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    Press Releases - Archive 2004
 

Palaro 2004 [February 2]
Mandaluyong City Mayor Benhur Abalos is joined by Senator Robert Jaworski and City Schools Superintendent Florencia Domingo...

Land for the Landless Program - Barangka Drive & Daang Bakal [ February 4]
Mandaluyong City Mayor Benhur Abalos hands certificates of Awards of lots to families from Barangka Drive and Daang Bakal Tenants Association of Mandaluyong Depressed Areas...

Lavandero Festival [February 4]
Young boys and fair ladies stand out during a competition highlighting the "Lavandero festival 2004" held...

Miss Mandaluyong Beauty Pageant [February 6]
Mandaluyong City First Lady Menchie Abalos poses with the winners of the search for Miss Mandaluyong 2004 during the coronation night...


"Trabaho Para Sa Kinabukasan Mo" One-Day Mega Jobfair [February 7]
As part of the twin celebration of Mandaluyong City, hundreds of people looking for jobs flocked the Mega Job Fair initiated by the City Government in cooperation with the Public Employment Service Division...


Tubig para sa Block 40, Barangay Addition Hills [February 7]
Mandaluyong City Mayor Abalos opens the gate valve during the inaugural blessing of Manila Water's "Tubig Para Sa Barangay" (TPSB) project for the poor residents of Block 40...


Misis Mandaluyong Beauty Pageant [February 7]
Mandaluyong City First Lady Menchie Abalos poses with the winners of the search for Misis Mandaluyong 2004 during the coronation night...

Liberation Marker [February 9]
Mandaluyong City Mayor Benhur C. Abalos offers a basket of flowers in a commemorative ceremony at the Liberation Marker at General Kalentong...

Hemostasis Analyzer Donation [March 8]
Mandaluyong City Mayor Benhur Abalos awards Mandaluyong City Medical Center representative Dr. Pecos Camarines and staffers from the Medical Center laboratory a hemostasis...

Habitat Project
[March 15]
Mandaluyong City mayor Benhur Abalos joined by Habitat International founder Millard Fuller, business tycoon Fernando Zobel de Ayala...

Adopt-A-Child Project
[July 5]
Newly elected Mandaluyong City Mayor Neptali Gonzales, Jr., with Kababaihan Kakaiba ng Mandaluyong (KKM) President and Nutrition Action Chairperson Menchie Abalos and Councilor Baby Pillas, leads in the launching...


Patubig Sa Block 36, Barangay Addition Hills
[July 6]
Newly elected Mandaluyong City Mayor Neptali M. Gonzales II and Congressman Benhur Abalos lead in the ribbon cutting during the inauguration of "Patubig sa Barangay" Project...


Bilbiling Mandaluyong 2004
[July 16]
A 35-year old teacher aide, who weight 178 pounds endowed with a hefty 43-39-43 ½ vital statistics, beat 19 other pleasant plump candidates
...

3rd Bridge connects Mandaluyong & Makati
[July 24]
The construction of the Estrella-Pantaleon Bridge, a third bridge that will connect the cities Makati and Makati which are separated by the Pasig River, has kicked off recently through...

Inaugural of Mandaluyong City Medical Center
[August 24]
Mayor Neptali “Boyet” Gonzales II today led officials of Mandaluyong City in the blessing and inauguration rites for the expanded and improved Mandaluyong city Medical Center (MCMC)....

50th Birthday
[August 29]
Mandaluyong City Mayor Neptali “Boyet” Gonzales III treated his constituents to an entire week of public service activities to celebrate his 50th birthday...

Lingap Eskwela Project [October 2]
Mandaluyong City Mayor Neptali Gonzales II assists Ms. Evelina Barandoc, school principal of Neptali Gonzales High School, in the cutting of the ceremonial ribbon during yesterday's inauguration...

Incentives to street sweepers for cleanest zone
[October 13]
Mandaluyong City Mayor Neptali M. Gonzales II presents to his constituents during this week's Monday Program the revitalized clean-up operation of the city's Environment Sanitation Center...


Mandaluyong cites importance of cooperativism
[November 3]

8th Cross Disability Month kicks off in Mandaluyong City
[November 4]

First 100 days in office with flying colors
[November 12]

Housing Project for Poor Families
[November 14]
Mandaluyong Vice Mayor Jesse C. Cruz led key city officials and Gawad Kalinga officers in the initial construction of houses for a hundred less fortunate families in Buayong Bato, Mandaluyong City...


‘Lingap Ospital’ Project
[November 16]

Mandaluyong implements new Traffic Code [November 30]

    Press Releases - Archive 2003

Financial assistance to fire victims [January 10]
Mandaluyong City Mayor Benhur C. Abalos gets a grateful hug from a fire victim as the latter receives the monetary assistance...


Pera Sa Basura  [January 13]
Members of the Barangka Itaas Barangay Council present a plaque of appreciation to Mandaluyong City Mayor Benhur Abalos... 


Chess Champions [January 13]
Mandaluyong City Mayor Benhur C. Abalos receives the trophy garnered by the city's chess team...


Council of Elders [January 13]
Mandaluyong City Mayor Benhur C. Abalos inducts into office the Community Council of Elders during the city's regular...


Korean Computer Donation
[January 20]
Yeosu City, Korea Mayor Chung-Seog Kim hands over to Mandaluyong City Mayor Benhur C. Abalos the document of their donation of 150 computer...


Abalos cites Mandaluyong's gains in City Address [February 3]
Mandaluyong City Mayor Benhur C. Abalos delivers his State of the City Address before a jam-packed city...


Computer Room inauguration - Mandaluyong High School Main [February 4]
Mandaluyong City Mayor Benhur C. Abalos leads school officials in cutting the ceremonial ribbon during inauguration...


Groundbreaking - Mandaluyong High School Main 
[February 4]
Mandaluyong City Mayor Benhur C. Abalos leads other city and school officials in the ceremonial groundbreaking of the Abalos-Type building...

Land for the Landless Program - Barangay Mauway [February 5]
Mandaluyong City Mayor Benhur C. Abalos congratulates a beaming beneficiary of his Land for the Landless Program in Barangay Mauway...


Groundbreaking - Highway Hills Elementary School
[February 5]
Mandaluyong City Mayor Benhur Abalos is flocked by children of Highway Hills Elementary School when he recently visited them...


Misis Mandaluyong [February 6]
Mandaluyong City First Lady Menchie Abalos (left) poses with the winners of the Search for Misis Mandaluyong 2003...


Miss Mandaluyong [February 7]
Mandaluyong City First Lady Menchie Abalos and Kababaihan Kakaiba ng Mandaluyong (KKM) Chairperson Corazon de Castro Abalos stand proud with the winners of this...


Job Fair 2003 (Trabaho Para Sa Tao) [February 8]
Thousands flocked to Mandaluyong City gym recently for a job fair initiated by Mayor Benhur Abalos which fetched thousands of vacancies...


Tiger City beauties to serve as advocates of pro-women programs [February 8]

Liberation Marker
[February 9]
Mandaluyong City Mayor Benhur C. Abalos offers a basket of flowers in a commemorative ceremony at the Liberation Marker at...


Abalos urges return to 'color coding' in Mandaluyong [February 10]

"Operation Bigay Lunas" [March 1]
Mercury Drug's 58th Anniversary this year benefited another 2,000 indigents of Mandaluyong City as "Operation Bigay Lunas"...


Women's Month [March 6]
Mandaluyong City First Lady Menchie Abalos speaks before nursing mothers and other women at the city's Kaban ng Hiyas recently...

Boxing Champ [March 18]
Mandaluyong City Mayor Benhur Abalos congratulates International Bantamweight Champion Roger Galicia of the recently concluded World Boxing...
Health Insurance for Barangay Tanods [March 18]
Mandaluyong City Mayor Benhur Abalos and Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (Philhealth) President and CEO Francisco Duque present replica of Philhealth ID...


Abalos Open-Senior Basketball Tournament [March 22]
Mandaluyong City Mayor Benhur Abalos leads the ceremonial toss between the competing teams from Barangay Daang Bakal and Hagdang Bato Libis during the 1st Mayor...


Presidential daughter Luli Arroyo and beauty expert Ricky Reyes are joined by Mandaluyong Mayor Benhur Abalos and First Lady Menchie Abalos during the launching of Unang Hakbang Project...

Gangs to Jail [March 26]
Mandaluyong City Mayor Benhur Abalos questions the gang members of "Tutok Kalawit", "Bukas Kotse" and Laglag Barya" who were arrested by the joint forces of Mandaluyong City Police...


Computerization Assistance [March 26]
Mandaluyong Rep. Neptali "Boyet" Gonzales III hands over to Regional Trial Court (RTC) Judge Edwin Sorongon a computer keyboard representing a number of computer units...


Free Summer Tennis Clinic [April 2]
Mandaluyong City Mayor Benhur Abalos formally opened the Free Summer Tennis Clinic sponsored by the Mandaluyong City Tennis Club...


Proyektong Palupa [April 12]
Mandaluyong City Mayor Benhur Abalos, property owner Col. Antonio Cabangon Chua and the M. Vasquez Neighborhood Association in Barangay Harapin ang Bukas...

Free Swimming Lessons [April 12]
A number of children take their turn learning swimming strokes and survival techniques during the free swimming lesson being facilitated by employees of the City Hall at the Barangay...

Face the Full Brunt of the Law [April 22]
Mandaluyong City Mayor Benhur Abalos says "Sorry, you have no place in Mandaluyong but in jail" to 37 drug pushers and users arrested by the combined...


SPES Batch 2003 [April 30]
Employment opportunities through the Special Program for Employment of Students (SPES) to a total of 230 poor but deserving students to help them earn an amount...


Sabado Linis Day [May 10]]
A citywide clean-up drive being implemented to instill the habit of cleanliness among residents...


Early Mid-Year Bonus [May 16]
Cheerful employees of the Mandaluyong City Hall form a long queue at the cash department to collect their mid-year bonus. Mayor Benhur Abalos ordered the early...


Tubig para sa Barangay Addition Hills [June 3]
Mandaluyong City Mayor Benhur Abalos leads the ceremonial ribbon cutting during the inauguration of the Patubig sa Barangay...

Mandaluyong City Mayor Benhur Abalos turns over to the city school officials and students a symbolic computer unit during the launch of Basic...

Battle Against Tropical Diseases [June 18]
Some 41,000 pupils and students in the 28 public elementary and high schools in mandaluyong were subjected to medical screening as part...

Senator Loren Legarda and mandaluyong City Mayor Benhur Abalos lead city officials and employees in the tree planting activity at A. T. Reyes...

No No in Mandaluyong
[July 4]
Mandaluyong City Mayor Benhur Abalos shows to the manager of Diosa Grill & Restaurant along ADB Avenue the video footages taken by...

Collegiate Scholars [July 14]
Mandaluyong City Mayor Benhur Abalos signs a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA), granting scholarship to 75 poor but deserving freshmen students of the Rizal Technological University (RTU) during ceremonies held...

"Libreng Check-up, Libreng Salamin" Program [July 16]
Mandaluyong City Mayor Benhur Abalos hands a pair of eyeglasses to a senior citizen, one of the 2000 targeted beneficiaries for the year of the "Libreng Check-up, Libreng Salamin"...

Wheelchairs for the Disabled and Senior Citizens [July 16]
Mandaluyong City Mayor Benhur Abalos distributes wheelchairs to senior citizens and people with disabilities during ceremonies marking his birthday celebration held at the City Hall Compound...

Land for the Landless Program - Dreamhouse [July 19]
Single parent Rebecca Gubal with her four children expresses her deep gratitude to Mandaluyong City Mayor Benhur Abalos during the awarding of certificates of occupancy to more than a hundred...

"Trabaho Para Sa Kinabukasan Mo" Mega Jobfair [July 19]
More than 6,500 jobseekers from Metro Manila trooped to Mandaluyong City Elementary School recently during a “Trabaho para sa Kinabukasan Mo” program of Mayor...

Testing the Waters [July 31]
Mandaluyong City Mayor Benhur Abalos with representatives from Manila Water Company lead the symbolic testing of the fire hydrant during the inauguration of the project in Isla de Cocomo, Barangay Highway...

Tubig para sa Barangay Addition Hills [July 31]
Mandaluyong City Mayor Benhur Abalos with Manila Water Company President Antonio Aquino lead the symbolic opening of the faucet in Block 37, Welfareville Barangay Addition Hills during...

Inauguration - Abalos Type Building [July 31]
Mandaluyong City mayor prepares to cut the ceremonial ribbon during the inaugural blessing of the Abalos type Building - Mataas na Paaralang Neptali...

Inauguration of PNP Firing Range [August 4]
As an offshoot of the vision of Mandaluyong City Mayor Benhur Abalos to provide a venue to enhance police profiency, a firing range located...

Bakbakan Sa Mandaluyong [August 12]
Pan Asia Boxing Association flyweight champ Rolly Lunas congratulated by Senator Robert Jaworski and Mandaluyong City Mayor Benhur Abalos...

SA.MA.KA.BA. 13th Anniversary [August 12]

All-Out War vs. Drugs [August 19]
Mandaluyong City Mayor Benhur Abalos, Mandaluyong City Chamber of Commerce President Lirio Sandoval and Mandaluyong City Medical Center Director...

"Bahay Bulilit" Day Care Center [August 20]
Bahay Bulilit, a day-care center for children of low-income families is a joint project of the city government, the RMHC, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)...

Regular Employees [September 8]
A street sweeper thanks Mandaluyong City Mayor Benhur Abalos for choosing her as one of the 145 casual employees that received promotion during ceremonies held at A.T....

"Trabaho Para Sa Kinabukasan Mo" Mega Jobfair [September 20]
Mandaluyong City Mayor Benhur Abalos through the Public Employment Service Office (PESO) in cooperation with the Department of Labor and Employment conducted the Job Fair 2003 “Trabaho para sa Kinabukasan Mo”...


Abalos given award in Honolulu Environmental Summit [September 24]
Amid the political and economic crisis plaguing the country, it certainly feels like a gush of fresh air when leaders from other countries recognize our local executives for their achievements that...

Mandaluyong Literacy Awards top Metro Manila [August 25]

Job Fair for the Youth (Trabaho Para Sa Kabataan)  [September 27]
Hundreds of youth, ages 17 to 25 await for their turn to be interviewed during the "Job Fair for the Youth" project initiated by Mayor Benhur Abalos through the Public...


Most Outstanding Public Servants  [October 1]
Mandaluyong City Mayor Benhur Abalos is joined by the officers of Rotary International District 3800 led by District Governor Antonio Puyat in the awarding of the Most Outstanding Public Servants (MOSP)...

Free Eyeglasses [October 3]
Mandaluyong City Mayor Benhur Abalos is joined by the officers of Rotary International District 3800 led by District Governor Antonio Puyat in the awarding of the Most Outstanding Public Servants (MOSP)...

New and Modest Mandaluyong City Hall [October 13]
Mandaluyong City Mayor Benhur Abalos leads the groundbreaking rites of the soon to rise 5-storey New and Modest Mandaluyong City Hall...


Job Fair for the Youth (Trabaho Para Sa Kabataan) Part 2 [October 16]
Hundreds of youth, ages 17 to 25 await for their turn to be interviewed during the "Job Fair for the Youth - Part 2" project initiated by Mayor Benhur Abalos...

Feeding Program [October 18]
Mandaluyong City First Lady Menchie Abalos leads in the feeding program jointly organized by the Office of Mayor Benhur Abalos and the Kababaihan Kakaiba ng Mandaluyong in cooperation...


Humanitarian Assistance [November 1]
Mandaluyong City Mayor Benhur Abalos gives a total of P280,000 humanitarian assistance to the families of the victims of those who perished....

Bawal ang Droga sa Mandaluyong [November 12]
Mandaluyong City Mayor Benhur Abalos orders the suprise drug testing among City Hall employees, barangay officials and police force in line with his all-out campaign called Barangay Empowerment against Illegal Drugs...

Inter-Departmental Bowling Tournament [November 13]
Mandaluyong City First Lady Menchie Abalos graces the grand opening of the Inter-Departmental Duckpin Bowling Tournament held at the Marketplace Bowling Lanes...


Early Christmas Bonus [November 16]

Appeal to Cancel Pre-Bidding for Welfareville Lot [November 21]

Maralita Umahon Ka, Kaagapay Mo Siya [November 24]
Mandaluyong City Mayor Benhur Abalos hands-over to some selected urban poor start-up capitals and livelihood materials which is part of his "Maralita Umahon Ka, Kaagapay Mo Siya" Program during ceremonies...


Timbangan ng Bayan [November 25]
Department of Trade and Industry Secretary Mar Roxas presents to Mandaluyong City Mayor Benhur Abalos and Business Permit and License Office Chief Cathy Arce the Timbangan ng Bayan during a "Palengke ng Bayan"...


2nd Mayor Abalos Fishing Competition [November 3]
Mayor Benhur Abalos happily looks on the "kanduli" that was fished out by a participant in the recently concluded 2nd Mayor Benhur Abalos Fishing Competition...


Tiangge sa Kapaskuhan [December 1]
City Councilors Titus Francisco, Baby Pillas, Che-Che Pablo Santos, Louie Espinosa and Panyong de Guzman lead the ribbon cutting which marks the opening of the 2nd Annual Tiangge sa Kapaskuhan....

Grandslam for Mandaluyong [December 5]
Mandaluyong City Mayor Benhur Abalos stands out with three awards given by the Department of Education (Dep Ed) Non Formal Education Division during the 2003 Regional Literacy Award...