Pateros Mayor Miguel “Ike” Ponce II has scrapped the rule requiring the mandatory use of face shields outdoors. Ponce announced that he has issued Monday an executive order lifting the mandatory use of face shields except inside hospitals, health centers, enclosed vaccination sites and...
Metro Manila mayors will discuss if unvaccinated younger children against the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) will be subjected to travel restrictions, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said on Sunday, Nov. 14. This came after Año’s confirmation...
In an effort to help Filipinos recover under the new normal, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has launched an advocacy “I Love Metro Manila (MM)” that hopes to uplift the spirits of Metro Manila residents and get back in life after the struggles the country experienced in...
Metro Manila mayors have agreed and recommended to the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) the conduct of contact sports in the National Capital Region (NCR), provided that players and spectators are fully-vaccinated against COVID-19. Under Metropolitan...
The celebration of the 2021 Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) will push through this coming December as the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) announced that the event will be held physically for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic. MMDA Chairman Benhur Abalos said Friday that...
Pateros Mayor Miguel “Ike” Ponce III said the use of face shields in the municipality is “optional” outdoors but required in indoor spaces. Ponce made the announcement ahead of the decision of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) regarding its use. Pateros Mayor Miguel Ponce III (left) and a...
Metro Manila mayors are eyeing the possible age restrictions for minors in shopping malls after reports disclosed that a two-year-old boy tested positive for the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) after a mall visit. “That's very unfortunate. That's why we are still reminding everyone to follow...
The Department of Public Works and Highway (DPWH) will conduct road reblocking and repairs along EDSA over the weekend. In an announcement, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) said DPWH will conduct works on EDSA-Quezon City before Anapolis St. to before Boni Serrano flyover and...
The Taguig City government has issued reminders on health and safety protocols as cinemas and movie houses reopened in Metro Manila and in the provinces. Taguig Mayor Lino Cayetano, Chairman Benhur Abalos Jr. of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and Charmaine Bauzon, president of...
There is now a new footbridge on the southbound lane of EDSA-Buendia to provide bus commuters a safe access to the loading and unloading area of the bus carousel. Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Benhur Abalos, who led the inauguration of the new footbridge Thursday, Nov....
Metro Manila mayors will allow "tiangge" or Christmas bazaars and pop-up stores to operate in the National Capital Region (NCR) this coming holiday season provided that the vendors are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). People are seen no longer wearing face shields as...
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has installed new traffic lights in two U-turn slots on EDSA in Quezon City to improve road safety in one of the country's major highways. The traffic lights are located in front of Quezon City Academy and near Dario Bridge, where the u-turn...
