The national government will consider the recommendation of the Metro Manila Council (MMC) to retain the Alert Level 2 status in the National Capital Region (NCR) until the end of February despite the continuous decline of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr....
Muntinlupa Mayor Jaime Fresnedi has voted for the retention of Alert Level 2 in the National Capital Region (NCR). Mayors under the Metro Manila Council voted on what alert level to recommend to the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF). The mayors signed Metropolitan Manila Development Authority...
The Taguig City government has recorded more than 8,000 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in January with the surge of the Omicron variant in Metro Manila. Based on data from the Taguig City Epidemiology and Disease Surveillance (CEDSU), the city had 8,230 new COVID-19 cases in January as...
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...
Pateros Mayor Miguel “Ike” Ponce III has imposed a curfew for unvaccinated minors aged 17 years old and below under Alert Level 3. The Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) has placed the National Capital Region under Alert Level 3 from Jan. 3 to 15 due to the threat of the highly transmissible...
The Metro Manila Council (MMC) will have the final decision on the resumption of the number coding scheme as heavy volume of vehicles is expected in the capital region ahead of the holiday season. A photo of busy EDSA thoroughfare packed with vehicles and people crossing the overpass days after...
The Muntinlupa City government is set to lift the existing curfew of midnight to 4 a.m. following the approval of a resolution by Metro Manila mayors. Metro Manila local chief executives under the Metro Manila Council (MMC) including Muntinlupa Mayor Jaime Fresnedi signed Metropolitan Manila...
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...
The Muntinlupa City Council passed an ordinance Monday shortening the curfew hours that will be imposed in the city. Majority Floor Leader Raul Corro told Manila Bulletin that under the measure, the new curfew hours in Muntinlupa will be from midnight to 4 a.m., or four hours, starting Oct. 13. The...
Metro Manila mayors urged the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-MEID)) to consider easing restrictions for fully-vaccinated individuals in the National Capital Region (NCR) to open up more economic activities in the region. File photo/MANILA BULLETIN...
Paranaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez, also chairman of the Metro Manila Council (MMC), said the Metro Manila mayors are amenable to the extension of the Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) in the National Capital Region (NCR) for another one week. The MECQ status in NCR should last up to...
Malacañang said the government cannot meet the condition of Metro Manila mayors to have cash assistance or "ayuda" or cash aid for the proposed shift of the National Capital Region (NCR) to the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) as there were not enough funds for it. File photo of Manila...