Jose Mari Emmanuel Carrea, manager of SM San Jose Del Monte, and local officials lead the lighting of the mall’s iconic Christmas tree on October 28, 2021, ushering in a festive mood as the economy slowly reopens amid the pandemic ahead of the holiday season. Bulacan, which is part of the NCR Plus Eight cluster, is classified as low-risk for COVID-19, with health care utilization at less than 60 percent. John Mark Pineda
