The Philippine College of Physicians (PCP) on Sunday, Oct. 17 said health workers were still not able to breathe from the number of COVID-19 infections in the country. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) This, after the government's pandemic task force has approved the recommendation to place Metro Manila...
Three local government units (LGUs) in Metro Manila said on Saturday, Oct. 16, that they are all set to strictly implement the health and safety protocols after the National Capital Region (NCR) shifted to the more relaxed Alert Level 3 quarantine classification. San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora...
The resurgence of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) high infection rate in Metro Manila is possible as the alert level status for restrictions was downgraded to revive the economy, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año on Saturday, Oct. 16. This was...
Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Benhur Abalos reiterated on Saturday, Oct. 16, that only the Department of Health (DOH) can decide on the alert level status of Metro Manila. Abalos made the clarification amid reports that Metro mayors did not actually recommend the...
People spent their Saturday morning at the Manila Bay Dolomite Beach after it was reopened to the public. MANILA BAYWALK DOLOMITE BEACH OPENS:Â People are seen having fun at the Manila Baywalk Dolomite Beach Saturday morning, the first day of the implementation of Alert Level 3 measures in Metro...
An official of the One Hospital Command Center (OHCC) said Friday, Oct. 15, that the pilot implementation of the alert system in the National Capital Region (NCR) helped control the number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the region. Shoppers flock to bargain stores along Ilaya Street in...
(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The Department of Health (DOH) said that the implementation of the alert level system is based on “scientific metrics” and cannot be subjected to appeals. “This alert levels are determined by DOH. Hindi ito (This is not) subject to discussions or debate. This is...
It will be up to the local government units (LGUs) in the National Capital Region (NCR) whether or not to allow minors outside their residence as pandemic restriction in NCR is downgraded to Alert Level 3, an executive of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said Friday, Oct....
Pickup basketball games on the street--a familiar Filipino hobby--are still prohibited under alert level 3 in the National Capital Region (NCR), Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said. (Photo by Qi Xna/ Unsplash) Roque made the clarification Thursday, Oct. 14, as he responded to a reporter's...
San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora assured the public on Friday that the city is fully prepared for the strict implementation of the Alert Level 3 quarantine classification in Metro Manila starting on Saturday, Oct. 16. Mayor Francis Zamora In an interview with CNN Philippines, Zamora explained...
Editorial The recent announcement from the IATF that the National Capital Region (NCR) will now be placed under Alert Level 3 starting Oct. 16, 2021 was a welcome news for the business sector. With the recent downtrend of new COVID-19 cases, now under 10,000 a day, various groups have been calling...
The Cinema Exhibitors Association of the Philippines (CEAP) thanked the Inter-Agency Task Force for allowing cinemas to reopen in Metro Manila under COVID-19 Alert Level 3. Metro Manila will be under Alert Level 3 from Oct. 16 to 31 after the IATF approved the recommendation. SM cinema (SM Cinema)...
