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...
Metro Manila mayors are eyeing the possible age restrictions for minors in shopping malls after reports disclosed that a two-year-old boy tested positive for the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) after a mall visit. “That's very unfortunate. That's why we are still reminding everyone to follow...
The Department of Public Works and Highway (DPWH) will conduct road reblocking and repairs along EDSA over the weekend. In an announcement, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) said DPWH will conduct works on EDSA-Quezon City before Anapolis St. to before Boni Serrano flyover and...
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...
There is now a new footbridge on the southbound lane of EDSA-Buendia to provide bus commuters a safe access to the loading and unloading area of the bus carousel. Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Benhur Abalos, who led the inauguration of the new footbridge Thursday, Nov....
Metro Manila mayors will allow "tiangge" or Christmas bazaars and pop-up stores to operate in the National Capital Region (NCR) this coming holiday season provided that the vendors are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). People are seen no longer wearing face shields as...
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has installed new traffic lights in two U-turn slots on EDSA in Quezon City to improve road safety in one of the country's major highways. The traffic lights are located in front of Quezon City Academy and near Dario Bridge, where the u-turn...
The Muntinlupa City Council has enacted an ordinance scrapping the mandatory use of face shields in the city. Majority Floor Leader Raul Corro told Manila Bulletin that the City Council enacted the ordinance on Nov. 8. The ordinance, he said, lifted the mandatory use of face shields except in...
A new station of the Pasig River Ferry Service (PRFS) was inaugurated Tuesday, Nov. 9, to accommodate more people taking public transportation amid the reopening of the country’s economic activities. The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) led the opening of Kalawaan Station on N....
If asked, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Benhur Abalos said he would be more inclined to follow Department of Interior and Local Government Secretary (DILG) Eduardo Año's stand to scrap the mandatory wearing of face shield policy even without approval from the...
Vice presidential aspirant Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Tuesday, Nov. 9 rallied support for the upcoming joint initiative between the government and private sector’s drive to administer at least five million doses of COVID-19 vaccines over a three-day period, urging people to “be a...
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) is eyeing the resumption of the implementation of the number coding scheme in Metro Manila as the volume of traffic in the region is already returning to pre-pandemic level. MMDA Chairman Benhur Abalos said Tuesday, Nov. 9, that the agency will...
