Health Secretary Francisco Duque III (Malacañang photo) Amid the continuous decline in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said that he is in favor of placing Metro Manila under Alert Level 3. Although the health secretary was in favor of downgrading the...
Cesar Chavez resigned as chief of staff of Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso. (Photo courtesy of Adamson University / File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) This was confirmed by Chavez in a Facebook post on Wednesday, Oct. 13. "MBC (Manila Broadcasting Company) management has actually offered...
The Ateneo community joined the pouring congratulatory messages for journalism Maria Ressa following her historic Nobel Peace Prize win on Friday, Oct. 8. Maria Ressa (Photo from Ateneo) In a statement, Ateneo President Roberto C. Yap SJ, lauded Ressa, saying she has shown herself "to be a true...
Presidential Adviser on Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion has attested to the safety of cinemas as a venue when ti comes to controlling the spread of the dreaded coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (Jonatan Moerman/ Unsplash) While cinemas and movie houses have remained closed for...
The coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) alert level in Metro Manila will probably be lowered by Oct. 16 with the improved health situation in the area, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Undersecretary Epimaco Densing III said Tuesday night, Oct. 12. Densing explained that the...
Presidential Adviser on Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion is batting for an "aggressive" lowering of alert level classifications in Metro Manila--similar to the aggressive imposition of a lockdown a couple of months ago during the initial attack of the coronavirus disease...
Paranaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez, chairman of the Metro Manila Council (MMC), reported on Tuesday that 80 percent of the eligible adult population in National Capital Region (NCR) had been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). During a phone interview, Olivarez said the...
Trucks will be prohibited from passing through Nagtahan flyover in Manila until April next year due to damages it sustained from the recent earthquakes, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) announced Tuesday, Oct. 12. MMDA officials explained in a press conference that the banning...
Local government units in Metro Manila will implement shorter curfew hours starting Wednesday, Oct. 13, as the number of active COVID-19 cases in the region continues to go down. From 10 p.m. to 4 a.m., Metro Manila will observe a unified curfew hours of 12 midnight to 4 a.m., based on the...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) Metro Manila has recorded its lowest seven-day average coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases since August at 1,933, independent research group OCTA said on Tuesday, Oct. 12. "The seven-day average in the NCR (National Capital Region) decreased to less than 1,933 as of...
Curfew hours in Metro Manila may be shortened in the coming days as the region continues to report decreasing new cases of COVID-19, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Benhur Abalos said Tuesday, Oct. 12. Currently, curfew hours in the region start at 10 p.m. until 4 a.m.,...
As the number of cases continues to go down, Malacañang said that the National Capital Region (NCR) has a "good chance" of being downgraded to Alert Level 3, a stage in the new coronavirus (COVID-19) response system being piloted in the region that allows more businesses and activities to...
