Despite having packed hospitals, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Benhur Abalos still views the ongoing implementation of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) as a "success" in terms of protecting the health of Metro residents. (Mark Balmores/ File photo/ MANILA...
The government will put premium on "total health" before deciding on whether to lift or extend the hard lockdown enforced in Metro Manila this month, according to a Palace official. Village officials from Barangay 63, Zone 8 put a barricade along Natividad St. in Pasay City on August 16, 2021 after...
Over 3,000 public transport workers have already received their first dose of vaccines against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) through the Department of Transportation's (DOTr) inoculation program. (Photo from Department of Transportation Secretary Art Tugade's Facebook) The workers, who include...
(OCTA RESEARCH) Metro Manila's average daily attack rate (ADAR) and positivity rate have breached their critical levels in the previous week, based on the latest OCTA Research's report released on Wednesday, Aug. 18. The ADAR or incidence rate of COVID-19 infections in Metro Manila has increased to...
The Ateneo de Manila University (AdMU) announced on Wednesday, Aug. 18, that it is once again waiving the administration of the Ateneo College Entrance Test (ACET) for School Year 2022-2023. Ateneo de Manila University (ateneo.edu) The postponement of ACET is still due to the prevailing health...
Manila Vice Mayor Ma. Sheilah "Honey" Lacuna-Pangan is set to be discharged from the hospital on Thursday after recovering from COVID-19. (Vice Mayor Ma. Sheilah "Honey" Lacuna-Pangan Facebook page) Based on the latest medical bulletin provided by Sta. Ana Hospital, Pangan is already “doing...
More than P4.5 billion cash assistance (ayuda) has been so far distributed to qualified beneficiaries in Metro Manila, the The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said on Wednesday, August 18. “Nasa 4,566,655 low-income individuals na po ang nakinabang sa ating ayuda at...
A day after the Metro Manila Council (MMC) meeting held a meeting to discuss the next quarantine status for the National Capital Region (NCR) after August 20, San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora said that the mayors have yet to reach a consensus regarding their recommendation due to various factors....
A person fully vaccinated should be given greater ease of access to certain establishments in Metro Manila, according to President Duterte's business adviser. A resident of Parañaque City gets vaccinated against COVID-19 on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/MANILA BULLETIN) Presidential Adviser for...
(ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) The number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Metro Manila, Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon), and Central Luzon accounted for 63 percent of the total recorded cases in the Philippines on Monday, Aug. 16, said an OCTA Research expert. Metro...
If only he had a choice, President Duterte said he would shun away from stricter quarantine measures being enforced by his administration amid the coronavirus pandemic. President Rodrigo Duterte delivers his Talk to the People address on August 16, 2021. (Malacañang) In his Talk to the People...
A total of P3,299,290 cash aid (ayuda) has been distributed so far more than three million qualified beneficiaries in the National Capital Region (NCR), Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said. In a briefing with President Duterte, Año said the figure...
