FROM its smelly, dilapidated state when it was closed to give way to a total makeover, the Manila City Hall underpass will now be opened to the public sporting a fresh, new look that would leave its users in awe.

INSPITE of the fact that the Bureau of Immigration (BI) continues to register COVID-19 infections among its personnel, work among its different units goes on unhampered.

BELIEVING that darkness is any criminal’s ally, Mayor Isko Moreno lighted up the whole of Espana Boulevard in Sampaloc, saying more roads will follow suit, as he announced plans to also dot the area with closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras and connectivity.

A 67-YEAR-OLD doctor is now facing a case of reckless imprudence resulting in homicide after he accidentally hit a parking attendant who was crossing the street at the corner of Taft Avenue and T.M Kalaw Street in Ermita, Manila the other night.

CURFEW in Manila is now back to 8 p.m. under the modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) as about 400 members of the Manila Traffic and Parking Bureau (MTPB) under Dennis Viaje were deployed by Mayor Isko Moreno as ‘COVID marshalls’ to aid in its implementation, along with the basic health protocols.

A 32-YEAR-OLD vendor landed in jail after shooting a mentally-challenged man for shouting continuously in Tondo, Manila the other day.

THE president of a local chapter of the Tau Gamma Phi was shot in the head by a still unidentified gunman in Binondo, Manila the other night. Fortunately, he survived.

A DRUG suspect said to be on the watchlist of the Manila Police District, was killed in a buy-bust operation in Tondo, Manila over the weekend.

Thus vowed Manila Mayor Isko Moreno, as he and Vice Mayor Honey Lacuna led yesterday’s ground-breaking ceremony for the redevelopment of the Manila Zoological and Botanical Garden or Manila Zoo in Malate, Manila.

A FEMALE employee at the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (PLM) died of COVID-19 yesterday, while two more were reported to have been infected.

With their operations resulting in apprehension this past week, both bureaus have shown that they continue protecting our country and citizens by keeping a watchful eye on the illegal entry of items and persons who may pose danger here.

THE Sto.Niño de Pandacan Parish confirmed that the 400-year-old image of the Sto. Niño de Pandacan was burnt during the fire that hit the Church on Friday.

PAY in the comfort of your own homes at any time of the day, any day of the week, without having to experience the hassles of spending on fare or gas and bearing time-consuming traffic, looking for parking, long queues and most specially, risking the possibility of being exposed to COVID-19.

THE Philippine National Police (PNP) reported that 46 more police officers contracted the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), bringing the total number of cases among its ranks to 861.

A 37-YEAR-OLD pedicab driver was killed after being stabbed repeatedly by a still unidentified man in the middle of a street in Tondo, Manila early yesterday morning.