Tag: Pasig
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Cycling is about to get safer: The DOTr secures P1.3B to build bike lane networks
Cyclists, here’s some good news. Although it’s been encouraged as the recommended form of transport amid the pandemic, riding a bike hasn’t been the safest way to get around Metro Manila. The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is taking steps to ensure better ways to bike around the capital. In a forum led by DOTr secretary…
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New tricycle hailing app provides rides, delivery or pabili services for Pasig residents
Tricycle drivers are among the daily wage earners hardest hit by the pandemic. Quarantine restrictions had previously halted their operations. When allowed back in the streets, they could only ferry passengers at a limited capacity. Initially criticized for pressing tricycles back into service in March, Pasig Mayor Vico Sotto has remained undaunted and has come…
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GCQ curfew hours for Metro Manila cities for those asking “What time should I be home?”
Now that quarantine restrictions have been relaxed, more people are returning to their jobs, while others can now go back to more frequent essential errands. While curfew is still in place during Metro Manila’s current general community quarantine, some cities have extended their hours to give leeway to citizens who are traveling from farther places…
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VP Robredo’s delivery app to help small-scale vendors, tricycle drivers now available in Pasig
The online delivery service mobile app named Community Mart, which was developed by the Office of Vice President (OVP) Leni Robredo, is now available in Pasig under a partnership with the city government. Helping both residents who need food items delivered to their homes as well as small market vendors and tricycle drivers, whose means…
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Has the liquor ban been lifted in your city? Check this full list
During the enhanced community quarantine, Metro Manila cities implemented a liquor ban for resellers and restaurants. Now that the National Capital Region transitioned to modified enhanced community quarantine, several cities are beginning to allow selling and distribution of alcoholic beverages again. To find whether your city has lifted the ban or not, here’s a comprehensive…
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The Wholesome Table now delivers to 6 more cities
The Wholesome Table healthy has now expanded their delivery service to six more cities. Following their initial reopening for pickup and deliveries at their BGC and Salcedo branches, the restaurant announced today, May 13, that they will be accepting deliveries to Pasig, Mandaluyong, Alabang, Parañaque, Manila, San Juan, and neighboring communities within 10 km. https://www.instagram.com/p/CAJ8cRrHY9M/…
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What we need is a new breed of competent leaders—like these millennial mayors
The time has come to pass the leadership torch to the millennials
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These LGUs are doing their best against COVID-19–the national government should take notes
Last March 20 around 1 a.m. aired another press briefing from President Rodrigo Duterte. In the pre-recorded video, he instructed local government units (LGUs) “to stand down and just abide by the directives that the Interagency Task Force created.” The president follows this up by saying “sundin na lang natin tutal para naman ito sa…
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Pasig River Ferry Service is back in time for the holiday traffic
On Dec. 9, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) revived the Pasig River Ferry Service, a commuter ferry service that travels along the Pasig River, taking passengers to and from Pasig and Escolta. The service has been launched and eventually closed down multiple times within the past three decades. This time, the service is being brought…
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Find out where you can relax, shop, and dine in Ortigas this holiday season
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in BE, CITY GUIDE, CULTURE, EATS, FIXTURE, FOOD TRENDS, HEALTH & WELLNESS, MARKET, Nolisoli, North, Ortigas, PasigWhat was once barren land is now one of the most important business districts in the country. Decades ago before the Ortigas & Company acquired and envisioned an urban complex of what we know now as the Ortigas Center, it was originally part of the estate holdings of the Augustinian Order. Its 4,033 hectare-land began…