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...
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...
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has opened institutional registrations for the national ID system to accommodate Filipinos who are working in the private and public sector, or residing in subdivisions. Deputy National Statistician Rosalinda P. Bautista said that government agencies,...
Actual construction of the P12-billion Kaliwa Dam, pegged by the Duterte administration as its top solution to Metro Manila's water woes, may have to wait until next year because of delays in meeting some conditions, including consent from the affected indigenous peoples, according to the new...
The Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) supports the proposed transfer of the National Irrigation Authority (NIA) from the Office of the President (OP) to the Department of Agriculture (DA). “It is very clear and logical that NIA should be under the DA, since all its activities are directly aimed at...
The government's pandemic task force has allowed the interzonal point-to-point travel of individuals from the National Capital Region (NCR) to areas under general community quarantine (GCQ) and modified GCQ (MGCQ). Based on the Resolution No. 142 of the Inter-agency Task Force (IATF) for the...
Malacañang said the government's pandemic task force is set to discuss the possible reopening of cinemas in areas under the Alert Level 3, part of the new system being implemented in Metro Manila response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. (Photo by Jewel SAMAD / AFP / FILE PHOTO)...
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa has urged the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Bureau of Corrections and other related agencies to prioritize the modernization of the country’s correctional system to address the problem of jail congestion. Dela Rosa, during the Senate Finance Committee’s...
Celine Pialago, former Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) spokesperson, on Wednesday, Oct. 6, filed Malasakit Movement Party-list’s Certificate of Nomination and Acceptance (CONA) at the Sofitel Tent in Pasay City. Malasakit Movement Party-list (Contributed Photo) Pialago was...
Customers of Maynilad Water Services, Inc. will experience a slight reduction in their water bills starting this month until October, following the government approval of the company’s fourth quarter Foreign Currency Differential Adjustment (FCDA). As for the customers of Manila Water Company...
Changes in the alert level classifications of the National Capital Region (NCR) must be transparent and based on numbers. (Ali Vicoy/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Presidential Adviser on Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion and Fr. Nicanor Austriaco, OP, a molecular biologist,...
State-run Social Security System (SSS) has resumed the implementation of the annual confirmation requirement for pensioners, but it will no longer require personal appearance at the pension fund. In a statement, Aurora C. Ignacio, SSS president and chief executive officer announced the resumption...
