. Antone...
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31Mar2012MAKATI CITY, March 31 (PIA) -- Traffic will be rerouted at the Makati Central Business District (CBD) starting at 6:00 p.m. today (March 31) to make way for the Celebration of Earth Hour, the ceremonial switching off of lights, to be held at the Ayala Triangle Gardens and Tower One & Exchange Plaza (TOEP). The event will start with an Earth-themed parade of participants including Bailles de Luces, Lancer Band, Caracol Participants, Makati Representatives, Pascual Laboratories and Informatix co...
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30Mar2012MAKATI CITY, March 30 (PIA) -- As the whole world gears up for Earth Hour 2012, the local government is set to take a crucial role in this global event after being chosen by the World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF) to lead the ceremonial switch off on Saturday, March 31 at the Ayala Tower One in Ayala Avenue. In a statement, Makati Mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay, who will lead the ceremony, thanked the WWF for once again choosing the city as the focal venue of the largest global call for action o...
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28Mar2012MAKATI CITY, March 28 (PIA) -- The University of Makati (UMak) continues to set higher standards in tertiary education as 10 of its curricular programs recently received accreditation from the Association of Local Colleges and Universities Commission on Accreditation (ALCUCOA). In a statement posted on the city's website (makati.gov.ph), UMak president Tomas B. Lopez said this development was another milestone achievement of the city government in its continuing mission to make the best quality...
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25Mar2012MAKATI CITY, March 25 (PIA) – Delegates have been sent by the Makati local government to Nepal to share ideas and practices regarding disasters. The local government recently sent delegates to Kathmandu, Nepal for a five-day study visit and another five days for the residency training during the second leg of the World Bank-funded Global Facility for Disaster Risk Reduction (GFDRR) City-to-City Sharing Initiative (C2CSI). Makati mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay said under the C2CSI, the cities...
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21Mar2012MAKATI, March 21 (PIA) -- In line with the nationwide celebration of Rabies Awareness Month this March, the local government, through the Makati Veterinary Services Office (MVSO), has been conducting free anti-rabies vaccination project for pet animals, a statement said. The said project began March 14 on scheduled dates from 9:00 a..m. -12:00 noon. Makati Mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay called on pet owners to bring their pets for anti-rabies vaccination to protect th...
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20Mar2012MAKATI CITY, March 20 (PIA) -- The local government has assured the parents of some 15,115 graduating public school students of "zero expenses" as it will again shoulder graduation expenses this school year. In a statement, Makati Mayor Jejomar Erwin Binay said that all 25 elementary and 10 high schools in the city will not be collecting any graduation fees as the city government has allotted P9.6 million to cover all the graduation-related expenses for the year...
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18Mar2012MAKATI CITY, March 18 (PIA) -- The city government of Makati will forego collection of local business taxes from Japanese companies working on Official Development Assistance (ODA)-funded projects and instead collect the taxes due directly from the national government. In a statement posted on the city's website (www.makati.gov.ph), Atty. Pio Kenneth Dasal, officer-in-charge of the Makati Law Department, said that the city government’s decision is based on the terms of the Excha...
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15Mar2012MANILA, March 15 (PIA) -- Philippine exports finally ended an eight-month slump by growing 3 percent year-on-year, according to the Office of the Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda. Citing a report from the National Economic Development Authority, the OPS said that the Philippines was the strongest performer in East and Southeast Asia in terms of export growth in January 2012. The OPS also said that the business sector is more upbeat about the economy based...
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07Mar2012MAKATI CITY, March 7 (PIA) -- The local government collected a total of PhP4.9-billion in revenue for the month of January this year, a statement posted on its website said. Likewise, Makati posted an increase of nine percent over total earnings in January 2011. Mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay expressed satisfaction over the recent income hike, saying that it will allow the city to beef up its programs for this year and pursue more innovations for the best...
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01Mar2012MAKATI CITY, March 1 (PIA) -- The local government has announced the impending closure of the Acute Care Center (ACC) of the Ospital ng Makati in Bel-Air on March 25. In a statement, it said the closure will make way for the construction of a new full-service hospital that will cater to the healthcare needs of residents in the First District. Mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay assured residents that the ACC management is taking measures to ensure the smooth transition of patients and equipme...
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29Feb2012MAKATI CITY, Feb. 29 (PIA) -- In line with its 40th founding anniversary, the University of Makati (UMAK) is holding today its annual Mega Job Fair at the Ground Floor of its Bridgeway, a statement said. University president Tomas B. Lopez said Makati residents, and the graduates and graduating students of UMAK will benefit from this mega fair. “The university sponsors job fairs yearly so that we can provide residents and students a venue to find employment that matches their competen...
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22Feb2012QUEZON CITY, Feb. 22 (PIA) -- Vice President and Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC) Chairman Jejomar C. Binay has led the distribution of free patents or titles to qualified residential land owners of the city at the University of Makati Main Theater today. Dubbed “Handog Titulo” Program, it is a joint project of the city government of Makati, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the Office of the Vice President. Mak...
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16Feb2012MAKATI CITY, Feb. 16 (PIA) -- The city-run University of Makati (UMak) is now accepting incoming freshmen for academic year 2012-2013, according to a statement posted on the local government website. University president Tomas Lopez said the registration period will run until April. Applicants are advised to proceed to the Testing and Admission Center located at the ground floor, Building III of UMak. Lopez also said the schedule for the UMak Admission Test, which will determin...
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11Feb2012MAKATI CITY, Feb. 11 (PIA) -- An estimated 90,000 students, faculty and staff took part in simultaneous earthquake drills ordered by Mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay Jr. in all public schools in the city. The drill was conducted by Dep-Ed Makati, in coordination with the Makati Disaster Risk Reduction and Management City Council (MDRRMC), in 28 elementary and 10 high schools. Binay had directed the DepEd-Makati officials to prioritize the conduct of preparedness drills for students...
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02Feb2012MAKATI CITY, Feb. 2 (PIA) -- The local government has alloted a total budget of P2,190,946,000 for its programs and projects covering public pre-school, elementary, high school and tertiary levels. In a statement, Makati Mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay said the bulk of the education budget has been earmarked for expenditures in the pre-school to high school levels, with a total of P1,887,622,000. The remaining P303,324,000 constitutes the budget for the operations of the city-run Uni...
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27Jan2012MAKATI CITY, Jan. 27 (PIA) -- The local government, through a memorandum from the Office of the Building Official, has ordered all developers and contractors of medium and high-rise buildings being constructed in the city to conduct regular de-clogging of drainage around their job site after frequent flooding in the areas was noted. Engineer Nelson Morales, concurrent city building official and city engineer, said that despite regular maintenance works being done by the City Department ...
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24Jan2012MAKATI CITY, Jan. 24 (PIA) -- Local businesses that apply or renew business permits will soon be required to secure a Certificate of Employer Registration (COER) or Clearance from Pag-IBIG Fund first, as the case may be, within 30 days from issuance or renewal of business permits, a statement said Monday. The City Council is set to pass an ordinance that would require local businesses as part of the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) recently signed by Makati Mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay with the Ho...
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22Jan2012MAKATI CITY, Jan. 22 (PIA) -- The local government has intensified its support to providing assistance and protection for both local job seekers and overseas workers, a statement said over the weekend. This, after Makati Mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay signed an agreement with the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) and the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) NCR to boost the city's employment programs. Binay and POEA Administrator Hans Leo J. Cacdac signe...
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21Jan2012MAKATI CITY, Jan. 21 (PIA) -- Mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay today guaranteed the continuous delivery of enhanced social services and programs for residents and stakeholders this year. Binay said the city government this year will be working with a total budget of P10.1 billion, which includes the P8.652 billion from the General Fund approved by the Sangguniang Panlungsod and P1.450 billion from the Special Activities Fund under the Office of the Mayor. The mayor sa...
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19Jan2012MAKATI CITY, Jan. 19 (PIA) -- The local government has revealed its plan to construct additional disaster-resilient and environment-friendly or "green" public buildings this year, a statement said. According to Makati Mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay, the city intends to take the lead in promoting disaster resiliency through green structures and technology, and will tap experts from the private sector for its plan to retrofit the 25-storey City Hall to make it a green building to...
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06May2011MAKATI CITY, May 6 (PIA) -- Residents of the Philippines’ premiere business hub will get a chance to watch the fight between Filipino boxing legend Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao and Amrerican Shane Mosley at the Makati Coliseum for free on May 8, Sunday, the city said in a statement. It said the public will be treated to a "live telecast" of the fight as main event together with the preceding undercard fights, which will be beamed via satellite on huge screens. The ci...
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