President Duterte has extended the modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) in the National Capital Region-plus (NCR-plus) bubble area until May 14, 2021 days after the country reached its millionth coronavirus (COVID-19) case this week. President Duterte (RTVM Screenshot) Duterte made the...
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles is pushing for the distribution of virgin coconut oil (VCO) in hospitals outside the National Capital Region plus (NCR plus) as supplemental treatment for the coronavirus disease. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles (Nograles/Facebook) Nograles has started to hold...
The establishment of the initial community pantry in Maginhawa St., Quezon City has inspired hundreds of individuals to imitate the initiative. A community pantry is a community-led stall enabling the public to give or receive goods for free. In celebration of Earth Day this 2021, the...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has urged anew senior citizens and persons with disabilities (PWDs) to refrain from going out and send their authorized representatives to claim their financial assistance from the local government units (LGUs). DSWD (MANILA BULLETIN FILE...
An epidemiologist said Monday, April 26, that the National Capital Region (NCR) is not yet ready to revert back to general community quarantine (GCQ) status. (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN) In a virtual Palace briefing, Dr. John Wong of Epimetrics Inc., bared indicators that will tell if the...
The government's task force on COVID-19 (coronavirus disease-2019) response will discuss on Tuesday, April 27, the recommendations on the next quarantine classifications for the NCR (National Capital Region)-plus composed of Metro Manila and the adjacent provinces of Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna and...
The number of daily coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the National Capital Region (NCR) is now on a downward trend, experts studying the pandemic in the country said. (Photo by STR / AFP / FILE PHOTO) In their latest monitoring report issued Sunday, April 25, OCTA Research Group said the...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) reminded tourists from NCR-plus areas that non-essential travel outside the bubble is still prohibited under modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ). (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement, the DOT urged leisure travelers from the NCR-plus to "postpone...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) assured on Saturday, April 24, that the cash aid distribution in Metro Manila and four adjacent provinces will be completed before the May 15 extended deadline. In an interview over dzBB, DILG Undersecretary and spokesperson Jonathan Malaya...
The National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19 has allocated the lastest batch of 500,000 doses of CoronaVac brand vaccines to the National Capital Region (NCR)-plus and other areas experiencing a surge in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, as well as in economic centers. In a statement Friday,...
Plant enthusiasts get vegetable seedlings at DENR-NCR in North Avenue, Quezon City. (Photo courtesy of DENR-NCR) People are now also lining up at the Department of Natural Resources and Environment National Capital Region (DENR-NCR) office not to get food but instead pick free seedlings of...
The Philippine economy lost an estimated P180 billion in just the recent two-week enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in the National Capital Region and nearby provinces, according to Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez. Lopez said that based on estimates, the two-week strict lockdown...
