President Duterte is willing to lift the strict community quarantine restrictions in Metro Manila and nearby provinces once the coronavirus situation has improved. Addressing the nation Monday, the President admitted that he had difficulty extending the movement curbs but promised to remove them...
Is Metro Manila's critical hospital care capacity out of the danger level? Health Secretary Francisco Duque inspects a temporary health facility at Eva Macapagal Terminal in Manila on April 26, 2021 (Ali Vicoy/ Manila Bulletin) Based on the latest computation of Malacañang, the critical care...
The OCTA Research Team has estimated that the daily new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Metro Manila will decrease to 3,000 or below in the coming weeks if the reproduction number will be maintained. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) In its latest monitoring report, OCTA said the reproduction...
The number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Metro Manila decreased by 18 percent compared to the previous week, a member of OCTA Research said Sunday, May 2. (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN) “Ngayon, pababa na talaga ‘yung bilang ng kaso. Sa NCR, bumaba (Right now, the number of...
The Manila Electric Company (Meralco)--the local power distribution giant that has been linked by environmentalists to coal--is apparently pivoting toward a "greener" future. (Photo by Karsten Wurth/ Unsplash) This was learned during a recent virtual forum on multi-sector integration of so-called...
Local government officials may be slapped with administrative and criminal charges if they don't enforce the quarantine rules in their areas of jurisdiction, President Duterte warned Wednesday, April 28. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang) The President said he would direct Interior and Local...
All 17 mayors of Metro Manila or the National Capital Region (NCR) signed Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Resolution 21-09 Series of 202, which provides for a new unified curfew of 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. beginning on Saturday, May 1. (Photo courtesy of MMDA) (Photo courtesy of MMDA)...
The healthcare utilization rate in Metro Manila has decreased in the past weeks, the country’s treatment czar and Health Undersecretary Leopoldo Vega said Tuesday, April 27. Health Sec. Francisco Duque with Undersecretary Leopoldo Vega inspect a new isolation facility at the Eva Macapagal...
Who says business giants and civil society groups can't see eye to eye when it comes to environmental concerns and sustainability goals? ON THE SAME PAGE--Environmental advocates from civil society and business groups called for stronger partnerships with the private sector and government to...
Despite the downtrend in the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Metro Manila, OCTA Research fellow Professor Guido David more people will still require hospitalization as the number of new infections will remain high. In their latest monitoring report on Sunday, April 25, OCTA Research Group...
The number of daily coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the National Capital Region (NCR) is now on a downward trend, experts studying the pandemic in the country said. (Photo by STR / AFP / FILE PHOTO) In their latest monitoring report issued Sunday, April 25, OCTA Research Group said the...
One hundred seventy-five kilos of methampethamine hydrochloride ("shabu"), 329 kilos of marijuana, and 884 tablets and 300 milliliters (ml) of "ecstasy". That's how much illegal drugs the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) confiscated in Metro Manila during a five-month span amid the...
