(Image from Unsplash) Over 50 percent of teachers in the National Capital Region (NCR) are experiencing flu symptoms amid the worst coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in the country, a group of education workers said on Tuesday, Jan. 11. The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines,...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) The independent research group OCTA on Tuesday, Jan. 11, said that Metro Manila is now dealing with a "severe outbreak" of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) amid the Omicron variant taking over Delta as the dominant variant in the country. "The average daily attack rate...
The country is now under critical-risk case classification as well as Metro Manila and two other regions for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Department of Health (DOH) said Monday night, Jan. 10. Members of the Manila Police District (MPD) Precinct Station 2 remind bargain shoppers along...
Omicron is currently the dominant coronavirus disease (COVID-19) variant in the country, exceeding the deadly Delta variant, the Department of Health (DOH) said Monday night, Jan. 10. Omicron variant of COVID-19 Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said during the President's pre-recorded public...
Metro Manila mayors see no reason so far to upgrade the alert level status of the National Capital Region (NCR) despite the continuous rise of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases. "Ang nakapagsunduan ng mga mayor is for the meantime we will retain Alert Level 3. (The mayors have agreed to retain...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) The tremendous increase in the number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases continued as Metro Manila registered a new all-time high number of infections on Sunday, Jan. 9, the independent research group OCTA said on Monday, Jan. 10. Citing data from the Department of...
Malacañang said that the government will not hesitate to place Metro Manila under the coronavirus (COVID-19) Alert Level 4 if the region meets the qualifications for escalation. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles (Malacañang photo) Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles made the statement amid calls...
The P355.6-billion Metro Manila Subway Project (MMSP) is 25.09 percent complete as of December 2021, according to the Department of Transportation ( DOTr). media The MMSP is the Philippines’ first underground mass transport system and one of its largest infrastructure projects. A subway in Metro...
Amid the recent spike of infections, a public health expert has expressed support for the implementation of Alert Level 4 status in Metro Manila to prevent the further spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (File Photo/ Unsplash) Public health expert and former National Task Force (NTF) against...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) positivity rate in Metro Manila has reached 50.5 percent on Jan. 7--the first time it exceeded 50 percent in the region--the independent research group OCTA said on Sunday, Jan. 9. In an update posted on Twitter, OCTA Research Fellow...
There’s no need to place the National Capital Region (NCR) under Alert Level 4 amid the new surge in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion said on Saturday, Jan. 8. Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship and Go...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) Over 11,00 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases were recorded in Metro Manila on Thursday, Jan. 6, setting a new record for the number of infections in a day, the independent research group OCTA said Friday, Jan. 7. "The steep increase in new COVID-19 cases in the...
