The City of Manila has recorded an increase of over 100 active coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases from Dec. 22 to 29. As of Wednesday, Dec. 29, a total of 183 active COVID-19 cases were recorded in Manila which is an increase of 107 cases compared to the 76 recorded cases a week earlier. MANILA...
Okada Manila International Inc. (OMI) will be listed on the US NASDAQ through a merger with 26 Capital Acquisitions Corp, a special purpose acquisition company listed on the US NASDAQ. In a disclosure to the Tokyo Stock Exchange, Universal Entertainment Corporation (UEC), the parent company of...
As we close out another year riding out the pandemic, it’s high-time for a well-deserved R&R. It feels like a true Christmas miracle that the country has been put into a more lenient Alert Level 2, affording every Filipino with a little more freedom to celebrate life the way we used to. The...
The Manila city government inaugurated the Manila District Traffic Enforcement Unit (MDTEU) Headquarters along A. Bonifacio street in Santa Cruz, Manila on Tuesday, Dec. 28. Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso led the inauguration and was joined by Manila Police District (MPD) Director Brig....
With only days left until the end of the festival’s run, the noted filmmaker challenges moviegoers’ prejudicial statements with his top picks from MMFF 2021’s movie roster It is an understatement to say that this year’s Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) is unlike its previous editions....
President Duterte's longtime partner, Honeylet Avanceña was spotted visiting the so-called "dolomite beach" in Manila Bay. DENR Undersecretary Benny Antiporda (left) and Honeylet Avanceña (Photo from Benny Antiporda's Facebook) (Photo from Benny Antiporda's Facebook) Avanceña was...
Around P 1 million worth of shabu was seized in a buy-bust operation conducted by the Manila Police District (MPD) along Laong Nasa street in Tondo, Manila on Tuesday, Dec. 28, resulting in the arrest of five drug suspects. MPD Director Brig. Gen. Leo M. Francisco identified the five suspects as...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) Amid the increasing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections, Metro Manila's daily testing positivity rate is now up to 5 percent for the first time since Oct. 24, 2021, the independent research group OCTA said on Tuesday evening, Dec. 28. Positivity rate refers to the...
By Cherrylin Caacbay Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno Domagoso signed an ordinance prohibiting the use of firecrackers and pyrotechnic devices, the city government announced on Tuesday, Dec. 28. Under the Executive Order No. 52, the manufacture, sale, distribution or use of firecrackers and...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) risk of the cities of Manila and San Juan increased over the past week to "moderate risk," independent research group OCTA said on Tuesday, Dec. 28. In its update via Twitter, OCTA research fellow Dr. Guido David said that Metro Manila...
Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso called for the strict observance of health protocols after an increase in active coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases was detected in Manila from Saturday, Dec. 25, to Sunday, Dec. 26. Over the Christmas weekend, a total of 91 active COVID-19 cases were...
'Not even the big Hollywood films (like “Eternals”) are able to approximate the gross that MMFF 2021 has generated so far,' MMFF spokesperson Noel Ferrer said As expected, the comeback to the cinemas of the annual Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) went viral this year. Unfortunately, it trended...
