Expert group calls on citizens to impose 'personal ECQ' Occupancy in Metro Manila hospitals will possibly rise to about 70 percent by the end of March, the OCTA Research Group said Tuesday (March 16). (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN) Dr. Guido David of the OCTA Research Group said the current...
The East Avenue Medical Center (EAMC) in Quezon City has utilized 77 percent of its COVID allotted beds as of Tuesday, March 16. (East Avenue Medical Center Facebook page / MANILA BULLETIN) Dr. Alfonso Nuñez, EAMC’s medical center chief, said the number of patients confined in the hospital for...
Paranaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez, also the chairman of the Metro Manila Council (MMC), said quarantine passes will not be implemented during the two weeks of unified curfew hour from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. starting Monday, March 15. A member (L) of a police special action force checks for required...
Metro mayors have yet to decide whether the liquor ban will be imposed in the National Capital Region (NCR), Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Benhur Abalos said Friday (March 12). (UNSPLASH / MANILA BULLETIN) “Yung liquor ban di namin na discuss kagabi. Lumabas na lang...
Food delivery services are exempted from the unified curfew in Metro Manila which will be implemented starting March 15, Parañaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez said Friday (March 12). (Jansen Romero / MANILA BULLETIN) “Sa guidelines po na nilabas ng Metro Manila Council, exempted po ‘yan (Based...
The active cases in the National Capital Region (NCR) have tripled in a span of two weeks, Parañaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez said Friday (March 12). (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULELTIN) Olivarez, who is also the chairman of the Metro Manila Council (MMC), said NCR’s active cases as of March 11...
As coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases soar in Metro Manila, the Metro Manila Council (MMC) will come up with new policies such as unified curfew hours, border controls to curb its spread, and possibly the re-issue of quarantine passes. A member of the police manning a checkpoint asks to see the...
A consensus will be reached by the Metro Manila mayors on unified curfew hours and other policies such as border control during their meeting later on Thursday, March 11, Parañaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez said. (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN) “Mamayang five o'clock ang aming meeting ng ating...
Earlier curfew hours might be restored in Metro Manila, Parañaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez said on Wednesday, March 10. A policeman stands guard as he reminds people to observe COVID-19 coronavirus health protocol at a popular shopping market in Manila on December 24, 2020. (Photo by STR / AFP /...
Metro Manila mayors will meet this week to review major COVID-19 policies amid the rising cases in the country’s capital. (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Benhur Abalos said among the policies that will be reviewed are the quarantine status,...
Several hospitals in Metro Manila said they are "ready" for an increase in admissions of COVID-19 cases. St. Luke's Medical Center (SLMC) Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer Dr. Benjamin Campomanes said the hospital has "anticipated" the increase of patients already. (UNSPLASH /...
Metro Manila mayors will once again go back to the drawing board to come up with a better policy to address the resurgence of high cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infection. (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULELTIN) This after active cases in Metro Manila almost doubled in the span of 11 days....
