Unlisted but qualified beneficiaries of the national government’s financial assistance or "ayuda" may receive the cash aid in the absence of the listed recipients in the National Capital Region (NCR)-plus, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has bared. Secretary Eduardo...
Malacañang said on Tuesday the new quarantine classifications imposed on Metro Manila and four nearby provinces in the NCR Plus Bubble will be announced on May 14, the last day of the modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ). (Maria TAN / AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) MECQ is the second strictest...
Malacañang on Tuesday, May 11, said it has yet to be determined whether there is community transmission of the Indian COVID-19 variant B.1.617 in the country to warrant the extension of the modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) in the National Capital Region Plus (NCR Plus) bubble....
The National Capital Region (NCR) Plus may shift to the more relaxed general community quarantine (GCQ) by May 15 given the improving coronavirus situation and health care capacity, a Palace official said Monday, May 10. Senior citizens get food items at a community pantry organized by a labor...
As the May 15 deadline nears, 18 local government units (LGUs) in Metro Manila and four adjacent provinces collectively referred to as the NCR (National Capital Region)-plus have now completed the distribution of the national government’s financial assistance to the intended recipients....
Even though there were still many days left for the present quarantine classifications this month, the government's pandemic task force said it would continue to balance health and economy in safely reopening more industries for the National Capital Region-plus (NCR-plus) bubble area come June....
The average number of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Metro Manila is projected to drop below 2,000 cases per day by May 14, according to experts studying the pandemic in the country. (Photo by STR / AFP / FILE PHOTO) In its latest monitoring report, OCTA Research Team said the...
At least 77 percent of the of the beneficiaries of the cash assistance in the National Capital Region and four adjacent provinces have already received the "ayuda" from the national government. In a news briefing with President Duterte on Wednesday night, May 5, Department of Interior and Local...
The distribution of the P22.9 billion financial assistance to the qualified beneficiaries in Metro Manila and four adjacent provinces that were placed under stricter quarantine rules should be completed by May 15, Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said. In a briefing with President Duterte on May 3,...
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...
Hybrid MECQ? MECQ Flex? "'MECQ' is enough." President Duterte is not keen on having long and cumbersome names for quarantine classifications as the government's pandemic task force worked on making adjustments to allow more businesses to operate during the two-week extension of the modified...
President Duterte has asked for the public's understanding following his decision to extend for another two weeks the modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) in the National Capital Region-plus (NCR-plus) bubble area, saying it was necessary due to the spike of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases....
