Published March 14, 2021, 7:51 PM
All Manila City government departments, bureaus, and offices will only allow 30 percent of their employees to physically report for work starting Monday (March 15) amid the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the city.
This was announced by Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso on Sunday (March 14) after an emergency meeting with the city’s department heads regarding the COVID-19 situation in Manila.
“Babalik tayo sa pagbabawas ng mga tao sa city hall para precautionary measure (We will return to limiting the people in the city hall as a precautionary measure),” Domagoso said in a live broadcast on Facebook. “I believe in you na kahit kaunti lang tayo, makakapag-function tayo efficiently (that even if there are a few of us, we will be able to function efficiently).”
Police identified the slain suspect as a certain “Popoy,” of legal age.
Investigation showed that elements of the Baseco Police Station conducted a buy-bust operation against Popoy at around 2:50 a.m.
A poseur buyer reportedly bought a sachet of suspected shabu worth P500 from the suspect. When Popoy noticed the approaching police officers, he allegedly fired at them.
The suspect sustained injuries and was brought to Gat Andres Bonifacio Memorial Medical Center where he died..
Investigation is ongoing.
Published February 8, 2021, 3:47 PM
The COVID-19 storage facility being built in Manila, which is already 90 percent complete, can store nearly a million vaccines, the city mayor said.
Manila Mayor Isko Moreno (L) and the chief implementer of the National Action Plan against COVID-19 Carlito Galvez Jr., are inspecting a refrigerator in the Manila COVID-19 storage facility on January 29, 2021. (Photo courtesy of MANILA PIO / MANILA BULLETIN)
In a statement, Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso said the storage facility at the 7th floor of Sta. Ana Hospital can be used for all the vaccine brands available in the market because it is equipped with different types of refrigeration units.
●Zamora Elementary School
The city government has identified which barangays are nearest to each COVID-19 vaccine site.
Each district also has a designated hospital where COVID-19 vaccine patients can be brought to in case of emergencies:
●District 1 – Gat Andres Bonifacio Memorial Medical Center
●District 2 – Ospital ng Tondo
●District 3 – Justice Jose Abad Santos General Hospital
●District 4 – Ospital ng Sampaloc
●District 5 – Ospital ng Maynila Medical Center
●District 6 – Sta. Ana Hospital
The city’s 12 new high-end ambulances and members of the Manila Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO), Manila Police District (MPD), and Manila Traffic and Parking Bureau (MTPB) will be deployed to manage emergencies.
(photo from Manila PIO)
(photo from Manila PIO)
The said hospitals include Sta. Ana Hospital, Gat Andres Bonifacio Memorial Medical Center, Ospital ng Sampaloc, Justice Jose Abad Santos General Hospital, Ospital ng Maynila, and Ospital ng Tondo.
The other six Advance Cardiac Life Support ambulances will be stationed at the Manila City Hall for emergency use.
The ambulances can be used for free by residents of the city.
In a Facebook post, Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso said they will continuously aim to upgrade the city’s facilities, especially its medical facilities and equipment amid the pandemic.
“Layunin po ng Pamahalaang Lungsod na lalong paunlarin ang ating mga medical facilities and equipment upang mapataas din ang antas ng kalusugan ng bawat Batang Maynila (It is the city government’s aim to further improve our medical facilities and equipment to increase each Manileño’s quality of health),” he said.