On World Day of the Sick, Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula asked the faithful to be more sensitive and understanding to those who are sick. Cardinal Jose Advincula (Ali Vicoy/MB) "The sick person is the only one who fully understands, feels and bears the brunt of his or her illness....
People flock to Ilaya in Binondo, Manila to shop, with the National Capital Region enjoying the benefits of easing of alert levels. (FILE PHOTO BY ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) said on Friday, Feb. 11, that Metro Manila remains under the moderate-risk case...
The governments of the Philippines and Japan signed a P112.87 billion loan agreement, the second tranche funding for the construction of the Metro Manila Subway Project, the country's first-ever underground railway. Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III, on behalf of the Philippine government, and...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) Metro Manila's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) risk level could further go down to "very low" by March, the OCTA Research Group said on Friday, Feb. 11. "The magic number to achieve very low-risk classification is 140 new cases per day, which seems possible by March. The...
The 4th Gawad Lasallieneta Manila Bulletin, the nation's leading newspaper, continues to receive recognition on its various platforms after it was named the Most Outstanding Broadsheet at the De La Salle Araneta University’s 4th Gawad Lasallianeta Awards. The Gawad Lasallianeta Award was given to...
A loan agreement amounting to 253.307 billion yen between the Philippines and Japan to fund the construction of the Metro Manila Subway Project (Phase 1) has been signed. (Photo courtesy of Japan Embassy in the Philippines) Japanese Embassy in the Philippines said the official development...
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...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) spokesperson James Jimenez said on Thursday, Feb. 10 that following the rules set by the poll body in campaigning is not impossible. Commission on Elections spokesperson James Jimenez (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Jimenez made the remark in an interview with ABS-CBN...
Metro Manila is now classified as “low risk” for coronavirus disease (COVID-19), an OCTA research fellow said on Thursday, Feb. 10. (Unsplash) OCTA fellow Dr. Guido David, in a Twitter post, said that as of Feb. 9, Metro Manila has been classified as “low risk” for COVID-19. “National...
After allowing more grade levels to join the progressive expansion of face-to-face classes, an official of the Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday, Feb. 9, said that some of the schools that reopened in Metro Manila also welcomed back learners from other grade levels. (Photo from DepEd...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) As the situation in the region continues to improve, the OCTA Research Group on Wednesday, Feb. 9, said that Metro Manila could now be classified as "low-risk" for coronavirus disease (COVID-19). "As predicted two weeks ago, NCR improves to low risk as of February 9,...
The resumption of limited face-to-face classes in select public and private schools in the National Capital Region (NCR) was “generally smooth,” an official of the Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday, Feb. 9 said. Face-to-face classes at Ignacio B. Villamor Senior High School in Sta....
