Metro Manila mayors did not expect that the recent surge of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases "would be this huge" that they have to request for additional isolation facilities from the national government, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Benhur Abalos said Monday, Aug....
Metro Manila mayors ought to put up so-called Kadiwa stores in their respective cities in order to provide a source of affordable food products to their constituents, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said. (Photo courtesy of the DA) The DA, in a letter it sent to the Department of Interior of...
Despite having packed hospitals, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Benhur Abalos still views the ongoing implementation of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) as a "success" in terms of protecting the health of Metro residents. (Mark Balmores/ File photo/ MANILA...
Metro Manila mayors will leave it to the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) whether or not to extend the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) beyond Aug. 20. MMDA Chairman Benhur Abalos (Ali Vicoy/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) "They would defer to the...
Malacañang has yet to receive a recommendation from Metro Manila mayors about the possible extension of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in the National Capital Region (NCR) and other provinces partly because “it takes two weeks” before the impact of the total lockdown will reduce the...
Amid the detection of the first case of the Lambda variant in the country, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said strict community quarantine protocols and adherence to public health standards are still the best protection against any variant of the...
Metro Manila mayors have yet to receive from the national government the cash aid for individuals affected by the third implementation of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ), Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso said on Thursday (Aug.6). Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno”...
The mayors of Metro Manila want Social Amelioration Program (SAP) funds to be directly transferred to local government units (LGUs) for faster distribution to beneficiaries during the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) in the National Capital Region (NCR) on August 6-20. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE...
Metro Manila mayors are meeting tonight to discuss various protocols that will be implemented during the reimposition of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in the National Capital Region (NCR) and nearby provinces starting August 6. Navotas City Mayor Toby Tiangco bared this, adding that the...
The Metro Manila mayors, through Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Benhur Abalos, has expressed their appreciation to the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) for heeding their calls for the reimposition of an enhanced community...
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez insisted that the national government isn't belittling the highly-transmissible Delta variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) despite its decision to not budge from the current general community quarantine (GCQ). Department of Trade...
The mayors of the National Capital Region (NCR) or Metro Manila will ask the government’s pandemic task for the imposition of "stricter quarantine measues" amid the threat posed by the more dangerous Delta variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). MMDA Chairman Benhur Abalos (Ali Vicoy/ File...
