The number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Metro Manila decreased by 18 percent compared to the previous week, a member of OCTA Research said Sunday, May 2. (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN) “Ngayon, pababa na talaga ‘yung bilang ng kaso. Sa NCR, bumaba (Right now, the number of...
The Manila Electric Company (Meralco)--the local power distribution giant that has been linked by environmentalists to coal--is apparently pivoting toward a "greener" future. (Photo by Karsten Wurth/ Unsplash) This was learned during a recent virtual forum on multi-sector integration of so-called...
Local government officials may be slapped with administrative and criminal charges if they don't enforce the quarantine rules in their areas of jurisdiction, President Duterte warned Wednesday, April 28. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang) The President said he would direct Interior and Local...
All 17 mayors of Metro Manila or the National Capital Region (NCR) signed Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Resolution 21-09 Series of 202, which provides for a new unified curfew of 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. beginning on Saturday, May 1. (Photo courtesy of MMDA) (Photo courtesy of MMDA)...
The healthcare utilization rate in Metro Manila has decreased in the past weeks, the country’s treatment czar and Health Undersecretary Leopoldo Vega said Tuesday, April 27. Health Sec. Francisco Duque with Undersecretary Leopoldo Vega inspect a new isolation facility at the Eva Macapagal...
Who says business giants and civil society groups can't see eye to eye when it comes to environmental concerns and sustainability goals? ON THE SAME PAGE--Environmental advocates from civil society and business groups called for stronger partnerships with the private sector and government to...
Despite the downtrend in the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Metro Manila, OCTA Research fellow Professor Guido David more people will still require hospitalization as the number of new infections will remain high. In their latest monitoring report on Sunday, April 25, OCTA Research Group...
The number of daily coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the National Capital Region (NCR) is now on a downward trend, experts studying the pandemic in the country said. (Photo by STR / AFP / FILE PHOTO) In their latest monitoring report issued Sunday, April 25, OCTA Research Group said the...
One hundred seventy-five kilos of methampethamine hydrochloride ("shabu"), 329 kilos of marijuana, and 884 tablets and 300 milliliters (ml) of "ecstasy". That's how much illegal drugs the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) confiscated in Metro Manila during a five-month span amid the...
Atasha Muhlach is all grown up! Aga Muhlach and Charlene Gonzalez-Muhlach’s unica hija comes of age on her very first fashion cover. As Metro.Style’s newest cover girl, she shared her thoughts on the future, her family, and growing up. "The overall process of learning new things is not...
Cebu-based retailer Metro Retail Stores Group, Inc. (MRSGI) suffered a net loss of P449.6 million last year from the net income of P775.6 million recorded for 2019. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm said the decline was due to a pandemic-driven 15.0 percent decrease in net...
GT Capital Holdings, Inc., the flagship of the Ty family, reported a 53 percent drop in core net income to P7.4 billion last year from the P15.8 billion earned in 2019. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm said consolidated net income reached P6.5 billion last year, 68...
