Metro Manila, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, and Rizal collectively known as the National Capital Region-plus (NCR-plus) bubble area will remain under the general community quarantine (GCQ) with restrictions until June 15, 2021. Manila Bulletin File Photo President Duterte made the announcement during...
Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Benhur Abalos has called on mayors in the National Capital Region (NCR) to strictly enforce anti-public smoking laws. (Photo Andres Siimon / Unsplash) "We must inceasingly promote a healthier environment and encourage tobacco users to quit...
Weeks after a “steep” decline in the number of infections, the Department of Health (DOH) said the decrease in the number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Metro Manila and nearby provinces has started to slow down. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Although cases are still on a downward...
The Office of the Vice President (OVP) has extended its COVID-19 response programs to outside the National Capital Region Plus (NCR Plus) bubble as other provinces in Visayas and Mindanao have been experiencing surges in cases, too. On Sunday, May 30, Vice President Leni Robredo said during her...
This is not yet the time to further ease quarantine restrictions in Metro Manila and nearby provinces as the number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases remain high, a public health expert said Saturday, May 29. (Manila Bulletin File Photo) Dr. Anthony Leachon has suggested that the government...
The government may ease restrictions now that the number of daily coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases has been decreasing, but this should be done gradually, a member of the OCTA Research group said Friday, May 28. OCTA Research fellow Prof. Guido David said the number of cases in the National...
Despite the downward trend in coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, Malacañang said that there are still a lot of factors that should be considered before restrictions in the National Capital Region (NCR) bubble area can be further relaxed. Manila Bulletin File Photo Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has allowed local government units (LGUs) which failed to meet the May 25 cash aid distribution deadline for the National Capital Region (NCR)- plus beneficiaries to continue with its disbursement. But DILG Secretary Eduardo Año stressed...
Extended GCQ eyed in June Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez on Wednesday, (May 26) urged that the country’s COVID-19 vaccination should be focused on the National Capital Region (NCR) Plus, the economic engine of the country, to achieve an earlier herd immunity and faster economic...
Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año reported on Wednesday night that the distribution of the national government's financial assistance to the NCR (National Capital Region)- plus is now at 99.67 percent complete. A breakdown of the disbursed cash aid revealed...
A total of 43,480 healthy safety-related rules for coronavirus disease- 2019 (COVID-19) have been reported since Metro Manila and four adjacent provinces were placed under stricter quarantine status, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said Wednesday, May...
OCTA Research on Wednesday, May 26, said that Metro Manila and eight other "high-risk" areas will be able to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) by October if 250,000 vaccine doses per day will be administered in these areas. Molecular biologist-priest Nicanor Austriaco, an OCTA...
