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Published March 9, 2021, 5:06 PM
Caloocan Mayor Oca Malapitan on Tuesday (March 9) said there is still no need to impose a lockdown in his city amid the rising number of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the National Capital Region (NCR).
Although Caloocan also saw a “huge increase” in its new cases in March, Malapitan said their new COVID-19 patients are not living close to each other, so a lockdown is not necessary.
“Wala ho, dahil inaassess namin ang mga kaso. ‘Yung mga nagpopositive, layo layo ang mga bahay (There is no plan for us to declare a lockdown because based on our assessment of new cases, those testing positive are not living close each other),” Malapitan said over DZBB interview when asked if the local government would also declare a granular lockdown.
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MMDA Chairman Benhur Abalos, along with Caloocan Mayor Oca Malapitan, led the reopening of General Tinio U-turn slot, which was done after the agency received complaints about the heavy traffic it had caused since its closing on February 1.
According to Abalos, the U-turn slot will remain open until the completion of the ongoing construction of EDSA’s elevated bus ramps, which are aimed to solve the long-time traffic problem in Metro Manila.
“We are already coordinating with the Department of Transportation and the Department of Public Works and Highways for the design and eventual building of the elevated bus ramps,” he said.