The City Council of Manila, noting the increasing costs of funeral services, approved on third and final reading the “Unang Abuloy ng Maynila” – Death Benefits Ordinance of 2023 at a regular session held last Thursday, 14 December 2023.

At its 101st regular session held last Tuesday, 12 December 2023, the 12th City Council of Manila commended, in two separate resolutions, the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (PLM) for its exemplary showing in the recent licensure exams for physical therapists and teachers.

The 12th City Council of Manila lauded two Manila universities for their outstanding performance in the Nursing Licensure Exam (NLE) held last November 2023.

Last Tuesday, 5 December 2023, the Manila City Council passed two resolutions commemorating milestones in the country’s diplomatic relations with Norway and the Czech Republic, as well as Manila’s sister-city relationship with the City of Prague.

Following the inauguration of a new building in Sta. Cruz, Manila, Station 3 of the Manila Police District will have its own parking lot, with the City Council’s passage last Thursday, 30 November 2023, of an ordinance withdrawing a nearby 186-square meter land from public use.

The City Council congratulated the City Government of Manila on bagging the grand prize in the Public Sector Housing Solution category at the 9th Asia-Pacific Housing Forum which took place last October 26-27, 2023 in Suwon, Republic of Korea.

Mindful of the role social media plays in enhancing public service and community relations, the Manila City Council adopted a resolution urging all barangays in the city to establish and maintain their official social media accounts, accessible to constituents on a 24/7 basis. Authored by Councilor Numero “Uno” Lim of the Second District, the resolution was passed swiftly by the Council at a regular session held on Thursday, 23 November 2023, sans objection from any member.

Manila Third District Councilor Johanna Maureen “Apple” Nieto-Rodriguez introduced a draft ordinance that would exempt solo professional  practitioners in the city from paying business permit fees, as long as they had paid the appropriate professional tax and their office was not engaged in any other form of business activity.

At a regular session held last Thursday, 16 November 2023, the City Council of Manila adopted two resolutions accrediting the Samar G Tuazon Tricycle Operators and Drivers’ Association (SGT TODA), Inc. and the  Associates of Urban Poor, Inc. (AUPI) as a people’s organization and non-governmental organization, respectively. Both organizations are based in Manila and registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

In line with this year’s observance of World Diabetes Day, with the theme: “Access to Diabetes Care”, the City Council of Manila, passed on Tuesday, 14 November 2023, a resolution for the prevention and management of the disease.