Metro Manila cities and its lone municipality are racing to reach the finish line when their targeted numbers of people have been vaccinated to achieve "population protection" or "herd immunity" against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Leading the cities is San Juan. As of June 19, the city, led...
True to its word, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) reopened on Tuesday, June 22 the Dario Bridge U-turn slot in Quezon City in a bid to help ease traffic congestion on the northbound lanes of EDSA. MMDA Chairman Benhur Abalos (fourth from left) is seen overseeing an inspection...
Minors or individuals aged below 18 years still shouldn't be loitering outside their residences, a Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) official clarified on Sunday, June 20. (Photo from MMDA Facebook page) "Dapat po sumunod pa rin tayo sa mga protocols pagdating sa COVID . Nandyan pa...
(PIXABAY) The number of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Metro Manila continued to go down as it averaged 758 cases per day during the June 11-17 period, OCTA Research said in its report on Friday, June 18. OCTA said that Metro Manila's latest average is 18 percent lower than the 942...
More tourism workers in Metro Manila who were among those displaced by the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic have received some P8.6 million worth of cash assistance under the government’s pandemic recovery program, the Department of Tourism (DOT) said. Beneficiaries of the cash...
In case you're wondering, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority's (MMDA) number coding scheme remains suspended "until further notice". (Photo from MMDA Facebook page) The MMDA made this clarification on its verified Facebook page Wednesday night, June 16, as the National Capital Region...
(PIXABAY) The number of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Metro Manila continued to decrease as it averaged 829 cases per day during the June 9-15 period, OCTA Research said in its report on Wednesday, June 16. OCTA pointed out that Metro Manila's seven-day average is down 13 percent from...
Policemen in Metro Manila were tasked to strictly implement the adjusted curfew hours of 12 midnight to 4 a.m. as part of the move to gradually reopen the economy anew. Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), explained that the shortened curfew hours did not...
Let us be reminded once again of the value of the bicycle, the simple yet efficient means of active transport. The pandemic and its social limitations have thrust bicycles to the forefront as one of the most accessible and possibly safest way to get around the city or neighborhood. In just over a...
Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Benhur Abalos says the uniform curfew in Metro Manila will be shortened to 12 a.m. to 4 a.m. starting midnight on June 15. MMDA Chairman Benhur Abalos (Screengrab from Facebook live) Abalos made the announcement during the Laging Handa...
People form a line leading to a community pantry in Sta. Mesa, Manila on April 30, 2021 (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin/File Photo) The general community quarantine (GCQ) with heightened restrictions has been "effective" in lowering down the number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the National...
(JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Independent research group OCTA on Sunday, June 13, expressed its support for the implementation of an "ordinary" general community quarantine (GCQ) in Metro Manila by June 16. "Sinusupport natin yan (we support that) because at this time gumaganda naman...
