Quarantine passes are set to be required for individuals leaving their homes as the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) was re-imposed to prevent the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) Delta variant transmission in Metro Manila from August 6 to 20, a Department of the Interior and Local Government...
BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara As of the time this article was written, Philippine health authorities have detected no less than 114 infections of the COVID-19 Delta variant in the country. This particular strain, first detected in India last October 2020, is among the “variants of...
The country's quarantine classification will be reviewed and decided upon every two weeks to immediately respond to the threat of the Delta coronavirus variant in the country, Malacañang said Tuesday. President Rodrigo Duterte delivers a public address on pandemic response at the Malacañang...
BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara Unlike other countries who have already vaccinated a significant portion of their population, the Philippines still finds itself in the early stages of its nationwide vaccination program mainly due to the limited supply of doses. According to recent data from our...
IT’S THE SMALL THINGS Alex M. Eduque This coming week, President Rodrigo Duterte is to deliver his last State of the Nation Address for his term. To say that it has been quite a term for him would be an understatement, and I think for any leader and elected official who has had to serve during...
BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara Eighteen-year-old Dominic Navarro graduated with honors from the Ilocos Region campus of the Philippine Science High School (PSHS) last May. Dominic is one of several who went through the PSHS system and were offered admission at some of the world’s most...
Bring the kids to ‘Happy Rainy Days at The Pen’ CUDDLE WEATHER Why not spend all day in bed, under the sheets, and in PJs at your favorite hotel? Watching or listening to rain pattering against the window while you’re safe and dry inside is one of life’s simple pleasures. Now as Manila...
BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara Recently, news articles came out about a very disconcerting World Bank assessment on Philippine education. Specifically, the report underscored that one in every four Grade 5 students does not have the reading and mathematics skills for Grade 2 or 3, and four in...
BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara Recently, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) declared that the polio outbreak in the Philippines has ended after the country recorded zero cases for 16 months since a surveillance and an immunization campaign was...
Starting July 1, travelers vaccinated abroad who stayed in "green" or low coronavirus risk countries will be required to undergo shorter quarantine protocols upon arrival in the country. A resident of Parañaque City gets vaccinated against COVID-19 on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/MANILA BULLETIN) The...
“Better Days” Senator Sonny Angara Three years ago, President Duterte signed into law Republic Act No. 11036 or the Mental Health Act, which we co-authored and helped pass along with my colleagues Senators Tito Sotto, JV Ejercito, Joel Villanueva, Risa Hontiveros, Loren Legarda, Antonio...
'It's an honor to serve the Filipino nation' • Aquino demonstrated humble and principled governance and left a lega cy forging the country's economic resilience, a peace pact with Muslim separatists, a landmark court victory asserting the country's claim over the West...
