Paranaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez, also the chairman of the Metro Manila Council (MMC), said about 80 percent Metro Manila residents already received their first dose of vaccines against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Olivarez said 45 percent are already fully vaccinated. The MMC is now...
Paranaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez, also chairman of the Metro Manila Council (MMC), said the Metro Manila mayors are amenable to the extension of the Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) in the National Capital Region (NCR) for another one week. The MECQ status in NCR should last up to...
A total of 1,000 houses were placed under a calibrated granular lockdown by the Paranaque City government starting Wednesday, August 25, due to a spike in COVID-19 cases. According to Mar Jimenez, Public Information Office chief, the president of the Annex 35 Homeowners Association Barangay Don...
Paranaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez said the prevailing uniform curfew hours in Metro Manila of 8 p.m. to 4 a.m. will remain in force and quarantine passes will no longer be needed as the National Capital Region (NCR) shifts to the "heightened" Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) starting...
A student of the Philippine Science High School (PSHS)- Bicol Region Campus has bagged a bronze medal at the 17th International Geography Olympiad (iGEO 2021) held virtually on Aug. 10 to 16 in Istanbul, Turkey. (PSHS Facebook page) The PSHS congratulated its “geography wizard,” Victor Edwin E....
Indonesian director Edwin on Saturday won the Golden Leopard for the best picture at the Locarno Film Festival with "Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash", a homage to 1980s Asian all-action movies. The feature paints a humorous portrait of a violent young man who falls for a woman after...
Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Benhur Abalos said he and the mayors of the National Capital Region (NCR) will discuss the possible extension of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) period in the metropolis this coming week. MMDA Chairman Benhur Abalos (Screengrab from...
The Parañaque City government has tapped Multisys Technologies Corp., a leading software solutions company, to boost its online services amid the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. This is a fulfillment of City Ordinance Number 2020-05, the Electronic and Online Payment Collection...
Pateros Mayor Miguel “Ike” Ponce III said he supports the unanimous decisiion of Metro Manila mayors for the temporary suspension of the government’s policy allowing minors from five to 17 years old to go to outdoor areas due to the emerging threat of the highly contagious Delta variant....
Parañaque will resume its first dose vaccination by mid-July, Mayor Edwin Olivarez said Wednesday. (Mayor Edwin Olivarez / MANILA BULLETIN) The city’s first dose vaccination has been suspended since July 2, Friday, and only second dose vaccinations are being conducted in Paranaque. In an...
More than 500 edible landscaping kits were donated by the University of the Philippines - Los Baños (UPLB) to the city government of Parañaque as part of its pursuit to promote food security amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. (Mayor Edwin Olivarez Facebook page / MANILA BULLETIN)...
DAVAO CITY - Overwhelmed hospitals in Davao del Norte have forced COVID-19 positive patients to stay at home while awaiting hospital admission. This was confirmed by Davao del Norte governor Edwin Jubahib in a video message on Sunday. "Daghan sa atong mga kaigsoonan ang nag-antos sa komplikasyon sa...
