THE 21st City Council during its regular session presided over by Vice Mayor Bebot Rodriguez has enacted an ordinance authorizing City Mayor Rolando A. Uy to sign a one-year lease contract with Mendero Medical Holding Group Corporation for a 495-square meter space of the Hemodialysis Unit within the J.R. Borja General Hospital (JRBGH). The move aims to expand dialysis services and improve healthcare access for residents of the city. JRBGH is a level II accredited public hospi

“Sa matag piso nga igasto sa produkto sa mga mag-uuma ug mangingisda, usa kapamilya ang natabangan,” said Committee on Agriculture, Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Chairperson and City Councilor Juancho Roa Pascual as he urged consumers to support local producers during the Fiesta sa Kaumahan Agro Fair and Garden Show on August 6, 2026, at Gaston Park. The Fiesta sa Kaumahan is part of the month-long Higalaay Festival in August. A farmer and entrepreneur himself, Pascual sha

THE committee on barangay affairs, chaired by Councilor Marlo L. Tabac, recently deliberated on Barangay Besigan Ordinance No. 004-2026, entitled” “An Ordinance Regulating the Act of Grazing or Tethering (Panigway) of Animals in Areas Not Owned by the Animal Owner, and Imposing Penalties for Violations Thereof.” The measure seeks to promote peace and order within the community by regulating the grazing or tethering of animals on properties not owned by their owners. It aims t