Monitoring from the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has revealed the presence of floods reaching up to 19 inches in the cities of Parañaque, Makati, and Mandaluyong on Friday night, July 23. The flood at Zapote Alabang Road on Thursday night, July 22, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/ MANILA...
The local economy will likely destroyed if Metro Manila will placed anew on the most stringent lockdown in the face of the coronavirus threat, according to Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion. Manila residents line up for the second dose of coronavirus vaccine outside a...
(PIXABAY) The average number of daily new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Metro Manila has increased to 851 cases during the July 16-22 period, OCTA Research said in its latest monitoring report released on Friday, July 23. This is a 39 percent increase from the 613 cases per day during the...
(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David on Friday, July 23, said an Indonesia-like coronavirus cases (COVID-19) surge driven by the more transmissible Delta variant in the country is "not out of the realm of possibility." "Pwede tayong matulad diyan . Hindi yan out of the...
President Duterte has approved bringing back the National Capital Region (NCR) to general community quarantine (GCQ) with heightened restrictions and changed the quarantine classifications of other areas, Malacañang revealed. Manila Bulletin File Photo Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the...
The uptick of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Metro Manila could be Delta-driven, an infectious disease expert said Thursday, July 22. (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN) "I highly speculate that with the character, transmissibility of the Delta variant, there's already a local...
The OCTA Research group underscored the need to prepare for a possible surge in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, as it observed a significant increase in the number of daily infections in Metro Manila. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) In its latest monitoring report, the independent research group...
Malacañang said the government's coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic task force will soon meet to discuss the suggestion of local chief executives to suspend its policy that allowed kids aged five and up to leave their homes. President Duterte presides over a meeting with core members of the...
"Better be safe than sorry," Manila Mayor Isko Moreno agrees. In Manila City Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso's Facebook live update last July 20, he shared that the Metro Manila mayors had a meeting with the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) In that meeting, they voted for children...
Pateros Mayor Miguel “Ike” Ponce III said he supports the unanimous decisiion of Metro Manila mayors for the temporary suspension of the government’s policy allowing minors from five to 17 years old to go to outdoor areas due to the emerging threat of the highly contagious Delta variant....
Several areas in Metro Manila were inundated Wednesday (July 21) in floodwaters due to heavy rains brought about by the southwest monsoon enhanced by Typhoon “Fabian.” (MANILA CITY PIO) The Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) reported flooding in the following areas: As of 8:30 a.m. : C5...
(OCTA RESEARCH) Independent research group OCTA on Wednesday, July 21, tagged 11 local government units (LGUs) in the country as high risk for coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The high risk areas are Davao City, Cebu City, Iloilo City, Bacolod City, Makati City, Cagayan de Oro City, General Santos...
