Baguio City will again temporarily ban non-essential travelers from going to the "summer capital" for more than two weeks beginning Friday, Sept. 3. Baguio City (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Mayor Benjamin Magalong said the move is part of the local government unit's (LGU's) control measures to...
Authorities have arrested illegal carpool drivers for violating health protocols by pretending to be included in the authorized persons outside residence (APOR) list when they passed a checkpoint in Zambales. (UNSPLASH / FILE PHOTO) “Nagpapanggap sila na sila ay APOR ang iba naman ay residente...
A breath of fresh air during trying times. This seems to be the public’s general sentiment after a policy shift to granular instead of wide-scale lockdowns in areas with high coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) infections is being mulled in September. If approved by the President, more people can...
The police’s tiny bubbles will still be in effect in Metro Manila despite the downgrading of the quarantine status to the Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) until the end of this month. photo: PNP-PIO The tiny bubbles refer to the 17 Local Government Units (LGUs) in Metro Manila—each...
Do farm animals count as authorized persons outside of residence (APORs) during this enhanced community quarantine (ECQ)? (Photo from Edison Bong Nebrija's Facebook) Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) traffic czar Edison Bong Nebrija probably had this question in mind Thursday, Aug....
Persons whose travels are medical and health-related, including dental and check-up appointments, will be allowed to cross the borders of Metro Manila which is currently under the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ). Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP),...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is offering free rides for commuters who are considered as authorized person outside of residence (APOR) as the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in the National Capital Region (NCR) limits the availability of public transportation. The Armed Forces of...
The Muntinlupa police apprehended 64 persons on the first day of implementation of the unified curfew under the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila. The whole National Capital Region (NCR) is under ECQ from Aug. 6 to 20 and Metro Manila mayors have implemented new curfew hours from...
The Taguig City government has issued guidelines on the activities allowed and the use of quarantine passes for the duration of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) that will be implemented in Metro Manila from Aug. 6 to 20. Food pack distributed to families in Taguig City. (Taguig City...
Senator Panfilo Lacson on Wednesday, August 4, asked the Philippine National Police to "take a second look" on its plan to prohibit fetching of authorized persons outside of residence (APOR) to and from their workplaces during the hard lockdown in Metro Manila from August 6 to 20. (Mark...
As the stricter Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) enforcement in Metro Manila starts August 6, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año stressed Wednesday, August, 4 that only authorized persons outside residence (APOR) will be allowed cross border travels. In...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) through the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) began on Tuesday, Aug. 3 the distribution of free food and beverage packs for vaccinated passengers at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). (Photo from MIAA) To avail of the free food packs,...
