It also generated 182 jobs, the Manila Bureau of Permits said on Thursday (Feb. 18).
Thirty-seven stalls at Mehan Garden and 11 stalls from two malls, Robinsons Place Manila and Lucky Chinatown Mall, participated in the event.
Bureau of Permits Director Levi Facundo attributed the success of the Valentine’s month event to the city government’s efforts to boost consumer confidence.
“The abovementioned figures will surely help our local economy and the people who benefited from this event. These kinds of events are very helpful to the local economy to help balance and complete the economic business cycle,” he said in a statement.
The Manila city government will conduct further studies and consultations on the reopening cinemas and game arcades, among other leisure activities amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.
By Nick Tayag | Photos courtesy of the NCCA
“We step into the gloried past even as we take a step towards a radiant future.” That’s how National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) Chairman
Arsenio “Nick” J. Lizaso encapsulates his manifold feelings about the imminent opening of the newly restored Manila Metropolitan Theater, which has recently been announced to the public.
Standing on Padre Burgos Avenue corner Arroceros Street, near the Manila Central Post Office, the MET is a 1930s art deco building that in its heyday before World War II was the center of the arts and culture, or what was then called “high society.”
Color/Number Coding
. I’m all for reducing traffic and certainly number-coding helps. Those who can afford it, however, buy a second car, maybe even a third, to use when their first car is grounded. Traffic is reduced only by those who can’t afford another car. Some people really need a car all days of the week for their work. It’s a bit late, but how about issuing permits for a high fee, to those who really need a car every day? That ought to cut down the need for replacement when second cars wear out, ease life for those who need a car every day, raise government revenue, and save foreign exchange.
(Photo from Manila PIO)
The anticipated mass started at 8 p.m. and was led by church officials of the Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene. It was also made available for public viewing via Facebook livestream.
Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso, who attended the mass, said this was one of the city government’s ways to keep Filipino tradition alive amid the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
“Ito ay programa ng city government para ‘yung mga tradisyon nating mga Pilipino ay tuloy pa rin ngunit sa maingat na pamamaraan (This is a program by the city government to continue our Filipino tradition in a safe manner),” he told reporters.