MB Daily News Update


Staggering coronavirus disease (COVID-19) numbers continue to ravage the country, more particularly the National Capital Region (NCR)-Plus Bubble, that renders the implementation of an enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) for the next six days all the more urgent.

Our continuing coverage of the crisis, stories on the West Philippine Sea dispute and a restive Taal volcano, and some special features are in our lineup of updates this Sunday afternoon, March 28, 2021.



Church goers hold up their palm fronds, or ‘palaspas’, at the Quiapo Church in Manila on Palm Sunday, March 28, 2021, commemorating Jesus Christ’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem. (Ali Vicoy)
  1. PH COVID-19 Update: 9.475 new, 22,000 recoveries, 11 fatalities
  • More testing, house-to-house monitoring during ECQ
  • PH Red Cross astonished by high positivity rate
  • One million doses of Sinovac vaccines arriving Monday

Vaccinations to continue despite ECQ in NCR+

  • Economy to remain stable
  • Power of prayer need during these times
  • ‘Ayuda’ during ECQ
  • No need for quarantine pass
  • Sorry, no Holy Week staycations allowed
  1. West PH Sea dispute
  1. Taal Volcano Alert
  1. PH’s newest millionaire from Pagadian City
  1. Special Features