(Photo courtesy: SWS) Forty percent of adult Filipinos believed that their lives "got worse off in the past 12 months," latest survey results of the Social Weather Stations (SWS) showed. Based on the survey conducted on Dec. 12 to 16, 2021, 40 percent of the respondents said "their quality-of-life...
A police officer checks the vaccination cards of passengers at a jeepney stop in Divisoria, Manila on Jan. 14, 2022 in line with the implementation of the Department of Transportation’s “No Vaccination, No Ride” policy in the capital region while under the more stringent Alert Level 3. (Ali...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año bared Sunday, Feb. 28, that 100 percent indoor venue capacity will be allowed in areas placed under Alert Level 1, including in workplaces and business establishments. Secretary Eduardo Año (Courtesy of PCOO) However,...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The number of Filipinos who are unwilling to receive the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines is declining, an official of the Department of Health (DOH) said....
The Duterte administration is hoping to finish the vaccination of the entire adult population by the end of the first quarter this year as a way to protect the voters who will participate in the May 2022 polls. (Noel Pabalate/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Cabinet Secretary and Acting Presidential...
President Duterte's soaring approval rating is testament to the "responsiveness" of his administration this late into his tenure. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) Cabinet Secretary and Acting Presidential Spokesperson Karlo Nograles had this to say Friday, Dec. 31 as he highlighted the...
Christmas parties in 50 percent venue capacity are now allowed in Alert Level 2 areas as long as health standards are observed, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) confirmed Friday, Dec. 3. DILG logo DILG spokesperson Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya warned that the business...
A total of 114,570 out of 125,082 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) under the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) were inoculated against the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) as of Nov. 21. The figure represents 91 percent vaccinated PDLs, according to BJMP chief Director Allan Iral....
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has already made its move to trim down and filter the aspirants for the national position in the coming May 2022 elections. From the total of 569 aspirants, Comelec Education and Information Department Director Elaiza Sabile-David said in a webinar on Thursday,...
Metro Manila residents will wake up to the relaxed protocols of alert level 2 on Friday, Nov. 5. But what exactly changed in terms of can and can't be done with the the National Capital Region's (NCR) de-escalation to alert level 2 from alert level 3? Well, there are a handful of changes under the...
A total of 45,649 safety seal certifications out of the 86,159 applications were issued by the various government agencies to various establishments nationwide. This means that these establishments will be allowed an additional 10 percent operational capacity, Department of the Interior and Local...
For the first time since the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Alert Level System (ALS) was implemented, Metro Manila residents will find out what it's like to live under alert level 3, which will be observed in the capital region from Oct. 16, 2021 to Oct. 31, 2021. (Erik Witsoe/ Unsplash) Alert...
