Will it be 'flexible'? MECQ stays in NCR Plus until May 14, but is still...
National Capital Region (NCR) Plus will remain under the modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) next month, President Rodrigo Duterte announced on Wednesday. “Modified enhanced community...
View ArticleFlexible MECQ begins: Dine-in, salons, shorter curfew hours OK'd
The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) has allowed the resumption of dine-in services, as well as the reopening of barbershops and beauty parlors in...
View ArticleQC lifts liquor ban, but leisure businesses remain closed in city's new MECQ...
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte on Friday, April 30, issued a memorandum, "Revised MECQ Guidelines" on the lifting of the liquor ban, shortened curfew hours and the imposition of restrictions in...
View ArticleLTO offices in Metro Manila, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, Rizal reopens today May 3
The Land Transportation Office (LTO) will be back in operation in its offices in NCR Plus (Metro Manila and the provinces of Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, and Rizal) on Monday, May 3, 2021. This after the...
View ArticleCan't wear it right? Not wearing face mask properly will now land you in jail
President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday ordered the Philippine National Police (PNP) to arrest people who will be caught not wearing a face mask properly in public spaces. In a pre-recorded public...
View ArticleHow to reload your Easytrip RFID using your Smart mobile load
Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) has partnered with Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation (MPTC) to introduce a much simpler and easier way of reloading the Easytrip RFID using the country's first...
View ArticleBaguio City: New law says everybody must wear face shields or face fines
The Baguio City government has amended its ordinance requiring the mandatory wearing not only of face masks but face shields outside their homes. Aileen Refuerzo, Public Information Office chief, on...
View ArticleWhat are, and what are not, allowed in NCR Plus' new GCQ 'heightened...
President Rodrigo Duterte has downgraded the quarantine classification in the National Capital Region Plus (NCR Plus) and other areas to a more relaxed general community quarantine (GCQ) from a more...
View ArticleBeware, drivers! CAVITEX will start apprehending motorists without valid...
Motorists passing through RFID-only designated lanes without valid RFIDs in CAVITEX would be apprehended and fined starting May 17, 2021.In a Facebook post yesterday, the Manila–Cavite Expressway...
View Article'Color Coding' back in Makati City with some exemptions
The Modified Number Coding Scheme is back in Makati City under the General Community Quarantine (GCQ), starting May 15, except on weekends and holidays. In a post from their official Facebook page,...
View ArticleFort Santiago Intramuros reopens to tourists: Prices, schedules, guidelines
The historic Walled City of Intramuros will open two of its most popular sites to visitors starting Monday (May 17) following the easing of quarantine restrictions in Metro Manila and neighboring...
View ArticleMMDA resumes ban on light trucks on Edsa, Shaw Boulevard starting May 24
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) shall re-impose the ban on light trucks along EDSA and Shaw Boulevard starting Monday, May 24. Under the uniform light trucks ban, trucks which...
View ArticleIn QC, there's a bicycle registration program to counter bike theft (HOW TO...
Quezon City has raised its standards in promoting cycling as an alternative mode of transportation by starting with a database for all riders. City Ordinance SP 2988-2020, under Section 7 of the QC...
View ArticleGo on, scratch that staycation itch! 13 Metro Manila hotels now open to NCR...
A total of 5,986 rooms from 13 hotels in Metro Manila are available for leisure guests or "staycationers" from the National Capital Region and nearby provinces of Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, and Rizal--...
View ArticleThis motorcycle rider gets fined P15,000 during a traffic apprehension in...
A motorcycle rider faces countless violations with fines amounting to P15,000 after being flagged down by the police for not wearing the proper motorcycle helmet. In a now-viral video from the...
View ArticlePHOTOS: Introducing Quezon City's GORA Walking Lanes for 'more walkable' streets
A 5.39-kilometer redeveloped pedestrian corridor, dubbed the Green, Open, Renewable, Access (GORA) lane, was launched in Quezon City on Thursday for safe and walkable streets. Mayor Joy Belmonte said...
View ArticleLIST: NCR Plus, Baguio City, other areas placed under GCQ this June
The general community quarantine (GCQ) classification in Metro Manila and other areas has been extended until June 15, President Rodrigo Duterte said on Monday night. Duterte approved the...
View ArticleThis license assistance account on Facebook charging up to P6,500 fees is...
The Land Transportation Office (LTO) strongly warns the public to avoid transacting with certain Facebook pages posing as LTO assistance centers. Particularly mentioned is a bogus FB account which...
View ArticleBoracay reopens to NCR Plus residents: Requirements, guidelines
Boracay Island is already accepting tourists from the NCR Plus bubble as residents under areas classified as general community quarantine (GCQ) and modified GCQ are now allowed to enter as provided...
View ArticleVIDEO: Fake LTO license scheme uses LEGIT license numbers owned by someone else
Imagine trying to renew your driver's license only to find out that you have a lot of outstanding violations you didn't even commit. The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) is trying to...
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