Around 50 medical frontliners of Gat Andres Bonifacio Memorial Medical Center (GABMMC) in Tondo, Manila have tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19). GABMMC Director Doctor Ted Martin, in an interview with DZBB on Monday, Jan. 3, said the 50 medical frontliners are mostly asymptomatic or...
After the Christmas vacation, it’s back to school for millions of students in basic education on Monday, Jan. 3. DepEd / MANILA BULLETIN The Department of Education (DepEd), on its official social media accounts, announced the resumption of classes for School Year (SY) after the holiday break....
Malacañang said that the government was left with no choice but to escalate the National Capital Region (NCR) back to alert level 3 due to the ongoing surge of cases from the holiday season. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles (PCOO / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles...
BATANG MAYNILA Manila Mayor Isko Moreno I thank the good Lord that this past week, we were able to hold a soft opening of the newly-rehabilitated Manila Zoo and inaugurate and formally open the new Manila District Traffic Enforcement Unit (MDTEU) headquarters , even as we also broke ground for the...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) The rapid increase in the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing positivity rate in Metro Manila over the past few days has slowed down likely due to a decrease in social and mass gatherings leading up to New Year's eve, OCTA Research Fellow Dr. Guido David said on...
Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso announced, on Sunday, Jan. 2, several restrictions to be imposed in Manila following the COVID-19 Inter-Agency Task Force’s (IATF) implementation of Alert Level 3 in the National Capital Region (NCR) . During a Facebook live stream, Domagoso announced...
The conduct of face to face classes in pilot schools located in the National Capital Region (NCR) has been suspended, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Sunday, Jan. 2, said. (MANNY LLANES / MANILA BULLETIN) Issuing a statement, DepEd confirmed that face to face classes for pilot schools in NCR...
The Manila Bulletin (MB) bagged three awards in the 43rd Catholic Mass Media Awards (CMMA) print category for Best Digital Ad Public Service, Best Opinion Column, and Best Editorial Cartoon in an awarding ceremony held on Sunday, Dec. 26, 2021. Manila Bulletin Publisher Herminio “Sonny” Coloma...
The City of Manila has recorded over 400 active coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on the first day of 2022. As of Jan. 1, a total of 435 COVID-19 cases were recorded in Manila, the highest number seen since the start of November where about 430 cases were recorded on Nov. 2. People flock to...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) Independent research group OCTA expressed concern over the increasing number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) positive individuals admitted into the hospitals, which has almost doubled over the past week. "The number of occupied hospital beds for COVID-19 in the NCR...
The head of a doctor’s group said on Sunday, Jan 2, that the rise in the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) cases was due to the sudden downgrading of the alert level in the country. Dr. Maricar Limpin, head of the Philippine College of Physicians (PCP), stated her position on the issue after...
ANGEL THOUGHTS The New Manila Zoo had a soft opening on Dec. 30 with Manila Mayor Isko Moreno Domagoso and Vice Mayor Honey Lacuna in attendance. They toured the nearly five-hectare facility, known as the Manila Zoological and Botanical Garden. Mayor Isko noted that “99.9 percent of...
