The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-MEID) will analyze first data analytics on coronavirus disease (COVID-19) situation in Metro Manila and other areas before deciding on any proposal to downgrade the COVID alert status in any part of the country,...
Shoppers flock to bargain stores along Ilaya Street in Divisoria, Binondo, Manila, on Oct. 14, 2021. (Photo by Ali Vicoy) Some members of the medical community said that the government must make sure that safeguards are in place before downgrading Metro Manila to Alert Level 1. Adherence to minimum...
Paranaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez, also the chairman of the Metro Manila Council (MMC), confirmed that all Metro Manila mayors agreed to downgrade the National Capital Region (NCR) to Alert Level 1 starting March 1. Olivarez, in a phone interview with Manila Bulletin, said the 17 mayors...
(SCREEN GRAB FROM PTV FACEBOOK PAGE) Metro Manila could be placed under a more relaxed Alert Level 1 quarantine classification by next week, according to the OCTA Research Group. "Sa amin ang tinitingnan lang naman namin iyong metrics at dahil less than 5 percent na ang positivity rate, ang...
Local government units (LGUs) should be able to meet their vaccination targets for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) before being allowed to be placed under Alert Level 1, vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. proposed on Monday night, Feb. 21. People flock to Ilaya in Binondo, Manila to shop on Jan. 2,...
With the current election campaign period, authorities need to be meticulous before deciding to place the country under the least restricted Alert Level 1 which is the most relaxed health protocol system against the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19). In a briefing on Tuesday, Feb. 22, Department...
San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora said on Tuesday, Feb. 22, that he supports downgrading Metro Manila to Alert Level 1 amid the declining number of COVID-19 cases being recorded in the metropolis. "As of today (Feb. 22), the City of San Juan only has 28 active cases of COVID-19. This is already a...
Muntinlupa Mayor Jaime Fresnedi voted to put the National Capital Region (NCR) under Alert Level 1 starting March 1. Fresnedi and 16 other mayors under the Metro Manila Council (MMC) held a meeting on Feb. 22 to come up with a recommendation on whether the NCR should be maintained under Alert Level...
Paranaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez, also the chairman of the Metro Manila Council (MMC), announced that all 17 Metro Manila mayors will meet on Tuesday, Feb. 22, to determine whether to maintain the National Capital Region (NCR) under Alert Level 2 or downgrade it to Alert Level 1 starting March...
It's a good time to downgrade to Alert Level 1 or the "new normal" for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), an infectious disease expert said Monday, Feb. 21. People in queue for goods at the Diliman community pantry (Mark Balmores/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) "Well, at this point, mukhang medyo...
As the country prepares for the next step in its battle against the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Malacañang said that there may be additional conditions before any area can deescalate to Alert Level 1. (File Photo by Ali Vicoy) Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles made the statement as the...
The Philippines has already “overcome” the challenges brought about by the highly-transmissible Omicron coronavirus variant, but the public should not lower their guard just yet as COVID-19 continues to pose as a threat, the Department of Health (DOH) said. Makati CBD skyline “Tayo po...
