(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) The number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Metro Manila is on a "downward trajectory" as cases fall below 10,000 for the first time in two weeks, the independent research group OCTA said on Wednesday, Jan. 19. " NCR (National Capital Region's) new cases on a...
Several residents in Manila Engineering Compound on Bonifacio Drive in Port Area, Manila were seen playing basketball on Tuesday, Jan.18, despite the Alert Level 3 restriction on contact sports. Witnesses raised complaints after seeing several adult men and even children playing basketball, not...
Manila Water has deployed one of its mobile treatment plants (MTP) to Siargao to provide potable water to communities severely affected by super typhoon Odette. Manila Water volunteer-employees set-up the MTP near a water source in Siargao. MTP can process raw water -- river water, flood water,...
Manila Water Company has put into motion its water supply contingency and augmentation plans in preparation for the coming summer months and in light of lower-than-projected levels at Angat Dam. The firm said in a statement that it is working and coordinating closely with the Metropolitan...
Township developer Megaworld Corp. is acquiring a 2.2-hectare property in Sta. Cruz, Manila from Manila Jockey Club Inc. (MJCI) for P1.89 billion. In separate disclosures to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the two firms said they have entered into a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for the purchase of...
Web series Lukot-Lukot, Bilog-Bilog Pa More moves to tele-radio CRUMPLED AND ROLLED Lukot-Lukot-Bilog-Bilog web series screenshot Digital payments world leader Visa and its partner, Tanghalang Pilipino, the multi-awarded resident theater company of the Cultural Center of the Philippines, are...
Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso on Tuesday, Jan. 18, said the city government will procure the antiviral drug Bexovid, the first generic version of Pfizer’s Paxlovid. Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) In a Facebook live, Domagoso said the Food...
The newly renovated Manila Zoo in Malate, Manila is set to become a mass vaccination site for minors and senior citizens starting Wednesday, Jan. 19, Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso announced on Tuesday, Jan. 18. “Tomorrow, we are opening the new Manila Zoo wherein kids and elderly can...
Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso announced on Tuesday, Jan. 18, that overseas Filipino workers (OFW) and Returning Overseas Filipino (ROFs) who will test positive for COVID-19 upon their arrival in the country are welcome to stay at the Manila COVID-19 Field Hospital (MCFH). Mayor...
By Cherrylin Caacbay The Manila City government has administered a total of 23,022 vaccine doses on Monday, Jan. 17, as it continues to ramp up its vaccination drive to combat the surge in COVID-19 cases. (Photo courtesy of Isko Moreno Domagoso's official Facebook Page/ MANILA BULLETIN) According...
Nearly 700 Public Utility Vehicle (PUV) drivers received their booster shots on the first day of operation of the Bagong Ospital ng Maynila, Manila City government’s newest drive-thru booster vaccination site, on Monday, Jan. 17. Around 668 PUV drivers received their booster shots on the first...
(JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Metro Manila's air temperature further dipped to 19.0 degrees Celsius (°C) on Tuesday, Jan. 18, making it the coldest day so far since the northeast monsoon or "amihan" season started in October 2021. Based on the data of the Philippine Atmospheric,...
