Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat has ordered a tighter monitoring on staycation hotels and other accommodation establishments (AEs) in relation to the observance of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) protocols. DOT Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat (Photo from Puyat's...
This is not yet the time to further ease quarantine restrictions in Metro Manila and nearby provinces as the number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases remain high, a public health expert said Saturday, May 29. (Manila Bulletin File Photo) Dr. Anthony Leachon has suggested that the government...
The government may ease restrictions now that the number of daily coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases has been decreasing, but this should be done gradually, a member of the OCTA Research group said Friday, May 28. OCTA Research fellow Prof. Guido David said the number of cases in the National...
A total of 43,480 healthy safety-related rules for coronavirus disease- 2019 (COVID-19) have been reported since Metro Manila and four adjacent provinces were placed under stricter quarantine status, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said Wednesday, May...
Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri on Monday, May 24, appealed to the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases to imposes measures to control the increasing number of COVID-19 cases in northern Mindanao. Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel 'Migz' Zubiri...
More people can now attend religious gatherings in the National Capital Region (NCR) after mayors have agreed to relax the restrictions on these activities. Devotees observe a safe distance from each other while hearing Sunday mass outside Quiapo church in Manila in a December 2020 file photo. (ALI...
At least half of the estimated P30-billion household income loss in National Capital Region (NCR) Plus is expected to be recovered during the two-week general community quarantine (GCQ), Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez. At the Laging Handa briefing, Lopez said that based on the...
All public places in the University of the Philippines Diliman (UP Diliman) in Quezon City are still closed until further notice due to the continuing threat of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). In an advisory on Monday, May 17, UP Diliman said areas that will remain closed to the public include the...
TAGAYTAY CITY, Cavite - The local government unit (LGU) here has allowed major tourist parks to operate under the General Community Quarantine (GCQ) with heightened restrictions. Executive Order No. 372 Series of 2021 issued on Saturday (May 15) and signed by Mayor Agnes D. Tolentino stated that...
Tanay, Rizal will retain its curfew hours at 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. even with the National Capital Region (NCR) Plus easing to general community quarantine (GCQ) with heightened restrictions. (Photo by Nel Andrade/ MANILA BULLETIN) The office of Mayor Rex Manuel Tanjuatco also announced over the weekend...
THE VIEW FROM RIZAL Dr. Jun Ynares We laud the move by the Inter-agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) to put the so-called NCR-plus bubble out of the MECQ status to the current “GCQ with heightened restrictions.” The move will now allow economic activities...
After more than six weeks of enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) and its modified version (MECQ), President Duterte has once again placed the National Capitol Region Plus area under a ‘stricter’ general community quarantine (GCQ) from May 15 to 31. Recall that before the start of Holy Week, ECQ...
