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NEDA tells IATF: Manage risks, not avoid them

"The losses and setbacks in MECQ and GCQ point to the need to work together to safely reopen the economy further in 2021."   A strict...

NEDA warns of P2.1b in daily wage losses in case of MECQ

The National Economic and Development Authority on Wednesday warned that reverting back to modified enhanced community quarantine could cost workers in Metro Manila and...

Real estate sector bucked pandemic downturn

"What the economy needs is a sector that will act as a catalyst and lead the way to recovery."   (First of two parts) In February this...

Easy water bill payment ordered

The Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System on Wednesday ordered its two water concessionaires to implement a grace period and installment plan for the enhanced...

Iligan City placed under stricter lockdown, Metro Manila remains under GCQ

The Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases has recommended placing Iligan City under Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine while retaining Metro Manila under General...

Saving the economy or saving lives: an unnecessary choice

By Titon Mitra UNDP Philippine Resident Representative "There need not be an either-or trade-off; the numbers show that there is a possible middle way." With the decision...

NCR hospital beds rate still at ‘high risk’

The occupancy rate of the beds for COVID-19 cases in Metro Manila is at 70 percent or higher, and are still in the “high-risk...

MECQ extension urged in Metro

A public health expert on Saturday called for a two-week extension of the modified enhanced community quarantine or MECQ in Metro Manila and in...

Olivarez: Metro Manila ‘most likely’ back to GCQ if virus numbers drop

Metro Manila Council chairman and Paranaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez on Saturday said the National Capital Region will most likely go back to general...

Angkas tapped to service healthcare workers in Pasay City

Ride hailing app Angkas has teamed up with the local government of Pasay to provide transportation support to the city’s healthcare workers during the...

Patently unconstitutional

"Aren’t the House, Senate, and Malacanang full of lawyers?" Santa Banana, as of this writing, no less than 27 petitions against the Anti-Terrorism Act 2020...

Extend MECQ, research group urges

Researchers from the University of the Philippines on Wednesday urged the government to extend the modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) in Metro Manila for another...

SMC extends food aid anew to LSIs at Manila North Harbor

San Miguel Corporation (SMC) has started providing meals for some 274 passengers currently stranded and forced to camp out at the Manila North Harbor,...

MECQ reduces peak power demand by 700 megawatts

The Independent Electricity Market Operator of the Philippines said Tuesday peak demand at the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market declined by around 700 megawatts in...
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