Rappler's latest stories on 2019 newly-elected local officials first 100 days
Once a shipwreck survivor, Edgar Labella now captain of Cebu City
The first-time mayor of Cebu City said once before, 'I would endeavor to have a healing and conciliatory mayorship for the best interest of the city'
Ormoc mayor Richard Gomez uses mapping and data to preserve local culture
The Ormoc City government implements cultural mapping techniques to preserve the city's heritage and promote the development of its local arts and culture
Vico Sotto to implement winning hacks from PH's first ever 'Climathon'
The Pasig mayor is looking at his constituents’ innovative ideas to make the city more environment-friendly, like sari-sari stores helping segregate garbage and inexpensive ways of 'upcycling' discarded plastic
Rappler Talk: 100 days into 2nd term, Richard Gomez means business in Ormoc City
Rappler talks to Ormoc City Mayor Richard Gomez on what he has done so far, and his plans as chief executive of the Eastern Visayan City
Vico Sotto would offer Bobby Eusebio a Christmas gift
The Pasig mayor knows the old power is out to retake the city from him, but he is not about to resort to dirty tricks just to stay in office
Vico Sotto: I'm disappointed every 30 minutes but...
Plus Justice Carpio's 18 years in the SC and Carlos Yulo's self-awareness
Second-in-command no more, Joy Belmonte reshapes the Quezon City ideal
‘If you have a mayor who faces head-on the problems of the people and provides solutions, which barangay official wouldn’t be inspired and motivated to do the same?’
IN NUMBERS: How regions scored in the road clearing operations
A quarter of towns in the Zamboanga Peninsula fail to comply with the directive, while NCR maintains its high compliance rate
Rappler Talk: 100 days on, Pasig Mayor Vico Sotto vows never to become ‘trapo’
Despite the old power's underhanded attempts to discredit him, the new leader insists on doing things the right way, even if it means 'sacrificing political capital'
In Abby Binay's Makati, there are free cakes but no sugarcoating
Abby Binay carries an unspoken burden: to keep city hall corruption-free. Another Binay cannot afford to be hauled off to court.
Challenges of local governance we don’t always see
Which, by the way, also present challenges in reporting
Labella's first 100 days: No more business permit 'purgatory' in Cebu City
Mayor Edgar Labella highlights socialized housing and improved traffic flow among his other top priorities
IN NUMBERS: Vico Sotto’s first 100 days as Pasig mayor
(UPDATED) 'This is about doing governance in the way that we think it should be done. This is a stand against patronage politics. This is a stand against corruption,' says Sotto
Vico Sotto suspends 2 Pasig officials for ignoring businesses' violations
'We have discovered a suspicious trend' of establishments breaking environment laws and yet given permits from city hall to keep operating, the Pasig mayor says
Malay town acting mayor declares Boracay a discipline zone
Frolibar Bautista list achievements of his first 100 days as acting mayor
Francis Zamora: After 50 years, San Juan gets a new captain
Francis Zamora takes on the role of San Juan's chief executive, the city's new captain after 50 years under the Estrada clan. How will he change the game?
First 100 Days: In Manila, Isko Moreno finds his most challenging role
(UPDATED) Under Mayor Isko Moreno, the Manila city council is forced to work the same odd hours. ‘If he’s working with his 110%, then we are expected to do the same,’ says his trusted ‘ate,’ Vice Mayor Honey Lacuna
'A listening government': Baguio's Magalong recruiting advisers for 10 priority areas
We also gauge his first 100 days as mayor, according to how he has delivered on these 10 identified priorities
97 mayors fail to meet Duterte's road clearing deadline
(UPDATED) All Metro Manila mayors complied with President Rodrigo Duterte's order, says the Department of the Interior and Local Government
Marikina hires longtime street cleaning volunteers as project-based workers
The 206 cleaners will now receive salaries instead of just allowances
Cebuano Cinema Development Council finally sworn in after 5 years
Among Cebu City Mayor Edgar Labella's marching orders on his 100th day in office is to prioritize digitizing and restoring film memorabilia and classic Cebuano films
IN NUMBERS: Francis Zamora's first 100 days as San Juan mayor
He says his first 100 days have been 'so far, so good,' but that ghosts of the previous administration remain
Joy Belmonte asks council for P27 billion for 2020
Belmonte's proposal is 30% higher than this year's budget, which she plans to fund building new houses for the poor, new classrooms, night market venues, and walkable sidewalks
‘Hahabulin, ipapakulong ko kayo’: Vico Sotto warns corrupt Pasig bureaucrats
In his State of the City Address, delivered on his 100th day in office, the first-term mayor gives updates on services that have been improved and expanded as reforms are introduced
Negros Occidental town mayor focuses on peace and order, not tourism
Moises Padilla town Mayor Ella Garcia Yulo wants 'to make sure that peace and order is already felt by the people themselves'
Vico Sotto eases penalties on delayed housing payments
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto says the government must help housing beneficiaries and only impose what is stated in contracts, instead of letting them get deep into debt
Vico Sotto shuts down meat processing plant
'Kahit malaking kompanya pa ang may-ari ng plantang ito, wala kaming pakialam,' says Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto
Francis Zamora appoints ex-military doctor as San Juan hospital chief
‘I chose a general to instill order and discipline in San Juan Medical Center,’ the mayor says of Brigadier General Joseph Acosta, former commander of the AFP Medical Center
Vico Sotto, the Prince of Pasig, must prepare for war
Vico Sotto must keep in mind that he has an opponent raring to get back in power: ‘The old guard is up and about…their tentacles of corruption are still in city hall, occupying good positions’
Marikina passes ordinance granting scholarship to aspiring doctors
Under the ordinance authored by Vice Mayor Marion Andres, himself a medical doctor, 5 scholars will be chosen every year starting academic year 2020-2021
IN NUMBERS: QC Mayor Joy Belmonte's first 100 days
Belmonte cites improved delivery of social services and ease of doing business in her first 3 months in office
Labella to reopen Cebu City night market
Cebu City Mayor Edgar Labella says this is to allow displaced vendors to sell their products only at particular times
Rappler Talk: Francis Zamora's first 100 days as San Juan mayor
Mayor Francis Zamora promised a new San Juan after ending the Ejercito-Estrada clan's 50-year rule in the city. How did he fare in his first 100 days?
‘Taking selfies part of public service’ – Isko Moreno
Manila Mayor Isko Moreno makes a case for stopping for hundreds of people a day who seek to take a selfie with him, even when it means delaying his schedule
SPOTLIGHT ON CITIES 2019: The First 100 Days
How new leaders are shaping and empowering communities
Malacañang OKs ‘in principle’ Baguio’s tree cutting moratorium
A moratorium on new commercial buildings is also approved, says Mayor Benjamin Magalong, and only a formal communication is being awaited
Prayer rally for Magalong's safety to be held after ninja cops exposé
Baguio City Hall also puts in place stricter security measures
What have your mayors done in the first 100 days?
Rappler reports on cities and towns beyond press cons and PRs
Isko Moreno: Debt-ridden Manila open for donations
Manila Mayor Isko Moreno notes that at least 2 people who are not even from the capital city have donated thousands of pesos to help
Rappler Talk: Manila Mayor Isko Moreno on his first 100 days in office
Is Mayor Isko Moreno on track to reviving Manila? Watch his interview evaluating his first 100 days.
DILG tells Labella to maintain cleared sidewalks in Cebu City
Some vendors complain they will earn less at the relocation site due to less foot traffic
African swine fever detected in third Quezon City barangay
Those tested positive for ASF in QC are hogs raised in the backyards of barangays Bagong Silangan, Payatas and Tatalon
Manpower agency to take over 3,000 job orders in Cebu province October 1
Cebu province job orders, including hospital staff, will be staffed by Manila-based manpower agency LBP Services
Manila seniors get P800 yearly birthday gift under new ordinance
When the gift is given in kind, Manila Mayor Isko Moreno says they will hand senior citizens birthday cakes. Sounds familiar? It's because Moreno got the idea from the Binays of Makati.
Pasig enrolls record 13,000 scholars as Vico Sotto renames program
The Pasig City Scholarship Program was previously named after former mayor Bobby Eusebio, who now faces a graft case at the Office of the Ombudsman
All major roads cleared, QC targets obstructions in smaller streets next
The city government says it will address complaints from netizens, who send photos of sidewalks, streets, and alleys with obstructions
[ANALYSIS] What Duterte doesn’t get about Metro Manila traffic
Metro Manila is more than the sum of its parts, and traffic authorities will do well to keep this in mind. Otherwise, their policies will only keep backfiring and making traffic worse.
WATCH: Belmonte leads demolition of QC police precinct
Primary roads, secondary roads, and Mabuhay lanes in Quezon City are now 95% cleared
