MMDA suspends number coding scheme due to Karding
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) announced that the expanded number coding scheme has been lifted on Monday, September 26, because of the Super Typhoon Karding.
Free train rides for gov’t workers on Sept. 19
By Government workers are entitled to free rides at the MRT-3, LRT-2, and PNR on Sept. 19 in celebration of the month-long Philippine Civil Service Anniversary, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) announced on Saturday.The free rides will be part of the Civil...
Metro Manila’s Covid-19 positivity rate may hit new peak—OCTA
By The OCTA Research Team on Friday noted an increase in Covid-19 positivity rate in Metro Manila and hinted at the possibility of the region hitting a new peak.According to OCTA Research Team’s Dr. Guido David, Metro Manila's positivity rate rose from 12.7 percent as...
MMDA field personnel encouraged to wear masks outdoors
By The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has encouraged its field personnel working outdoors to continue wearing their face masks amid the national government's new masking policy.MMDA Acting Chairman Carlo Dimayuga III said the continued wearing of...
MMDA vows to ensure ‘more efficient’ implementation of no contact policy
By The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) on Wednesday said it would work with other government agencies for a "more efficient and orderly" implementation of the no contact apprehension policy (NCAP).The Land Transportation (LTO) recently appealed to...
OCTA: Covid-19 growth rate in Metro Manila down 7 percentage points
By The OCTA Research Team on Wednesday said Metro Manila’s Covid-19 growth rate declined to 14 percent over the past week.In a tweet, OCTA fellow Dr. Guido David noted a seven-point decrease in the growth rate which was 21 percent in the previous week.The region's...
OCTA notes increasing Metro Manila Covid-19 positivity rate
By The OCTA Research Team on Friday backtracked from its earlier report that the growth rate of Covid-19 in Metro Manila could have peaked in mid-July as it said there was a new increasing trend."The daily positivity rate in the NCR is increasing again. It was...
2 victims die in QC flash flood, LGU begins relocation
Two people died in a flash flood last Saturday due to heavy rains in Quezon City.
LTFRB vows to pay bus operators faster
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) committed to settle its unpaid dues with transport operators and drivers along the EDSA Carousel busway.
Free rides for students now only on LRT-2
The free train ride for students will only be available on Light Rail Transit Line 2 (LRT-2), the Department of Transportation said.
OCTA: Metro Manila’s Covid-19 wave may be ‘close to peaking’
By The OCTA Research Team on Tuesday noted a decrease in the growth rate of Covid-19 in Metro Manila, claiming the recent surge in cases in the capital region could have already peaked.In a tweet, OCTA fellow Dr. Guido David said the region's indicators showed a...
DOTr seeks more funds to sustain free EDSA Carousel bus rides
By The Department of Transportation (DOTr) on Monday said it was in need of an additional P1.4 billion to fund the “Libreng Sakay” program for buses in the EDSA Carousel route until the end of the year.In a Laging Handa briefing, Transportation Secretary Jaime...
Rice sufficiency
President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr., sitting as the country’s farm secretary, wanted rice and corn production increased in the remaining months of the year to stave off a looming food crisis.The cost of rice per kilo–the main staple–is projected to rise by three...
Energy security
In a few more years, the country’s only source of energy will dry up, crippling the main Luzon power grid as some generating plants rely on natural gas piped from Palawan to the southern Luzon area.Under Rodrigo Duterte’s six-year rule, the Philippines failed to look...
Maynilad announces water interruption from July 6-31
Maynilad Water Services Inc. (Maynilad) has announced the implementation of daily water service interruptions in its eight service areas from July 6 to 31 “due to raw water quality issue”.
‘No comment yet,’ Palace says on bill seeking to rename NAIA after late dictator Marcos
By President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s press secretary on Wednesday said the Palace had no comment on the proposal to rename the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) after the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr.Negros Oriental Representative Arnolfo Teves...