"Anything is possible." Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque speaks during the virtual press conference on Oct. 19, 2021 (Screenshot from Facebook live) Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque gave this answer Tuesday, Oct. 19 when asked to comment on OCTA research group's rosy projection that the...
Presidential spokesman Harry Roque on Tuesday, October 19, reminded doctors that strict lockdowns are not the solution to the pandemic since many Filipinos are going hungry and losing their jobs after more than a year of back-and-forth restrictions due to COVID-19. Presidential spokesperson Harry...
Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) Spokesperson Harry Roque reiterated on Tuesday, Oct. 19 that vaccinated seniors citizens can go outdoors and visit malls. A senior citizen receiving a COVID-19 jab (Ali Vicoy/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) "Hindi po natin binabawi iyong incentive na binigay natin sa...
A total of 27 areas in Pateros are under granular lockdown as the municipality’s active coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases continue to go down. This was disclosed by Interior and Local Government Usec. Jonathan Malaya during the “Laging Handa” public briefing on Oct. 18. Contact tracers in...
The pilot testing of the Alert Level System (ALS) will be expanded outside Metro Manila starting tomorrow, Oct. 20, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said. (Ali Vicoy/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Speaking in a virtual press briefing Tuesday, Oct. 19, Roque identified 19 areas to be included in...
The percentage of moderate, severe, and critical coronavirus cases (COVID-19) confined in hospitals has gone up, an official from the Private Hospitals Association of the Philippines (PHAP) said Tuesday, Oct. 19. (UNSPLASH / MANILA BULLETIN) In a virtual briefing, PHAP President Dr. Rene de Grano...
Taguig Mayor Lino Cayetano welcomed the easing of quarantine classification in Metro Manila from Alert Level 4 to 3, saying vaccinated people are now given more access to establishments. The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) earlier approved the...
As Metro Manila is now under Alert Level 3 of the new coronavirus (COVID-19) response efforts being piloted in the region until October 31, here is a quick rundown of the basic dos and don't under this classification. Manila Bulletin File Photo Travel Based on the latest guidelines released by the...
There was an increase in the number of people in restaurants, malls and parks in Muntinlupa on Oct. 16, the first day of the implementation of Alert Level 3 in the National Capital Region (NCR). The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) downgraded the...
The Philippine College of Physicians (PCP) on Sunday, Oct. 17 said health workers were still not able to breathe from the number of COVID-19 infections in the country. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) This, after the government's pandemic task force has approved the recommendation to place Metro Manila...
Three local government units (LGUs) in Metro Manila said on Saturday, Oct. 16, that they are all set to strictly implement the health and safety protocols after the National Capital Region (NCR) shifted to the more relaxed Alert Level 3 quarantine classification. San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora...
The resurgence of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) high infection rate in Metro Manila is possible as the alert level status for restrictions was downgraded to revive the economy, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año on Saturday, Oct. 16. This was...
