San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora said on Wednesday that he is in favor of the gradual reopening of the economy as the number of daily COVID-19 cases in the city continues to decline. San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora (Photo from Mayor Francis Zamora Facebook) "It's working for us (General...
Metro Manila mayors will craft a uniform ordinance against the alleged selling of vaccine slots in their cities. (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) Metro Manila Council (MMC) Chairman and Parañaque Mayor Edwin Olivarez said the mayors will meet Wednesday (May 26) to discuss the matter....
The Metro Manila Council (MMC) said it is not yet the right time to implement a vaccine pass policy that will only allow fully vaccinated individuals to enter indoor establishments. (BLOOMBERG) MMC Chairman and Parañaque Mayor Edwin Olivarez said the policy will be “unfair” given that only few...
Metro Manila cities will maintain the 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. curfew under the heightened General Community Quarantine (GCQ), Parañaque Mayor Edwin Olivarez said on Friday. In this photo taken on September 19, 2020, people wearing face shields queue up at a public market in Manila. (Photo by Ted ALJIBE...
Most Metro Manila mayors are in favor of shifting the National Capital Region (NCR) to a "strict" General Community Quarantine (GCQ) starting on May 15. Mayor Marcy Teodoro (Jel Santos / MANILA BULLETIN) The mayors, comprising the 16 cities and one municipality of the NCR said they want a "strict"...
Makati Mayor Abby Binay said the Metro Manila Council (MMC) is “united in position” to gradually ease quarantine restrictions. (Photo by Jam STA ROSA / AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) “I think we are united in a position na magiging gradual yung opening (for the opening to be gradual) and that...
Storage facilities in Metro Manila will be able to handle the expected deluge of anti-coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines in the coming months. Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Benhur Abalos made this guarantee during the an interview Sunday morning, April 25, over DZBB...
Paranaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez, also the chairman of the Metro Manila Council (MMC), said quarantine passes will not be implemented during the two weeks of unified curfew hour from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. starting Monday, March 15. A member (L) of a police special action force checks for required...
Metro mayors have yet to decide whether the liquor ban will be imposed in the National Capital Region (NCR), Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Benhur Abalos said Friday (March 12). (UNSPLASH / MANILA BULLETIN) “Yung liquor ban di namin na discuss kagabi. Lumabas na lang...
Food delivery services are exempted from the unified curfew in Metro Manila which will be implemented starting March 15, Parañaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez said Friday (March 12). (Jansen Romero / MANILA BULLETIN) “Sa guidelines po na nilabas ng Metro Manila Council, exempted po ‘yan (Based...
The active cases in the National Capital Region (NCR) have tripled in a span of two weeks, Parañaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez said Friday (March 12). (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULELTIN) Olivarez, who is also the chairman of the Metro Manila Council (MMC), said NCR’s active cases as of March 11...
The Makati Medical Center (MMC), the country’s leading healthcare and medical provider, said it will maintain its close to P1 billion expansion program for 2021 they had set even before the pandemic as they move to add more facilities, equipment, and bring its services offsite to serve more...
