Metro Feature articles
Urban garden to rise in Marikina
Manila is converting vacant lots at the Manila Boystown Complex in Marikina into an urban garden. In a Facebook post, Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso said members of the Public Recreations Bureau (PRB) have started fixing the site. The vegetables that will be harvest...
Marikina shows resilience a decade after Ondoy
Marikina City has shown strong resilience a decade after tropical storm “Ondoy” unleashed floods that swamped most of Metro Manila. On Sept. 26, 2009, the swollen Marikina River breached its banks and floodwaters of up to 10 feet deep it some places submerged 14 out of Marikin...
Marikina clears streets ahead of 60-day deadline
Marikina City has fully complied with the Department of Interior and Local Governments (DILG) order to clear roads and sidewalks of obstructions ahead of the 60-day deadline. Mayor Marcelino “Marcy” Teodoro said the DILG was even eyeing to adopt Marikina’s manual report as be...
Marikina to put up shoemaking school
Marikina City will build a Shoe Tech school that will be operational by 2020 to address the lack of skilled shoemakers in the city. “We are targeting to start the construction of the Shoe Tech building two to three months from now. It will be operational by the third quarter of 2020,&rdq...