Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Benhur Abalos expressed his gratitude to the collaborative initiatives of the national government, through the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) and local chief executives in Metro Manila, as the OCTA Research recently cited “downward trends” in coronavirus disease cases in all local government […]
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Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat and Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III disclosed that 67,347 beneficiaries from the National Capital Region (NCR), Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, and Rizal, collectively known as the NCR Plus, have been approved to receive the one-time P5,000 financial assistance under the DOT-DOLE Cash-For-Work Program of the Bayanihan 2. Of […]
The first-quarter report of the Department of Trade and Industry Fair Trade Enforcement Bureau (DTI-FTEB) showed that 94.7% of the business firms and establishments in the National Capital Region (NCR) comply with the government mandated Minimum Health Protocols (MHP). In response to the recent reverting of NCR and its nearby provinces from General Community Quarantine […]
Senator Joel Villanueva is asking the Department of Health to bare its plan to manage the stress in Metro Manila’s healthcare system as hospitals in the capital region contend with overflow capacity and overstretched manpower. Villanueva, chair of the Senate labor committee, said the government’s crisis managers should consider regrouping and have a “level-headed” assessment […]
With increasing supply, galunggong (round scad) currently sells for P180 per kilogram (kg), from P260-280/kg, making the price more affordable. This is according to the daily market price monitoring conducted by the Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) in Metro Manila markets. With the increase in fish unloaded at the Navotas Fish Port Complex, […]
Only individuals aged 18-65 years old are allowed to go outside their residences amid the alarming rising number of COVID-19 cases in Metro Manila. The Metro Manila Council, through the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority, is drafting a resolution prohibiting minors, particularly aged 15-17, to go outdoors for a period of two weeks. This will be […]
Agriculture Secretary William Dar and Quezon governor David Suarez, along with the “One DA” family and local government officials, witnessed the arrival of 1,350 live hogs from General Santos City (GenSan) and South Cotabato that form part of the “whole-of-nation” measures to increase the supply of pork and reduce prices of pork products in Metro […]
To better ensure the sufficient supply of pork products, supermarkets are lending the government a helping hand in the distribution and sale of these food items at their outlets nationwide and in wet markets at the National Capital Region. In his market visits, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Benhur Abalos underscored the importance of […]
Agriculture Secretary William Dar personally inspected Metro Manila markets to see if the price ceiling imposed on meat and chicken products are being carried out. Dar was joined by trade secretary Ramon Lopez, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority Chair Benhur Abalos, Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte, and Mandaluyong Mayor Menchie Abalos in monitoring pork prices at […]
It is “all systems go” for the transport of hogs from Mindanao, Visayas, and some parts of Luzon to Metro Manila markets to be sold at the ceiling price imposed by virtue of Executive Order (EO) 124. Over the weekend, Agriculture Secretary William Dar met with hog producers from the Soccsksargen region to discuss collaborative […]