Several Manila officials called for additional green spaces in Manila as a solution to mitigate the increasing heat index, which peaked at 45 degrees Celsius on April 30.
Policemen block the protesters during the Labor Day march by some groups calling for wage increase in Manila on Wednesday, May 1, 2024 to call for wage increase. Police forces in Metro Manila were placed on full alert since April 29, the start of the three-day strike by transport group Piston. (Photo by Arnold Quizol/Manila Bulletin)
The worsening heat index in the country did not stop workers from participating in this year’s Labor Day movement in Recto Avenue, Manila, on Wednesday, May 1.
Manila Comelec officers eye an increase in the projection of voters for next year's election as it reaches nearly 10,000 only after a month.
Around 300 families living in Barangay 836, a residential area in front of the Isetann Cinerama Complex along Recto Ave., were displaced in a fire that gutted 150 houses last Jan. 31.
A total of 380 Manileños were hired on the spot in January at Manila’s job fair, according to the city’s Public Employment Service Office (PESO).
A month after the day of hearts, flower prices were at its peak last Feb. 12 to 14, as vendors were forced to increase prices to consume all supplies amid popular demand.