The completion of the 565-meter viaduct of the Bonifacio Global City (BGC)-Ortigas Center Road Link remains on track despite the restrictions caused by the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said. WORK AS USUAL--The construction...
From the outside, the Philippine Ports Authority's (PPA) newly renovated training facility looks like a swanky rest house. (Photo from PPA) A statement from the PPA Monday, Aug. 16 bared that the facility, located in Sam Fernando, La Union, "will house the majority of its executive and management...
Around 160,000 business establishments will be as risk if and when the current enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila gets extended beyond Aug. 20, Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez said. A restaurant staff cleans a table to prepare for the arrival of diners...
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III has tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), a statement from the department bared Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 17. (Photo from DOLE Facebook page) However, Bello, 77, was said to be "asymphomatic and remains on top...
Instead of an extended enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila, Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez said he would rather have a deescalation of the restriction to a modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) with granular lockdowns. DTI Secretary Ramon Lopez...
Despite the emergence of scary mutations or variants, the head of a pro-science consumer advocacy group says it would take a while before so-called "booster" shots against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) become acceptable in the Philippines. (Mark Balmores/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) According...
The average quantity of solid waste collected in the National Capital Region (NCR) has jumped by over 2,500 tons per day compared to the time when there was no coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. (Photo from EcoWaste Coalition) This was evident in the numbers provided by Department of...
