Good news, commuters! President Duterte announced that the government will offer free rides at the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) for at least a month following the completion of its rehabilitation works. Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) (Photo from DOTr) "I’d like to announce that Secretary...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) The decline in Covid-19 infections in Metro Manila has slowed down in the past week but the region remained at “low risk” from the virus, the OCTA Research Group said on Monday, March 21. In an update shared on Twitter, OCTA fellow Dr. Guido David said the...
Metro Manila will remain under the least restrictive Alert Level 1 along with 47 other areas across the country for the rest of the month, Malacañang announced. People flock to Ilaya in Binondo, Manila on Jan. 2, 2022. Metro Manila will be under Alert Level 3 starting Jan. 3 until Jan. 15, 2022...
Metro Pacific Investments Corporation reported a 20 percent improvement in consolidated core net income to P12.3 billion last year from P10.2 billion in 2020. In a press briefing, MPIC Chief Finance Officer June Cheryl Cabal-Revillas said “This substantial improvement from the 13 percent growth...
A fair weather condition is expected in most parts of the country due to the easterlies or warm and humid winds from the Pacific Ocean. Meanwhile, the trough of low pressure area (LPA) spotted outside the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) affects Mindanao, the State weather bureau said....
Polling firm Publicus Asia has released the results of the election survey for mayor and vice mayor in the 17 local government units (LGUs) in the National Capital Region (NCR). The firm’s Pahayag NCR Election Tracker Survey is an independent and non-commissioned poll conducted by Publicus Asia...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) Metro Manila's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) reproduction number or infection rate is now lower than in mid-December 2021 before the surge of cases driven by the highly transmissible Omicron variant, based on the monitoring of the OCTA Research Group on Wednesday, March...
The country's new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases dropped below 1,000 on Monday, Feb. 28. A passenger (C) sits inside a tricycle covered with a reminder to wear a mask, part of the Covid-19 health protocols, in Manila on February 16, 2022. Ted ALJIBE / AFP In its latest case bulletin, the...
"It's all thanks to you." Malacañang has expressed its gratitude to the people for their sacrifices amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, saying their cooperation was what made the shift of 39 areas in the country to Alert Level 1 possible. (FILE PHOTO BY ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) Cabinet...
Given the ongoing decreasing trend of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections in the Philippines, an OCTA Research fellow, on Monday, Feb. 28, said that the nation’s cases could further decrease to less than 1,000 by March 2022. (Tara Yap / Manila Bulletin) “Sana magpatuloy nga . We are...
As the National Capital Region (NCR) and 38 other areas are slated to deescalate to the COVID-19 Alert Level 1 on March 1 to 15, 2022, the government's pandemic task force has released the guidelines for the said risk classification which includes, among others, the wearing of well-fitted face...
Health advocate and former National Task Force (NTF) against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) special adviser Dr. Anthony “Tony” Leachon expressed his support for the implementation of Alert Level 1 status in Metro Manila beginning March 1, 2022. However, he reiterated that medical safeguards...
