What's Happening in Metro Manila?

  • MMDA holds earthquake drill - ABS-CBN
    MANILA, Philippines – While earthquakes can’t be predicted, Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology Director Renato Solidum said it is highly probable that one will hit Metro Manila. But instead of panicking, people have been advised to be ...
  • International Flair - Manila Bulleting Online
    MANILA, Philippines — Through the years, the Bonifacio Global City has become one of Metro Manila’s key hubs. A short drive from the business districts of Makati and Ortigas, this patch of land in Taguig has been the home of international offices ...
  • Man falls from flyover onto MRT tracks - Philippine Star Online
    MANILA, Philippines - A motorcyclist fell from the EDSA-Tramo flyover in Pasay City and landed on the tracks of the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) at around noon yesterday. Pasay rescue team leader Rose Bonoan identified the victim through his driver’s license ...
  • Motorist Tax Hit P10B Annually - Manila Bulleting Online
    MANILA, Philippines — The government plans to use its collection from the Motor Vehicle User’s Charge (MVUC), which amounts to P10 billion annually, this year for the installation of LED streetlamps and pedestrian footbridges throughout Metro Manila ...
  • Power outages hit Metro as 2 natural gas plants trip - Global Nation
    MANILA, Philippines—Power outages hit parts of Metro Manila and surrounding provinces on Thursday, as the 1,000-megawatt Sta. Rita and 500-MW San Lorenzo natural gas power plants of the Lopez-led First Gen Corp. tripped. Cynthia Alabanza, spokesperson ...
  • Metro Manila land prices on an uptrend, BSP says - Global Nation
    Land values in key urban areas in Metro Manila rose in the third quarter of 2011 as rising income levels led to an increase in demand for real estate. Data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas showed that land values in the central business district of ...