Metro Cities articles
Pateros mayor launches 'Kadiwa on Wheels'
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. and Mayor Ike Ponce have introduced the "Kadiwa on Wheels" program in Pateros, benefiting the local community. The initiative, which commenced on Saturday, August 5, 2023, aims to provide essential goods and services right at the doorstep...
Pateros to hold vaccination drive for children
The local health office of the Pateros government has announced its plan to conduct a wide-scale vaccination drive against measles, rubella, and polio from May 2-31, 2023. Health workers will be going door-to-door to administer the vaccines to infants and young children within the specified age rang...
PTC to hold Filipino Food Festival
To celebrate the Filipino Food Month this April, the Sintang Paaralan of PTC (Philippine Technological College) will be holding the PTC Filipino Food Festival on April 24-29 at the PTC Main Campus on College Street. The festival will run from 8 AM to 8 PM and will feature a food bazaar with a variet...
Pateros honors internationally-acclaimed artist
The local government of Pateros has passed a resolution commending Rachel Angela S. Gonzales, a home-grown talent and internationally acclaimed international art director and multi-disciplinary artist, for her numerous international exhibits and recognition. Gonzales, a resident of Barangay Sto. Ros...
Pateros issues privacy notice
The Pateros municipal government has issued a privacy notice for its residents and clients on what personal information it collects and how it uses it, according to a report by Manila Bullletin. It said that the privacy notice will be in effect starting Aug. 15 and it will serve “as a gu...
Active Covid cases in Pateros reach 14
The Municipality of Pateros, the smallest local government unit in Metro Manila with an estimated population of 70,000, recorded 14 active Covid-19 cases, according to a report by Manila Bulletin. Data from the Pateros municipal government showed that on June 21, the municipality added six new Covi...
Pateros jail implements non-contact visitation
The Pateros municipal jail began implementing the non-contact jail visitation starting on May 21, according to a report by Manila Bulletin. Under this policy, visitors can see persons deprived of liberty (PDL) at the facility but without any physical contact. They can talk through phones. The...
Pateros to offer free swab tests at renovated health center
Pateros City will offer free reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) swab tests at the newly renovated MR Flores Health Center, according to a report by Philippine News Agency. The free RT-PCR tests for residents are available Mondays to Fridays from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m...
Active Covid cases in Pateros down to 2
The Municipality of Pateros in the National Capital Region (NCR) recorded zero new cases of coronavirus disease, according to a report by Manila Bulletin. The Pateros municipal government released the latest data showing that as of Feb. 22, the town tallied zero new cases, zero recoveries, zer...
Pagcor releases P8.5-million assistance to students
Hundreds of students and teachers from Pateros and Occidental Mindoro will soon have access to modern learning tools and new laboratory equipment after the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) turned over on February 10, 2022 a total of P8.5 million grants to the officials of Pateros...