Work at the Manila City Hall will continue amid surging COVID-19 cases, Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso said on Monday, Jan. 10.

During Monday’s flag raising ceremony, Domagoso noted that several workers of the City Hall are sick and infected with COVID-19 in the past week.
"Mahirap itong isang linggong pinagdaanan natin dahil marami tayong kasamahan sa gusaling ito ang naimpeksyon. Magkagayunman ay patuloy pa ring naglilingkod ang ating mga kapwa kawani sa ating mga kababayan (It has been a difficult week for us because many of our colleagues in this building were infected. And yet, our fellow workers continue to serve our people),” he said.
"Life must go on. We must serve. Inaasahan tayo ng taong-bayan (The people are depending on us).... Tuluy-tuloy lang tayo. Walang titigil, walang tulugan. This is the price we have to pay in public service dahil wala namang ibang aasahan ang ating mga kababayan (We have to keep going. We will not stop. We will not even sleep. This is the price we have to pay in public service because our countrymen have no one else to rely on to),” the Manila mayor added.
Meanwhile, Domagoso said the vaccination drive in the city will continue to maximize the number of people protected from the virus.
"Libo-libong kababayan ang naitawid natin ngayong linggong ito sa pagkakasakit ng COVID-19. At mananatili sa maliit nating kaparaanan na gagawin nating manatiling mailigtas ang bawat tao. Mayaman, middle class, mahirap, lahat ng tao, pantay-pantay," he said.
As of Jan. 9, the city has recorded a total of 1,413 active COVID-19 cases, 91,811 recoveries, and 1,784 deaths.
A total of 3,086,252 vaccine doses have been administered by the city government.