MANILA – Speaker Lord Allan Velasco on Wednesday (Nov. 3) said the government's pandemic response task force should downgrade Metro Manila to Alert Level 2 amid the steady decline in new infections as this would result in the broader reopening of the economy.
The Metro Manila Council (MMC) approved a resolution, lifting the prevailing standardized and unified curfew hours in the National Capital Region starting Thursday, Nov. 4.
Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Police Gen. Guillermo Eleazar on Wednesday (Nov. 3) tasked the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) to investigate the killing of a village chief in Caloocan City on All Saints' Day.
The Pangkabuhayang QC program of the Quezon City government has received more than 10,000 applications for start-up capital financial assistance days before its final deadline, completing the target number of applicants for Phase 1.
The Department of Health (DOH) has instructed local government units to strengthen their COVID-19 response in preparation for a possible shift to alert level 2 once cases continue to substantially decline.
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