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.

The risky practice of hanging onto the rear of fully loaded jeeps, known in the vernacular as ‘sabit’, could now be a thing of the past in Manila, with the passage of City Ordinance 9003 or the “Bawal Sabit on Public Utility Vehicle (PUV) Ordinance”. 

Mindful of the need to correct misconceptions and increase the people’s understanding about Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), the City Council of Manila approved a resolution declaring the month of October as ADHD Awareness Month in Manila.

The 12th City Council of Manila passed on third and final reading Thursday, 12 October 2023, an ordinance mandating the installation of audible traffic signals, with Braille-labeled push buttons, on city-owned pedestrian traffic lights. The measure aims to benefit the elderly, pregnant women, and persons with disabilities that use signal-controlled crossings in Manila. 

The Manila City Council adopted Tuesday, 10 October 2023, a resolution congratulating the city government of Manila, after the city bagged various awards at the recently concluded Association of Tourism Officers of the Philippines – Department of Tourism (ATOP-DOT) Pearl Awards.

The City Council of Manila unanimously passed Thursday, 5 October 2023, a resolution commending the successful holding of a workshop on the baybayin writing system at the City Hall last 22 September 2023.

The City Council of Manila enacted Tuesday, 3 October 2023, Manila’s First 1000 days of Life Ordinance, which is expected to strengthen the city’s nutrition program for the first 1000 days of life, through sustainable health care services for mothers and infants.

Coming on the heels of Manila winning the Seoul Smart City Prize Silver Innovation Award in the Human CentriCity Category for its Go! Manila app, the City Council unanimously passed a resolution Thursday, 28 September 2023, lauding the city government for the rare feat.

The City Council of Manila passed a resolution Thursday, 21 September 2023, directing the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Price Control to conduct an inquiry, in aid of the legislation, into the sale and distribution of counterfeit drug products in Manila.

Minors with disabilities will soon receive a ₱500 monthly allowance from the city government of Manila, after the passage by the 12th City Council of Ordinance 8991 last 19 September 2023.