Mandaluyong City Mayor Benhur Abalos seems to be having a delightful chat with Manda who used to be a stray dog (askal) and is now up for adoption under the Adopt-A-Dog program initiated by Mayor Abalos.

Manda is one of the many dogs rescued by the City Animal Shelter Office which not only administers the corresponding vaccinations but also conducts a rehabilitation program for these dogs to speed up their adoption. A citywide anti-rabies vaccination is also regularly conducted thru the Mandaluyong Dog Pound. It is expected that by March of this year, 90% of the dogs in the city would have been injected with the anti-rabies vaccine.

MANILA, Philippines — The use and sale of all plastic bags—including biodegradable ones—and styrofoam packaging will be prohibited in Mandaluyong City in 2014. This was after the city council enacted an ordinance that fixed a timeline for the imposition of the ban. Ordinance 523, Series of 2013, mandates that the use of plastic bags and styrofoam containers in Mandaluyong will be completely phased out by April 20, 2014, the third year of a gradual phaseout plan drafted by the city government.

Mandaluyong City Mayor Benhur Abalos sits with distinguished members of the Italian Foreign Affairs Committee and the Standing Committee for Human Rights at the Chamber of Deputies during which they reaffirmed the solid commitment of the Italian Parliament to a global abolition of the death penalty at the opening of the International Day of Cities for Life recently held in Rome, Italy.

Mayor Abalos was the only Filipino invited as representative at the Chamber and as resource person at the 8th International Meeting of Ministers wherein Mayor Abalos presented the programs being undertaken by Mandaluyong in the upliftment of human life.

The birth of the world Association of Parliamentarians against the Death Penalty was also announced in the said event.

Mandaluyong City Mayor Benhur Abalos presents the city’s delegation to the Batang Pinoy 2013 during the recent Morning Program held at the City Hall. The group bagged eleven medals, six of which are gold, in the various Philippine youth games of the competition’s Luzon Qualifying Leg held in Iba, Zambales. The gold medalists, all in Boxing, will advance to the finals to be held in Bacolod City this November.

The Batang Pinoy program is being conducted annually by the Philippine Sports Commission to promote Philippine youth games among 15 years old and below members of different sports associations. Also in photo are former Councilor Noel Bernardo, Mr. & Mrs. Boy Mendoza.

Mandaluyong City Mayor Benjamin C. Abalos, Jr. presents the scholars of the City of Mandaluyong Collegiate Scholars (CMCS) after signing the Memorandum of Agreement with the Rizal Technological University. The CMCS Agreement ensures that qualified students are able to obtain their respective college degrees at partner school, Rizal Technological University. For SY 2013-2014, almost 300 students qualified as scholars after undergoing rigid interviews and examinations of the CMCS office. The CMCS has benefited thousands of students since its implementation in 1996. In photo are City Councilors, City Scholarship Officer Pinky Umali, 2013 Scholarship Exam topnotcher John Francis Cultura, RTU President Dr. Jesus Rodrigo Torres and City Educational Program Executive Committee Chairman Delfin Asistio.

Mandaluyong City Mayor Benhur Abalos walks through the stretch of the newly-improved Liko Street in Barangay Highway Hills. The newly bricked street also includes drainage improvement, one of the many projects initiated by Mayor Abalos under his flood control program. Assisting Mayor Abalos at the ribbon-cutting is Barangay Highway Hills Chairman Rolando Rugay (inset).