Taguig articles
BGC to clear Fifth Avenue of cars on weekends
The stretch of Fifth Avenue in Bonifacio Global City (BGC) in Taguig will be car-free on weekends starting February 27, according to a report by Manila Bulletin. In a Facebook post on Feb. 24, Bonifacio High Street (BHS) said Fifth Avenue will be closed to vehicles every Saturday and Sunday fr...
Taguig plans to expand use of Covid-19 tracing app
Taguig City plans to expand its coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) contact tracing tool TRACE for use in other social services offered by the city, according to a report by Philippine News Agency. TRACE is short for Taguig Registry for Assessment and City Engagements and was launched las...
Duterte declares Taguig building as special economic zone
President Rodrigo Duterte declared the 24,845 square meter Vista Place Campus Tower 1 and the land on which it stands in Taguig City as a Special Economic Zone as an information technology center, according to a report by GMA News. This was provided under Presidential Proclamation 1102 signed by th...
Taguig’ ready for shift to MGCQ
Taguig Mayor Lino Cayetano said he voted to relax Metro Manila’s status to Modified General Community Quarantine (MGCQ) by March because his city is ready for it, according to a report by Manila Bulletin. During a meeting of the Metro Manila Council (MMC) last Feb. 17, mayors voted 9-8 for a&...
Uptown Center Mall BGC features 'Made in QC' products
Punta na sa Uptown Center Mall Bonifacio sa Taguig City, mula February 19 hanggang 21 at bisitahin ang Local Artisans' Fair tampok ang ating 'Made in QC' products mula sa 18 micro and small enterprises ng lungsod. Pinangunahan nina Mayor Joy Belmonte, Alliance Global Group Inc CEO Mr. K...
Taguig rejects reopening of cinemas
The Taguig City government will not reopen cinemas, arcades, libraries, museums, and certain tourist attractions contrary to the recommendation by the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID), according to a report by Manila Bulletin. Under Resolution No. 99 dated Feb. 11,...
Taguig to put up three vaccine centers
Taguig Mayor Lino Cayetano said the city is planning to activate three 24-7 vaccination hubs to ensure that all of its qualified residents are inoculated with coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccines. In a statement, Cayetano said one of the planned 24-7 vaccination hubs will be located at the ...
Taguig contractual workers get gratuity pay
Some 5,000 job order and contractual workers of the city government of Taguig will receive a gratuity pay of up to P3,000, Mayor Lino Cayetano in a report by Philippine News Agency. Citing the workers' role in the implementation of the city's programs and projects in 2020, when the pandemic...
Taguig mayor unveils roadmap to new normal
"There is a path laid out for the pandemic to end. The roadmap is clear and we only have to realize that the new normal is here and we must embrace it. There is a safe way to eat out, shop, exercise, vlog and go to work so we appeal to everyone to stop finding ways to circumvent the rules lest...
Taguig plans to provide vaccines to residents, workers
The local government of Taguig City is eyeing to vaccinate even the non-residents of the city who works there, Mayor Lino Cayetano said in a report by GMA News. At a Palace press briefing, Cayetano said the city government is coordinating with the Department of Health regarding the matter. "T...