The Taguig City government has recorded more than 8,000 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in January with the surge of the Omicron variant in Metro Manila. Based on data from the Taguig City Epidemiology and Disease Surveillance (CEDSU), the city had 8,230 new COVID-19 cases in January as...
Muntinlupa Mayor Jaime Fresnedi said Metro Manila mayors have agreed to implement rules that will restrict the movements of unvaccinated persons amid the steep increase in new COVID-19 cases in the National Capital Region (NCR). During the flag ceremony at the Muntinlupa City hall quadrangle on...
The Mandaluyong City local government, together with Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Benhur Abalos, distributed grocery packs and other assistance to victims of the fire that hit Barangay Old Zañiga on Christmas Eve. On its official Facebook page, the local government...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go has lauded Public Works and Highways Secretary Roger Mercado for launching the Assistance to Support Youth and Unemployment for Development (AYUDA) program, saying that this is a new weapon that government can rely on in fighting unemployment and poverty triggered...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Regional and District Engineering Offices has launched the nationwide Assistance to Youth and Unemployed for Development and Advancement, or AYUDA, Program on Tuesday, Dec. 7 at the Rizal Park in Manila in a bid to provide local employment...
In an effort to help Filipinos recover under the new normal, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has launched an advocacy “I Love Metro Manila (MM)” that hopes to uplift the spirits of Metro Manila residents and get back in life after the struggles the country experienced in...
Pateros Mayor Miguel “Ike” Ponce III said the use of face shields in the municipality is “optional” outdoors but required in indoor spaces. Ponce made the announcement ahead of the decision of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) regarding its use. Pateros Mayor Miguel Ponce III (left) and a...
The Taguig City government has issued reminders on health and safety protocols as cinemas and movie houses reopened in Metro Manila and in the provinces. Taguig Mayor Lino Cayetano, Chairman Benhur Abalos Jr. of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and Charmaine Bauzon, president of...
Taguig Mayor Lino Cayetano is backing the proposal for the lifting of the mandatory use of face shields. Cayetano held a meeting with the Taguig Safe City Task Force Monday for the city’s move recommending lifting of the face shield mandate to the Inter-Agency Task Force. A woman wearing face...
Muntinlupa Mayor Jaime Fresnedi is supporting the proposal for the non-mandatory wearing of face shields. Metropolitan Manila Development Authority Chairman Benhur Abalos said on Monday, Nov. 8, that the official position of the 17 Metro Manila mayors during their meeting on Nov. 7 was to do away...
The rollout of vaccination cards for vaccinated persons will start on September 1, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority Chairman Benhur Abalos bared on Tuesday, August 24. MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO "Ang pagkakaalam ko September 1 ang rollout. In fact ang nangyayari, lahat ng data namin ng...
Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Benhur Abalos bared Monday, Aug. 23, that almost 70 percent of people infected with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Metro Manila are unvaccinated, prompting him to call on residents to get the life-saving jab. MMDA Chairman Benhur...
