(OCTA RESEARCH) Independent research group OCTA on Wednesday, July 21, tagged 11 local government units (LGUs) in the country as high risk for coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The high risk areas are Davao City, Cebu City, Iloilo City, Bacolod City, Makati City, Cagayan de Oro City, General Santos...
Manila’s elderly people will receive the single-shot Janssen vaccines of Johnson & Johnson (J&J) on Wednesday (July 21). The city government received about 18,800 doses of the J&J COVID-19 vaccine at the Sta. Ana Hospital on Tuesday (July 20). (Manila Public Information photo / MANILA...
Cardinal Jose Advincula is looking to establish “mission stations” in the Archdiocese of Manila. Cardinal Jose Advincula (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The 69-year old is known for establishing mission stations and mission schools in far-flung areas in his previous dioceses. "I don’t know if...
Visitors who are out to see the newly-opened "dolomite beach" along the stretch of Roxas Boulevard in Manila Bay should brace not only for refreshing sceneries but also for more police personnel that will remind them to strictly observe the minimum public health standards (MPHS). The Manila Bay...
In this file photo taken on April 21, 2020, a member of the Philippine National Police Special Action Forces uses a megaphone to remind shoppers to practice social distancing during a government imposed enhanced quarantine as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 novel coronavirus in Manila....
In support of commuters’ appeal for more public utility vehicles (PUVs), Rizal 2nd District Representative Fidel Nograles on Tuesday, July 20, called on concerned government agencies to have a clear strategy that would solve the lack of public transport options in the Greater Metro Manila Area....
The Manila Health Department (MHD) has traced one person exposed to the two cases of the COVID-19 Delta variant in Manila and who turned out positive for the disease. After the city government traced all those who were exposed, they were immediately subjected to the Reverse Transcription Polymerase...
In botany, a produce is considered fruit when it contains seeds, while it is a vegetable if it is a plant part such as roots, leaves, and stems. Following this definition means that apples, squash, and tomatoes are fruits, while potatoes are vegetables. Image by Free-Photos from Pixabay. But...
On Mount 387, Carranglan, Nueva Ecija, a patch of land that was once unproductive was transformed into a tree park filled with now over 2,000 native and fruit-bearing tree seedlings in just less than a month. Behind this so-called “BTS Tree Park” are three Filipino ARMYs (the name BTS fans call...
Mayors in Metro Manila are urging the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases to suspend its decision allowing minors from five to 17 years old in outdoor areas in the National Capital Region (NCR) because of the threat of the highly contagious Delta...
After detecting two cases of the more transmissible COVID-19 Delta variant in Manila, the city government ordered Monday night the barangay units to immediately transfer all COVID-19 positive patients undergoing home quarantine to the city's quarantine facilities. Manila Mayor Isko Moreno Domagoso...
The Manila city government broke ground on Monday for the construction of the modern 10-storey public school building of the Rosauro Almario Elementary School. Manila City Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso and Vice Mayor Honey Lacuna-Pangan lead the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction...
