OCTA Research reports that the National Capital Region COVID-19 positivity rate has risen to 22.9 percent as of May 7, but it says the increasing trend is slowing down. Read more: https://inq.news/PositivityRateMay7 | INQUIRER.net

The drug war will continue right through the enhanced community quarantine that will be enforced in the so-called NCR Plus from Aug. 6 to 20, Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said in the taped weekly briefing with President Rodrigo Duterte that aired late on Monday. Video by RTVM | INQUIRER.net

After more than a month, health officials say fewer people are now getting sick with COVID-19 in Metro Manila and three other regions previously classified at high-risk. Does this mean the new lockdown system helped improve the situation in the capital region? And is the worst over? Let's find out from Carolyn Bonquin. bit.ly/3hZPd7F | NewsWatch Plus Philippines