Most local tourists are planning to go on short road trips to hotels and resorts near Metro Manila as a breather amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic based on a recently concluded month-long online travel sale of a hotel marketing group. Twin Lakes Tagaytay (Photo from Hotel Sales and...
Pateros Mayor Miguel “Ike” Ponce III lifted the curfew in the municipality except for minors 17 years old and below. Ponce issued Executive Order No. 32 ordering the lifting of the curfew from midnight to 4 a.m. starting Nov. 4. Pateros Mayor Miguel Ponce III (screenshot from Pateros video)...
Metro Manila residents will wake up to the relaxed protocols of alert level 2 on Friday, Nov. 5. But what exactly changed in terms of can and can't be done with the the National Capital Region's (NCR) de-escalation to alert level 2 from alert level 3? Well, there are a handful of changes under the...
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque bared on Thursday night, Nov. 4, 2021 that the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) has approved the de-escalation of the National Capital Region (NCR) from alert level 3 to alert level 2. (Ali Vicoy/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) This is in connection with the alert...
The Archdiocese of Manila has a new chancellor and vice chancellor. Photo RCAM FB Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula appointed Fathers Isidro Marinay and Carmelo Arada as chancellor and vice chancellor, respectively. The Archdiocese of Manila Office of Communications posted the circular...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) vowed Thursday, Nov. 4, to strengthen efforts to reduce pollution in Manila Bay. Hundreds of people plunge into the cool water of Manila Bay at the breakwater in Macapagal Boulevard in Pasay City amidst the pandemic. (Photo by Ali Vicoy / MANILA...
The decision of the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) to remove the Foreign Currency Differential Adjustment (FCDA) from the water bills will have a different impact on the respective customers of Manila Water Company, Inc. and Maynilad Water Services, Inc. Unfortunately, it will...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is now looking to resume the 24-hour operations of public utility vehicles (PUVs), particularly passenger buses, in Metro Manila to cater to the expected influx of passengers with the lifting of curfew hours in the region. (Photo from Department of...
For Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion, the plunge in new cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to just 1,591 cases last Nov.3 is vindication for his controversial call for an enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila last August. Presidential Adviser on...
(MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) Metro Manila has returned to the level before the surge in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases driven by the highly infectious Delta variant, the OCTA Research group said Thursday, Nov. 4. In a virtual forum, OCTA fellow Professor Guido David said the number of cases...
A fire hit the Manila Police District Headquarters' (MPDHQ) Crime Laboratory Office along U.N. Avenue on Thursday, Nov. 4. PHOTO BY ALI VICOY/ MANILA BULLETIN The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said the fire, which started at 9:45 a.m., was a result of chemical toluene that sparked and ignited...
Will Metro Manila's alert level status be downgraded in the next Nov. 15 quarantine period? Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Benhur Abalos, who serves as the coordinator of all mayors in the National Capital Region (NCR) amid their COVID-19 response, believes so. In a radio...
