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MMC LIFTS CURFEW HOURS IN METRO MANILA – ABALOS

The Metro Manila Council (MMC) approved a resolution, lifting the prevailing standardized and unified curfew hours in the National Capital Region starting November 4. According to MMDA Resolution No. 21-25, the lifting of the curfew hours from 12 midnight to 4 am will complement the adjustment of mall operating hours to provide both mall-goers and […]

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ALL NCR CEMETERIES WELL-PREPARED FOR UNDAS – MMDA

Metropolitan Manila Development Authority Chairman Benhur Abalos inspected cemeteries in Metro Manila two days before its closure for this year’s observance of Undas. Abalos visited Manila North Cemetery in Manila and Garden of Life Park in Mandaluyong to check their compliance to the Inter-agency Task Force on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-MEID) guidelines […]

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VEGETABLES ARRIVE IN NCR FROM MARING-HIT PROVINCES

At least 180 metric tons of assorted vegetables from the typhoon Maring-affected provinces in the Cordillera Administrative Region, Cagayan Valley, and Bicol were delivered to the Balintawak Cloverleaf Market in Quezon City recently. This is in line with the efforts of the government, under the Department of Agriculture (DA), to ensure the availability and affordability […]

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NCR ALERT LEVEL 3 STATUS TO BOOST TOURISM – DOT

The decision to resume staycations and expanding the capacity of restaurants is a big boost to tourism-oriented establishments that will result in the restoration of jobs of displaced tourism workers as the holiday season approaches.  Tourism Secretary Berna Romulo-Puyat made this statement as the Department of Tourism (DOT) welcomed the decision of the Inter-Agency Task […]

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12 A.M. TO 4 A.M. NCR CURFEW STARTS OCT. 13 – MMC

The Metro Manila Council (MMC) shall impose shortened curfew hours from 12 midnight to 4 a.m. starting October 13, at the National Capital Region (NCR), as the region perceives a downtrend in its COVID-19 active cases. The Department of Health (DOH) reported that there is a general decrease in COVID-19 active cases in the NCR […]

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NCR MAYORS ENFORCE COVID ALERT SYSTEM – ABALOS

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) inspected a number of private establishments in cities of Mandaluyong and San Juan at the start of the pilot implementation of the COVID 19 Alert Level 4 in the National Capital Region. MMDA Chairman Benhur Abalos, with San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora and Mandaluyong City Mayor Menchie Abalos, […]

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NCR MAYORS: EASE RESTRICTIONS ON FULLY VAXXED

The Metro Manila Council (MMC) urged the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) to consider easing of COVID-19 guidelines for fully-vaccinated individuals in the National Capital Region to bolster economic activities in the region. Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Benhur Abalos, who is also the concurrent chair of the […]

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LET LGUS DECIDE ON QUARANTINE STATUS — ABANTE

Let the leaders on the ground––local government unit (LGU) chiefs––determine their quarantine status. “LGU executives are in the best position to assess the situation on the ground and to decide on how to implement whatever measures they believe are necessary to contain the virus in their localities,” said Deputy Speaker Benny Abante Jr. Metro Manila […]

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NCR MAYORS ADOPT ‘VAX AS ONE’ – ABALOS

The Metro Manila Council (MMC) have agreed to adopt the “Vax as One” Concept to accelerate COVID-19 vaccination rollout in Metro Manila aimed towards population protection. Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and concurrent MMC Chairman Benhur Abalos said the priority areas would be Metro Manila and then the four nearby provinces such as Cavite, Bulacan, […]

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MMC: IATF TO DECIDE ON NCR QUARANTINE STATUS

The Metro Manila Council (MMC) will defer to the decision of the Inter-agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-MEID) on the next community quarantine status to be implemented in the National Capital Region. Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) chairman Benhur Abalos said the decision of the Metro Manila mayors who are […]