Tag: Metro Manila

MAYORS in the capital region have decided to maintain the stay-at-home policy for minors, or those up to 17 years old.

THE PANDEMIC has exposed the vulnerabilities of mega-cities like Metro Manila, but it also offers a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to correct urban planning mistakes, a top urban planner said.

METRO Manila’s 17 mayors want the government to keep the region under a general lockdown until year-end to prevent a fresh surge in coronavirus infections.

Cemeteries and columbariums will be closed from Oct. 29 to Nov. 4 amid a coronavirus pandemic, according to the presidential palace. People can still visit...

CUSTOMERS of the two water concessionaires servicing Metro Manila will see lower water bills in the fourth quarter.

THE presidential palace on Thursday threatened to put Manila and nearby cities back under a stricter lockdown if cases of the coronavirus that has sickened more than 61,000 and killed about 1,600 people in the Philippines continue to surge.

Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III seeks to further loosen movement curbs in the capital region to reignite an economy facing its deepest slump...

PRESIDENT Rodrigo R. Duterte on Thursday evening ordered the further easing of the lockdown in Metro Manila and nearby cities starting June 1, as the government tries to restart an economy that the coronavirus pandemic brought to a near standstill.

THE PHILIPPINE capital and nearby cities are ready for further lockdown easing, the presidential palace said on Thursday, as President Rodrigo R. Duterte was set to announce his decision on the matter last night.

THE mayors of various cities in Metro Manila want the government to further ease the lockdown in the capital region starting June.

METRO MANILA’s 17 mayors may seek another two-week extension of a Luzon-wide lockdown until May 30 to contain a novel coronavirus pandemic, Parañaque Mayor Edwin L. Olivarez said on Friday,

LESS than half, or 47.5%, of Metro Manila residents are doing “good” or “very good” under the enhanced community quarantine currently being implemented to...

THE NATION’S capital will have “enough water” supply, at least this year, the Palace said on Tuesday citing an assurance from the Environment chief.

WATER RATES in Metro Manila are the lowest compared to other metropolitan cities in the Philippines and among the lowest compared with other cities in the Asia-Pacific region, figures mostly culled from a state agency show.

METRO MANILA’S office space is expected to grow by 5% this year, with Makati City accounting for most of the supply, a property consultant said, while pointing to demand as continuing to be driven by offshore gaming operators.

FIVE PROVINCES have joined Metro Manila in attracting interest from real estate investors, in part because of regulations that encourage expansion outside the Philippine capital, Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc. (JLL) said in a report on Thursday.

METRO MANILA remains at risk of a water shortage next summer as Angat Dam remains the sole supply source, but local government units in the Philippine capital can help avert another crisis through water demand-side management.

JEEPNEY drivers and operators held a nationwide transport strike yesterday to protest a government plan to modernize the country’s transport system.

THE HOUSE transportation committee approved a resolution recommending the creation of a traffic crisis inter-agency management council that will address congestion in Metro Manila.

Metro Manila, a sprawl of 16 cities fused together by outdated infrastructure, is creaking under the weight of millions of vehicles, owing largely to economic growth of more than six percent a year since 2012.

METRO Manila is among the top cities in three indicators in Cushman & Wakefield’s “The Prepped Cities Index,” but overall, it ranked as one of the worst performers, coming in at 15^th out of 17 cities.

THE Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has launched the Regional Development Plan for the National Capital Region (NCR) for 2017 to 2022, a development framework designed to transform Metro Manila into a highly competitive East Asian metropolis.

Motorists drive along a flooded street in Manila on Tuesday, July 17 as tropical depression Henry, which strengthened into a tropical storm and continued to enhance the southwest monsoon, exited the Philippine area.

By Jochebed B. Gonzales, Senior Researcher In 2017, the average volume of vehicles that passed through Metro Manila's circumferential and radial road each day was...

Metro Manila in recent years has become the Philippines’ pride and glory. In addition to being the hub of Philippine culture and commerce, the...

ELEVEN roads in Quezon, Pasig, and Caloocan cities will be closed for repairs starting September 8, Friday 11:00 pm until September 11, Monday 5:00...