(Mark Balmores / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) There is no need yet to raise the alert level status in Metro Manila as the healthcare utilization in the area remains manageable, an official of the Department of Health (DOH) said. DOH Undersecretary Leopoldo Vega said that the existing Alert Level 3...
The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) announced on Wednesday, Jan. 12 the impending escalation to Alert Level 3 of a total of 28 areas in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles (Malacañang photo) Cabinet Secretary and Acting...
The Muntinlupa City Council will follow the decision of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) on the imposition of curfew for minors in the National Capital Region (NCR). “We will follow MMDA curfew directive,” Raul Corro, the council’s majority floor leader, told Manila...
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) said that higher education institutions (HEIs) located in areas under Alert Level 2 may start offering limited face-to-face classes for all degree programs as soon as they are ready. CHED / FB CHED Chairman J. Prospero De Vera III, in CHED COVID-19 Advisory...
The Phase 2 of the implementation of limited face-to-face classes for all programs of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in areas under Alert Level 3 will begin by the end of this month, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) announced. (ALI VICOY / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) In the CHED...
In order to prevent another surge of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections, public health expert and former National Task Force (NTF) against COVID-19 special adviser Dr. Anthony “Tony” Leachon pushed the government to implement an Alert Level 4 status in Metro Manila. MANILA BULLETIN /...
A further uptick in total bed utilization rate would lead to an escalation of the National Capital Region (NCR) to an Alert Level 4. (Ali Vicoy/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Cabinet Secretary and Acting Presidential Spokesperson Karlo Nograles had this to say Tuesday, Jan. 11, noting that it's the...
Metro Manila mayors see no reason so far to upgrade the alert level status of the National Capital Region (NCR) despite the continuous rise of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases. "Ang nakapagsunduan ng mga mayor is for the meantime we will retain Alert Level 3. (The mayors have agreed to retain...
Malacañang said that the government will not hesitate to place Metro Manila under the coronavirus (COVID-19) Alert Level 4 if the region meets the qualifications for escalation. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles (Malacañang photo) Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles made the statement amid calls...
Amid the recent spike of infections, a public health expert has expressed support for the implementation of Alert Level 4 status in Metro Manila to prevent the further spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (File Photo/ Unsplash) Public health expert and former National Task Force (NTF) against...
The decision on whether or not the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) alert level in Metro Manila would be raised is yet to be discussed by the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-MEID), Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo...
Muntinlupa recorded 363 new cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), bringing the city’s total active cases to more than 1,000. Data from the Muntinlupa City Health Office (CHO) showed that as of Jan. 8, the active COVID-19 cases in the city reached 1,293 out of 28,992 confirmed cases, 27,117...
