The Philippines is on track to having a "better Christmas" this year as the country ramps up its coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination program, President Duterte said, noting that major cities are hitting their targets of inoculating at least 50 percent of their population. President Rodrigo...
The Alert Level System currently under pilot testing in the National Capital Region (NCR) would likely be extended until October, an official of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said on Saturday, Sept. 25. In an interview over GMA News, DILG Undersecretary Empimaco Densing...
The Philippines is bent on completing its six smart city projects as part of its commitment to the 4th ASEAN Smart Cities Network (ASCN) annual virtual meeting last August 30, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said Wednesday, Sept. 1. DILG Undersecretary for Local...
Manila ranked 51st in the Safe Cities Index 2021 list of The Economist Intelligence Unit. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The annual report measures the urban safety of 60 major cities worldwide based on five categories: personal, health, infrastructure, digital, and environmental security. Manila...
Despite the government's re-imposing more stringent travel restrictions this month, Cebu Pacific (CEB) is mounting flights to additional key Asian cities to rebuild its international operations. Beginning Wednesday, (August 4) CEB increased its flight frequencies to Singapore from twice to thrice...
BEIJING, China – Chinese cities rolled out mass testing of millions of people and imposed fresh travel restrictions as health authorities battled Sunday to contain the country's most widespread coronavirus outbreak in months. This photo taken on August 1, 2021 shows a resident receiving a...
Digital cities outside Metro Manila aim to create over a hundred thousand local jobs by 2025. So far, of the 31 cities launched under the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT)'s Digital Cities Program, nine have completed their five-year roadmaps. 18062 These include...
Valenzuela City has ranked first among Metro Manila cities with the highest number of COVID-19 vaccine utilization rate. Based on data from the country's Regional Vaccination Operations Center, Valenzuela City bested 16 other cities in the National Capital Region (NCR) in terms of vaccine...
2021 Liveable Cities Lab and Globe Resilient Health Systems panelists Information and communications technology (ICT) plays a crucial role in fighting COVID-19 in the country. By leveraging ICT, local government units (LGUs), and national agencies are able to give Filipinos access to healthcare,...
Ten additional highly urbanized cities will gain priority for coronavirus vaccine access due to the surge in cases of infections, Malacañang announced Thursday. One million doses of Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines arrive at NAIA Terminal 2 in Pasay City on June 6, 2021. (Photo courtesy of National Task...
Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso said he will push for “Go Manila,” a digital data infrastructure that is expected to solve the capital’s lack of reliable data as Manila advances to the final round of the 2021 Global Mayors Challenge. Bloomberg Philanthropies / MANILA BULLETIN...
SPEAKING OUT Ignacio R. Bunye Speaking before the Regis CEO Roundtable Series last May 18, Fernando Zobel de Ayala (FZA), President and CEO of Ayala Corporation, disclosed that “two of Ayala’s most cyclical businesses – Ayala Land and BPI – are priming themselves for a post-pandemic...
