Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez (left foreground) and JICA Chief Representative Azukizawa Eigo (right foreground), joined by (background from left) DOTr Undersecretary Timothy John Batan, Finance Undersecretary Mark Dennis Joven, and Ambassador of Japan to the Philippines KOSHIKAWA Kazuhiko at...
(SCREEN GRAB FROM PTV FACEBOOK PAGE) The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) daily positivity rate in Metro Manila is now close to the World Health Organization's (WHO) benchmark of 5 percent after decreasing to 6.8 percent as of Monday, Feb. 14, the OCTA Research Group said on Tuesday, Feb. 15. If the...
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said on Tuesday, Feb. 15 that they will assess the safety seal program being implemented by the government on Thursday and if it is up to par, then the National Capital Region (NCR) may ease to Alert Level 1 by the first week of March. People in queue for goods...
A health reform advocate expressed his approval following the country’s coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic task force’s decision to extend the Alert Level 2 status in Metro Manila. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) “Ikinalulugod ko ang desisyon ng Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) at ng Metro...
The national government will consider the recommendation of the Metro Manila Council (MMC) to retain the Alert Level 2 status in the National Capital Region (NCR) until the end of February despite the continuous decline of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr....
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) Metro Manila, Quezon, and Rizal remained at "low risk" from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), while nearby provinces were at "moderate risk," the OCTA Research Group said on Monday, Feb. 14. OCTA fellow Dr. Guido David noted that the risk levels of these areas were...
The government's pandemic task force has decided to keep the National Capital Region (NCR) under the coronavirus (COVID-19) Alert Level 2 while it placed seven other areas under Alert Level 3 from February 16 to 28, 2022. (Photo by Ali Vicoy) In a statement, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said...
Muntinlupa Mayor Jaime Fresnedi has voted for the retention of Alert Level 2 in the National Capital Region (NCR). Mayors under the Metro Manila Council voted on what alert level to recommend to the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF). The mayors signed Metropolitan Manila Development Authority...
Metro Manila is not yet ready for an Alert Level 1 status, health reform advocate and former National Task Force (NTF) against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) special adviser Dr. Anthony “Tony” Leachon said on Sunday, Feb. 13. “Lahat tayo gusto natin ng normal pero we are not yet ready. Sa...
A warm and fair weather condition is likely to prevail in most parts of Luzon over the next 24 hours due to the northeast monsoon, locally called “amihan,” said the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Saturday, Feb. 12. (Unsplash) “‘Yung...
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...
