The Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) has highlighted infrastructure projects under the Duterte administration that aim to give focus on news and information coming from regions in the country other than Metro Manila. PCOO Secretary Martin Andanar ( Photo from Martin Andanar's...
Paranaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez, also chairman of the Metro Manila Council (MMC), said the Metro Manila mayors are amenable to the extension of the Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) in the National Capital Region (NCR) for another one week. The MECQ status in NCR should last up to...
The National Capital Region, Bataan, and Laguna will remain under the modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) from September 1 to 7, 2021, with the same additional restrictions, Malacañang announced. File photo (Mark Balmores) In a statement, Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque said the...
Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion will lead a press briefing next week on the proposed "bakuna (vaccine) bubble" for the National Capital Region (NCR). Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion (Photo from Go...
The distribution of cash assistance or "ayuda" for residents in the National Capital Region (NCR) that were affected by the recent enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) was already 86.82 percent completed, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) disclosed Thursday night, Aug. 26....
The Philippines is "on its way" to conducting pilot face-to-face classes in schools within areas with low number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections, including locations under modified general community quarantine (MGCQ). (Ali Vicoy/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Presidential Spokesperson...
Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo Founder Joey Concepcion has proposed a "bakuna (vaccine) bubble" setup that would allow unvaccinated persons considerable movement and access to establishments within the National Capital Region (NCR). Presidential Adviser for...
LOCKDOWN. Barangay tanods in Pasay City barricade a street in an area placed under a 'special concerned lockdown' after some residents got infected with COVID-19. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) Metro Manila had the most number of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases reported on Wednesday, Aug...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) confirmed on Wednesday, Aug. 25, that it has extended the cash aid (ayuda) distribution for the qualified beneficiaries in Metro Manila to August 31. Previously the DILG has set August 25 as the deadline for the handing out of the financial...
The Department of Science and Technology’s (DOST) “Gulayan sa Pamayanan”, an urban gardening project has benefitted 19 communities and 345 families in Metro Manila. (DOST-PCAARRD) This was disclosed during the Gulayan sa Pamayanan virtual presser themed, “Urban Gardening: Sharing of...
(OCTA RESEARCH) Metro Manila's average daily coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases were only up by 13 percent to 4,019 cases this week from 3,556 cases in the previous week, OCTA Research said in its latest report released on Wednesday, Aug. 25. The group noted that the previous weekly growth rates...
If the current trends continue, Metro Manila may begin to see a decreasing number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases by the first or second week of September, OCTA Research said on Tuesday, Aug. 24. OCTA fellow Dr. Guido David said the first indications that the situation is starting to...
