Muntinlupa Mayor Jaime Fresnedi voted to put the National Capital Region (NCR) under Alert Level 1 starting March 1. Fresnedi and 16 other mayors under the Metro Manila Council (MMC) held a meeting on Feb. 22 to come up with a recommendation on whether the NCR should be maintained under Alert Level...
The official pilot testing of the “Surf2Sawa Wi-Fi Project” or the “free Wi-Fi for all” initiative of the Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor (PCUP) is set to be conducted on Feb. 21, 2022. (Unsplash) The “Suf2Sawa Wi-Fi Project” aims to provide an accessible internet connection...
The number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections in Metro Manila could further decrease to less than 200 by the end of the month, an OCTA Research fellow said on Saturday, Feb. 19. (Unsplash) “Ang projection natin for National Capital Region (NCR) sa katapusan nitong February ay maaaring...
Metro Manila’s coronavirus disease (COVID-19) indicators have improved, but the region remained under the low risk classification, an OCTA Research fellow said on Saturday, Feb. 19. “Although the trends improved in the National Capital Region (NCR), it remained as low risk,” said OCTA fellow...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) said on Friday, Feb. 18 that it's fully-ready in case there may be a water shortage as was projected by the National Water Resources Board (NWRB). Philippine Red Cross file photo Citing a recent interview, PRC said that NWRB advised at there is a high chance of Metro...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) Metro Manila and its neighboring provinces remained under "low risk" classification as they continued to see improvements in its coronavirus disease (COVID-19) numbers, the OCTA Research Group said on Friday, Feb. 18. "The positivity rates and ADAR in the NCR and...
The slight increase in the number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections in Metro Manila “feels like a Valentine spike,” an OCTA Research fellow said. “632 new cases in the National Capital Region (NCR). With mostly fresh cases, this feels like a Valentine spike. The figure shows that...
Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez (left foreground) and JICA Chief Representative Azukizawa Eigo (right foreground), joined by (background from left) DOTr Undersecretary Timothy John Batan, Finance Undersecretary Mark Dennis Joven, and Ambassador of Japan to the Philippines KOSHIKAWA Kazuhiko at...
(SCREEN GRAB FROM PTV FACEBOOK PAGE) The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) daily positivity rate in Metro Manila is now close to the World Health Organization's (WHO) benchmark of 5 percent after decreasing to 6.8 percent as of Monday, Feb. 14, the OCTA Research Group said on Tuesday, Feb. 15. If the...
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said on Tuesday, Feb. 15 that they will assess the safety seal program being implemented by the government on Thursday and if it is up to par, then the National Capital Region (NCR) may ease to Alert Level 1 by the first week of March. People in queue for goods...
A health reform advocate expressed his approval following the country’s coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic task force’s decision to extend the Alert Level 2 status in Metro Manila. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) “Ikinalulugod ko ang desisyon ng Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) at ng Metro...
The national government will consider the recommendation of the Metro Manila Council (MMC) to retain the Alert Level 2 status in the National Capital Region (NCR) until the end of February despite the continuous decline of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr....