The country must "triple" efforts to prevent the spread of a more transmissible variant of the coronavirus since it cannot afford a "disastrous" second wave of infections, President Duterte declared last Monday. Manila residents line up eager to get Pfizer coronavirus vaccines at a vaccination site...
Get vaccinated or else face possible arrest. President Duterte has threatened to order the arrest of the anti-vaxxers or people who refuse to get vaccinated against the coronavirus. A health worker prepares to vaccinate a resident of Tondo, Manila during an inoculation drive on June 20, 2021 (Ali...
President Duterte has ordered the arrest of individuals who will present fake reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test results as travel requirement, saying the country will not overcome the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic if this cheating persists. (JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO...
A man providing janitorial services to a Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) branch in Lipa City, Batangas was nabbed due to alleged fixing. A janitor pretending to be a member of an office at the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) branch in Lipa City, Batangas is arrested for fixing in an entrapment...
Arlene Tolibas, veteran actress and director, died of cardiac arrest on Thursday, June 3. She was 55. The news was confirmed via social media by family and friends, including actor Gardo Versoza and comedian Dinky Doo. View this post on Instagram Arlene is known most as a comedienne. She gained...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Tuesday, June 1, signed a joint memorandum circular with the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Philippine National Police (PNP) to clarify the guidelines on the implementation of COVID-19 safety measures and the liabilities of violators...
Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso said barangay captains accused of not enforcing protocols on mass gathering must undergo due process. (Manila City PIO / MANILA BULLETIN) Domagoso said this on Monday in an interview with ANC when asked about his opinion on President Duterte’s...
Children who may be spotted in mass gatherings such as pool parties won't be arrested but will simply be sent home, President Duterte declared Monday amid the government's movement curbs to stem the coronavirus spread. The parents, instead, should be apprehended in case of involvement in the breach...
Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Gen. Guillermo Eleazar admitted Saturday, May 29, that he personally was not in favor of arresting violators of minimum health standards and safety protocols. However, he also acknowledged that such measure needs to be done in order to keep the public safe...
The guidelines for the arrest of violators of COVID-19 protocols are expected to be released on May 31, an official of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said Saturday, May 29. DILG Spokesperson Jonathan Malaya (Photo courtesy of DILG) DILG Undersecretary and Spokesperson...
The Liga ng mga Barangay (LnB) has expressed full support for President Duterte's arrest order against barangay chairpersons who will fail to prevent or act appropriately on mass gathering activities in their respective jurisdictions. (Logo courtesy of Liga ng mga Barangay) However, LnB national...
Following the President Duterte's order, the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) vowed on Thursday, May 27 to have the barangay captains arrested in addition to being suspended for failure to stop mass gathering activities in their areas in the midst of the pandemic. In an interview...
