President Duterte may deliver another public address this week to announce Metro Manila's new quarantine classification as its stay under strict lockdown is set to end on August 20, Malacañang said. File photo (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the statement a...
Students of the De La Salle University (DLSU) and Ateneo de Manila University (AdMU), together with representatives from 1Sambayan have joined forces in an effort to mobilize the youth sector in the upcoming 2022 national elections. 1Sambayan (Photo courtesy of Neri Colmenares / FILE) The group is...
A Manila resident gets vaccinated a vaccination hub located at the Justo Lukban elementary school in Paco Manila on August 8, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The Department of Health (DOH) said that the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination in Metro Manila has improved during the imposition...
The Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD), University of The Philippines-Manila (UPM), and Fondazione Italiana Fegato (FIF) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) seeking to develop and promote scientific and technological...
The first quarter of 2020 was undoubtedly a difficult chapter for many Filipinos. After the eruption of Taal Volcano on January 12, 2020, it was followed by a lockdown almost two months later caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The quarantine protocols kept the public from leaving their homes,...
The COVID situation at Ospital ng Sampaloc remains under control despite its occupancy rate hitting 90 percent, its director said Thursday (Aug 19). (Ospital ng Sampaloc) "Para sa amin, controlled pa ito, di pa 'to katulad nung March-April experience na pila pila na sa ER (For us, it is still under...
Parts of Cainta and Antipolo City will experience six to eight hours of water interruption starting Thursday, August 19, until Friday, August 20. Manila Water announced on its Facebook page that beginning Thursday, August 19, at 10 p.m., parts of Barangay San Isidro in Filinvest Homes in Cainta,...
Hard-earned "balikbayan" boxes from overseas Filipinos workers (OFWs) were finally unloaded from an abandoned container van at the Port of Manila following requests from claimants to finally release their packages. BALIKBAYAN BOXES GALORE--A stripping activity or the unloading of goods from an...
Village officials from Barangay 63, Zone 8 put a barricade along Natividad St. in Pasay City on August 16, 2021 after being placed under special concern lockdown as a precaution against the virus spread. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The government should consider shifting Metro Manila under the...
Despite having packed hospitals, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Benhur Abalos still views the ongoing implementation of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) as a "success" in terms of protecting the health of Metro residents. (Mark Balmores/ File photo/ MANILA...
The government will put premium on "total health" before deciding on whether to lift or extend the hard lockdown enforced in Metro Manila this month, according to a Palace official. Village officials from Barangay 63, Zone 8 put a barricade along Natividad St. in Pasay City on August 16, 2021 after...
Over 3,000 public transport workers have already received their first dose of vaccines against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) through the Department of Transportation's (DOTr) inoculation program. (Photo from Department of Transportation Secretary Art Tugade's Facebook) The workers, who include...
