Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo said on Wednesday, Jan. 19, there should be a law that will provide the mechanism for persons with disabilities (PWDs) to participate in crafting policies that directly impact them. Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo holds a virtual...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) Several highly urbanized cities (HUCs) outside the so-called National Capital Region (NCR) Plus--which is composed of Metro Manila, Cavite, Laguna, Rizal, and Bulacan--have shown "very high" coronavirus disease (COVID-19) growth rates from Jan. 12 to 18, the independent...
The Department of Health (DOH) declared Tuesday, Jan. 18, that the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 is now the "predominant" variant in the National Capital Region (NCR). DOH Epidemiology Bureau Director Alethea de Guzman said during a House committee on health hearing that 15 of NCR's 16 cities and...
A public health expert compared the Omicron surge of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Philippines to chickenpox spread, saying that it exhibits a “centripetal distribution.” MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO Centripetal distribution means that any damage or abnormal change is more concentrated in...
Malacañang explained that despite the rising number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, Metro Manila will be staying under Alert Level 3 until the end of the month because the region did not meet the required bed utilization rate. File Photo by Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin Cabinet Secretary Karlo...
The regional offices of the Department of Education (DepEd) in the National Capital Region (NCR) and Region IV-A (Calabarzon) announced the suspension of classes in public schools amid the surge in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the country. JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN In a regional...
Muntinlupa City’s active coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases rose to more than 3,600 after recording over 1,000 new cases in one day. Tally released by the Muntinlupa City government showed that on Jan. 14, the city’s active COVID-19 jumped to 3,625, an increase of 980 cases or 37 percent,...
As the country continues to face a surge in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, the government's pandemic task force has decided to keep the National Capital Region (NCR) under Alert Level 3 until the end of the month. File Photo by Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles made...
The Muntinlupa City Council will follow the decision of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) on the imposition of curfew for minors in the National Capital Region (NCR). “We will follow MMDA curfew directive,” Raul Corro, the council’s majority floor leader, told Manila...
Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Senator Richard Gordon appealed for patience and understanding on Wednesday, Jan. 12 to the public as coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing at three PRC molecular laboratories in Metro Manila faced delays. (Photo from Philippine...
(Image from Unsplash) Over 50 percent of teachers in the National Capital Region (NCR) are experiencing flu symptoms amid the worst coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in the country, a group of education workers said on Tuesday, Jan. 11. The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines,...
President Duterte has said that the country's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) situation is "becoming more alarming every day". President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) Duterte gave this description of the situation after the Department of Health (DOH) recorded on Monday, Jan. 10 a new...
