The government's pandemic task force has approved the recommendation of retaining the Alert Level 1 status of the entire National Capital Region (NCR) from May 16 to 31, 2022, Malacañang said Sunday evening. (JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Communications Secretary Martin Andanar...
The number of new Covid-19 cases in the National Capital Region (NCR) went up by seven percent last week, independent research group OCTA reported on Sunday, May 1. (OCTA RESEARCH) OCTA fellow Dr. Guido David said the new Covid-19 cases in NCR rose from 79 (April 17 to 23) to 85 (April 24 to 30.)...
Metro Manila will remain under the least restrictive Alert Level 1 along with 47 other areas across the country for the rest of the month, Malacañang announced. People flock to Ilaya in Binondo, Manila on Jan. 2, 2022. Metro Manila will be under Alert Level 3 starting Jan. 3 until Jan. 15, 2022...
Female firefighters showed their skills in rescue operations during the Bureau of Fire Protection National Capital Region (BFP-NCR) Skills Olympics 2022 on Monday, March 14. The event, with the theme “Sa Pag-iwas sa Sunog, Di ka nag-iisa”, is in line with the Fire Prevention Month and the...
As the National Capital Region (NCR) and 38 other areas are slated to deescalate to the COVID-19 Alert Level 1 on March 1 to 15, 2022, the government's pandemic task force has released the guidelines for the said risk classification which includes, among others, the wearing of well-fitted face...
After almost two years of being the epicenter of coronavirus (COVID-19) infections, the National Capital Region (NCR) will finally be moving to Alert Level 1, the least strict among the four risk classifications, starting March 1, 2022, Malacañang announced. (FILE PHOTO BY ALI VICOY / MANILA...
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)...
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...
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...
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said on Tuesday, Feb. 15 that they will assess the safety seal program being implemented by the government on Thursday and if it is up to par, then the National Capital Region (NCR) may ease to Alert Level 1 by the first week of March. People in queue for goods...
The government's pandemic task force has decided to keep the National Capital Region (NCR) under the coronavirus (COVID-19) Alert Level 2 while it placed seven other areas under Alert Level 3 from February 16 to 28, 2022. (Photo by Ali Vicoy) In a statement, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said...
A health reform advocate urged the national government to “wait and observe” in the next two weeks if the cases will once again spike up before easing the country’s Alert Level status for coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN) Health reform advocate and former...
