Mayor Miguel “Ike” Ponce III said Thursday that he received an unconfirmed report that two coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Pateros are Delta variants. “The sad news is, this is unconfirmed as of the moment, but this was sent to me and this is being confirmed. What I received is that...
Would the police bar unvaccinated workers from going out during the entire Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) implementation in Metro Manila? “There’s no such order,” said Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar when asked to clarify information spreading online...
The Muntinlupa police are preparing for the implementation of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila starting at midnight, August 6. The government has placed the entire National Capital Region (NCR) under ECQ from Aug. 6 to 20 due to the rising number of coronavirus disease...
Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), ordered Metro Manila policemen to ensure strict implementation of longer curfew hours during the August 6-20 Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) in the National Capital Region. From the 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. curfew,...
The United Nationalist Alliance (UNA) will put on hold all political talks related to the upcoming May 2022 national and local elections, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to make a negative impact into the lives of many Filipinos, Senator Nancy Binay said on Tuesday. “As the Covid-19 pandemic...
ONE FOR THE ROAD James Deakin Hello inmates! Looks like we are back where it all began – ECQ – otherwise referred to as lockdown season 3, the Delta variant, fortified with face shields and fake news. This is considered the most dangerous wave, not only because it’s more transmissible, but...
What it can and cannot do, and why it is important CLINICAL MATTERS Dr. Edsel Maurice T. Salvana Ever since the horrific surge of cases in India, the world has been racing against the spread of the Delta variant. As a testament to how virulent and transmissible this variant is, it has already...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) is banking on its experience on the past strict border control in Metro Manila to address the monstrous traffic jams that are expected to hit the entry points of the National Capital Region once the Enhanced Community Quarantine is fully implemented. But this...
Taguig Mayor Lino Cayetano advised the public to be prepared for the impending lockdown of the National Capital Region (NCR). From Aug. 6 to 20, the NCR will be placed under the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ), the strictest level. Taguig Mayor Lino Cayetano (Screenshot from Taguig City...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Sunday called on the government to start vaccinating minors following the detection of more cases of the Delta variant of COVID-19 in the country. Gatchalian said it is highly necessary to prevent minors from becoming “variant factories.” “By the time we get...
Senator Sonny Angara on Sunday, August 1 urged the government to ramp up biosurveillance and genome sequencing to control the spread of new coronavirus (COVID-19) variants, particularly the Delta variant, which has wreaked havoc in at least two countries. With more cases of the Delta variant of...
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...
