68389 Mitsubishi Corporation awarded the over €1 billion, approximately over P57.5 billion, contract to design and build the turnkey rail system for the Metro Manila Subway to Thales, in a consortium with Colas Rail (lead) and Egis. Thales will design and deploy its latest generation of...
Shoppers flock to bargain stores along Ilaya Street in Divisoria, Binondo, Manila, on Oct. 14, 2021. (Photo by Ali Vicoy) Metro Manila is already “ripe” for Alert Level 1 as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) situation in the capital region continues to improve, Department of Health (DOH)...
An OCTA Research fellow, on Thursday, Feb. 24, said that “no dangers are currently seen” in Metro Manila and that the number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) indicators in the region will likely transition into “green” by next week. The color green, based on the OCTA’s legend, means that...
Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion welcomed the Metro Manila mayors’ unanimous vote to downgrade the National Capital Region (NCR) to Alert Level 1 starting March 1, saying the National Capital Region (NCR) is ready for the much-awaited downgrade. Presidential Adviser for...
The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-MEID) will analyze first data analytics on coronavirus disease (COVID-19) situation in Metro Manila and other areas before deciding on any proposal to downgrade the COVID alert status in any part of the country,...
Shoppers flock to bargain stores along Ilaya Street in Divisoria, Binondo, Manila, on Oct. 14, 2021. (Photo by Ali Vicoy) Some members of the medical community said that the government must make sure that safeguards are in place before downgrading Metro Manila to Alert Level 1. Adherence to minimum...
(SCREEN GRAB FROM PTV FACEBOOK PAGE) Metro Manila could be placed under a more relaxed Alert Level 1 quarantine classification by next week, according to the OCTA Research Group. "Sa amin ang tinitingnan lang naman namin iyong metrics at dahil less than 5 percent na ang positivity rate, ang...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) positivity rate in Metro Manila has decreased to 4.9 percent for the first time since Dec. 26, 2021--prior to the Omicron wave of the pandemic, a fellow of the OCTA Research Group said on Tuesday, Feb. 22. OCTA fellow Dr. Guido David...
Muntinlupa Mayor Jaime Fresnedi voted to put the National Capital Region (NCR) under Alert Level 1 starting March 1. Fresnedi and 16 other mayors under the Metro Manila Council (MMC) held a meeting on Feb. 22 to come up with a recommendation on whether the NCR should be maintained under Alert Level...
The official pilot testing of the “Surf2Sawa Wi-Fi Project” or the “free Wi-Fi for all” initiative of the Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor (PCUP) is set to be conducted on Feb. 21, 2022. (Unsplash) The “Suf2Sawa Wi-Fi Project” aims to provide an accessible internet connection...
The number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections in Metro Manila could further decrease to less than 200 by the end of the month, an OCTA Research fellow said on Saturday, Feb. 19. (Unsplash) “Ang projection natin for National Capital Region (NCR) sa katapusan nitong February ay maaaring...
Metro Manila’s coronavirus disease (COVID-19) indicators have improved, but the region remained under the low risk classification, an OCTA Research fellow said on Saturday, Feb. 19. “Although the trends improved in the National Capital Region (NCR), it remained as low risk,” said OCTA fellow...
