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56% of NCR’s eligible population now vaccinated

Around 5.4 million residents of the National Capital Region (NCR) or 56% of the region’s eligible population for COVID-19 vaccination are fully vaccinated. Around 8.2 million individuals or 84% have also received...

PRC postpones Physician Licensure Exams due to MECQ extension

The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) postponed the Physician Licensure Examination due to extension of the modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) in the National Capital Region (NCR).

MMC calls for eased restrictions for fully vaxxed population

The Metro Manila Council (MMC) on Thursday (Sep. 9) called on the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) to ease the restrictions for COVID-19 fully vaccinated...

#JolinaPH damages ₱179.57-M worth of rice in Eastern Visayas

Cyclone-hit areas in Eastern Visayas were left with at least P179.57 million worth of damage and losses on rice, the Department of Agriculture (DA) reported on Wednesday (Sept. 8).

DTI, entrepreneurs appeal to resume business operations amid MECQ

A group of restaurant owners expressed disappointment over the last-minute decision of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) to extend the imposition of the modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) classification in the National Capital Region (NCR).

OCTA: NCR average cases up to over 5,200

The average daily COVID-19 cases in the National Capital Region (NCR) increased to 5,268 from last week’s average of 4,614 cases, according to OCTA Research Group. Despite the increase, the hospital bed...

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