All lit up

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