Governor Daniel R. Fernando has ordered the strict implementation of the Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) protocols in the province from August 16 to 31, 2021. Fernando issued Executive Order No.30, Series of 2021, detailing the guidelines for the strict implementation of MECG which is...
A tour of heritage houses in Batangas, Bicol, Bulacan, and Boac Wala Lang … there’s no place like home. Most unusual was a Taal (Batangas) bahay-na-bato that was a bahay kubo in disguise. You wouldn’t notice the masquerade from outside. The home had the usual stone-walled ground floor and...
Bulacan Governor Daniel R. Fernando directed the Provincial Task Force (PTF) to be more vigilant and to tighten preventive measures after the province recorded seven confirmed cases of the Delta variant of COVID-19. Fernando issued the directive after three more cases of the COVID-19 Delta variant...
Sta. Maria, Bulacan Mayor Russel Pleyto has issued an order prohibiting the use of the municipal government's official seals in social media and for personal or business communications, among other avenues. Pleyto issued Executive Order No. 2021-012 to strengthen "the use of the official seal of...
Bulacan province is now appealing for additional doctors and nurses as it is already running out of available medical workers due to the continuous rise in its new COVID-19 cases and the threat of the Delta variant. Provincial Gov. Daniel Fernando said Wednesday he already asked the Philippine...
Four areas at the boundaries of Bulacan province with Metro Manila now have quarantine control checkpoints which have been installed to restrict people's movements amid threats of the Delta variant of COVID-19. San Jose Del Monte, Bulacan Mayor Arthur Robes said in a Facebook post that people...
Due to continuous downpour, high tide, and the release of excess water from Ipo and Bustos dams, 102 villages in Bulacan submerged in floodwaters, the Provincial Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) said on Sunday (July 25). From 6 a.m. to 10:50 a.m., to maintain the water elevation, the...
Around 33 villages in the province of Bulacan were under floodwaters due to continuous rains, high tide and excess water from Bustos Dam, the Provincial Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) said on Saturday, July 24. As of 5:00 a.m., the PDRRMO reported flooding in 15 villages in the town...
Transportation Secretary Arthur P. Tugade said the construction of the Metro Rail Transit Line 7 (MRT-7), which will connect Quezon City to Bulacan, is in "full swing" despite the persisting coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. (Photo from Art Tugade's Facebook Page) According to Tugade, the...
A better travel experience awaits motorists going to Bulacan as the Department of Transportation (DOTr), through the Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) signed an agreement to start the construction of a service road in Marilao town. (Photo from the Department of Transportation) Transportation Secretary...
A father who reportedly raped his two minor daughters was killed in a shootout with police in Marilao, Bulacan on Tuesday night. In a report sent to Bulacan Provincial Police chief Col. Lawrence Cajipe, the suspect, who was a construction worker, was shot dead when police were about to arrest him...
The 2.22-kilometer (km) section of the Arterial Plaridel Bypass Road, which includes the bridge across Angat River in Bustos, Bulacan, was opened on Friday, July 9. WIDER IS BETTER--The newly-widened Arterial Plaridel Bypass Road in Bustos, Bulacan was opened to motorists on July 9, 2021. (Photo...
