While only schools in low risk areas are included in the pilot implementation of limited face-to-face classes set to start next month , the Department of Education (DepEd) on Tuesday, Oct. 19, said that the conduct of pilot in-person classes is also “possible” in areas like Metro Manila. A...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) did not expect the deluge of people when it reopened to the public the Dolomite beach in the Manila Bay during the weekend. DENR Usec. Jonas Leones admitted on Tuesday, Oct. 19, ​that they "could not separate" people violating social...
The Aurora Quezon Elementary School in Malate, Manila is now ready for the pilot implementation of limited face-to-face classes in the event the Department of Education (DepEd) Central Office gives its seal of approval for the use of the school. (Manila PIO photo / MANILA BULLETIN) Manila Mayor...
Over 40,000 minors registered for COVID-19 vaccination in Manila, the city’s Public Information Office (PIO) announced on Tuesday, Oct. 19. (Manila PIO photo / MANILA BULLETIN) As of Monday, Oct. 18, a total of 41,316 minors aged 12 to 17 have registered for COVID-19 immunization through the...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) reproduction number in Metro Manila further slipped to 0.55--its lowest since May, independent research group OCTA said on Tuesday, Oct. 19. OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David noted that the current reproduction number in Metro Manila...
Daryl Balmoria-Garcia, an architect and registered environmental planner, and her husband, Jose D. Garcia Jr., a policeman in the Mandaue City Police Office, have been growing plants ever since they got married. In their residence’s limited space, they practice vertical gardening to cultivate...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) reassured the public on Monday, Oct. 18 that the provision of assistance to areas under granular lockdown continues, as almost 48,000 family food packs (FFPs) have already been released to the local government units (LGUs) in Metro Manila as...
Taguig Mayor Lino Cayetano welcomed the easing of quarantine classification in Metro Manila from Alert Level 4 to 3, saying vaccinated people are now given more access to establishments. The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) earlier approved the...
A 31-year-old woman accused of violating anti-child abuse and anti-rape laws was arrested by operatives of the Manila Police District (MPD) in Calauan, Laguna on Sunday, Oct. 17. (Screengrab from Manila Police District's video / MANILA BULLETIN) Police said the woman, Joyse Tolentino Garbo, a...
A new three-storey hospital building to be named after the late former President Corazon Aquino will soon rise in Baseco Compound at Manila’s Port Area. Manila Mayor Francisco 'Isko Moreno' Domagoso and Vice Mayor Honey Lacuna-Pangan lead the groundbreaking ceremony for the President Corazon C....
As Metro Manila is now under Alert Level 3 of the new coronavirus (COVID-19) response efforts being piloted in the region until October 31, here is a quick rundown of the basic dos and don't under this classification. Manila Bulletin File Photo Travel Based on the latest guidelines released by the...
Law students from the Ateneo de Manila University (AdMU) threw their support for Vice President and presidential aspirant Leni Robredo. Leni Robredo (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) In a Facebook post Sunday night, Oct. 17, the Ateneo Law Student Council expressed its support to Robredo in her...
