The City of Manila suspends once again the celebration of the Chinese New Year as it continues to fight the new surge in COVID-19 cases brought about by the more contagious Omicron and Delta variants. During the inauguration of the newly renovated Manila Zoo as the city's newest vaccination site...
An expert sees the possibility of placing Metro Manila under an Alert Level 2 status by February 2022. (MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) National Task Force (NTF) against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) special adviser Dr. Teodoro “Ted” Herbosa said that Metro Manila’s Alert Level status may be...
By Khriscielle Yalao Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso asserted that “vaccination is the solution” in the fight against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic as he highlighted the steady decline of COVID-19 cases in the city following the surge early this month. In the...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) Metro Manila and Benguet are still in a "severe outbreak" of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), while 14 provinces remain at a "very high" infection level, the independent research group OCTA warned on Saturday, Jan. 22. OCTA Research Fellow Dr. Guido David said Benguet had...
Dreams are free and, more important, COVID-free, so let me dream up solo dining out there in the world Photos by the author ALL IS EMPTY At the beach in Silom, Pangasinan (Cover design by Jules Vivas) What’s the best spot for a solo traveler in Paris? It’s the terrase , that open-air spot for...
Many Filipinos rely on agriculture for food, income, and beyond, especially those that live in landlocked municipalities. However, in recent years, local farmers have been suffering severely from the low prices of palay after it dropped due to the pandemic and implementation of the Rice...
Editorial Amid the pandemic, the City of Manila has been constantly improving its infrastructure, including its properties for leisure and entertainment. Though some have said that the timing may not be the most appropriate, considering that the pandemic has limited the access to sites where people...
Department of Health Secretary Francisco Duque praised Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso and the Manila City government’s response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and vaccine deployment during the pilot launch of the “Resbakuna sa mga Botika” on Thursday, Jan. 20. “Sya po ay...
OCTA Research Fellow Dr. Guido David (GO NEGOSYO OFFICIAL FACEBOOK PAGE) As the number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Metro Manila continues to decline, a fellow of the independent research group OCTA projected that the number of cases in the region will further go down to 2,000 by the...
(DSWD FACEBOOK PAGE) The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Thursday, Jan. 20, provided assistance to 99 Badjaus who have been stranded at the Manila North Port Terminal since Jan. 17. Each family has been given P5,000, including food packs and hygiene kits. The stranded Badjaus...
PITMASTER Foundation, the corporate social responsibility arm of the booming electronic sabong or e-sabong Pitmaster, has given away P100 million worth of cash donations and testing kits to the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) in response to the alarming spread of the dreaded Covid-19 in...
Metro Manila’s coronavirus disease (COVID-19) growth rate has further dipped to -20 percent, but an OCTA research fellow reiterated that despite the decrease of infections, the region remains at critical risk. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) “The one-week growth rate in the National Capital Region...
