Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Benhur Abalos said local government units (LGUs) in Metro Manila have been implementing "circuit-breaker" lockdowns against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) long before the OCTA Research group made the suggestion. MMDA Chairman Benhur...
As longer curfew hours will be implemented in Metro Manila tonight, July 25, the Philippine National Police (PNP) urged the public to cooperate by observing the rules and respecting the people who would enforce the stricter measures against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). PNP chief Gen....
President Duterte has maintained high approval and trust ratings more than a year and half into the country's coronavirus crisis which heavily impacted the lives of many Filipinos, according to an independent pollster. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) In the survey conducted by...
A good balancing act between maintaining the country’s economic recovery and protecting Filipinos against the dreaded Delta variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). DTI Secretary Ramon Lopez speaks during President Duterte's pre-recorded public briefing on Saturday, July 24, 2021....
Longer curfew hours will be implemented in the National Capital Region (NCR) starting Sunday, July 25, amid the rising cases of COVID-19 Delta variant. In this file photo taken on April 21, 2020, a member of the Philippine National Police Special Action Forces uses a megaphone to remind shoppers to...
The local economy will likely destroyed if Metro Manila will placed anew on the most stringent lockdown in the face of the coronavirus threat, according to Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion. Manila residents line up for the second dose of coronavirus vaccine outside a...
President Duterte has approved bringing back the National Capital Region (NCR) to general community quarantine (GCQ) with heightened restrictions and changed the quarantine classifications of other areas, Malacañang revealed. Manila Bulletin File Photo Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the...
The OCTA Research group underscored the need to prepare for a possible surge in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, as it observed a significant increase in the number of daily infections in Metro Manila. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) In its latest monitoring report, the independent research group...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday, July 21, suspended overseas voter registration operations in the National Capital Region due to inclement weather. Comelec/MB The Comelec Office for Overseas Voting announced the suspension in a Facebook post. "We will suspend our overseas voting...
Mayors in Metro Manila are urging the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases to suspend its decision allowing minors from five to 17 years old in outdoor areas in the National Capital Region (NCR) because of the threat of the highly contagious Delta...
Saying that it is a “cause of serious alarm and concern,” President Duterte on Monday, July 19, warned the public that the government might impose “stricter restrictions” anew if the more transmissible Delta variant spreads further in the country. President Rodrigo Duterte delivers his...
OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David on Monday, July 19, urged the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) to consider reimposing an order preventing children from going outdoors due to the threat of the highly infectious Delta variant of the coronavirus...
