President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo)
In the survey conducted by RP-Mission and Development Foundation Inc. (RPMDinc), an independent and non-commissioned survey,
Duterte obtained an overall approval rating of 77 percent in the National Capital Region (NCR).
The Chief Exective also registered a trust rating of 72 percent based on the survey conducted among 3,500 respondents in NCR from July 3 to 10 this year.
Dr. Paul Martinez, executive director of RPMD, cited the current political analytics showing Duterte’s “commendable” performance in spite of the “challenges that he is currently facing.”
“Majority of the constituents appreciate the efforts he has done in NCR,” Martinez said in a statement.
(Ali Vicoy/ MANILA BULLETIN) DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello III recently bared that they would be extending the tenure of some 5,700 contact tracers for a maximum of two months, at a cost of P200 million to the agency. “Malaking…kaltas sa ating budget pero syempre, napakahalaga ng trabaho ng mga contact tracers at kailangang kailangan talaga dito sa Metro Manila (This will be a huge reduction to our budget but then again, contact tracers are very much needed here in Metro Manila),” he said in a virtual press briefing. The contact tracers were hired in late April under DOLE’s Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) program.
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Published July 20, 2021, 8:04 AM
Mayors in Metro Manila are urging the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases to suspend its decision allowing minors from five to 17 years old in outdoor areas in the National Capital Region (NCR) because of the threat of the highly contagious Delta variant.
Metro Manila Council Chairman and Paranaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez confirmed that the Metro Manila mayors unanimously decided to recommend to the IATF the deferment of its decision.
Parañaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez (FACEBOOK/ MANILA BULLETIN)
Olivarez, in an interview with Teleradyo, said the youngsters who are now allowed outside of their residence have not been vaccinated yet and could be the one to spread various variants of COVID-19.
MMDA Chairman Benhur Abalos (left) and EDSA traffic czar Edison Bong Nebrija (Photos from Facebook)
Abalos, in a statement Thursday morning, July 15, reiterated that there are many factors to consider when ntroducing changes to EDSA traffic, and this includes the re-implement the Unified Vehicular Volume Reduction Program (UVVRP).
Abalos noted that public transportation has yet to return to normal operations amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, with the 50 percent passenger capacity limit still in place for public utility vehicles (PUVs).
He said there were previous instances when there were not enough PUVs to ferry commuters, which resulted to long queues at terminals or loading bays.