DOTR The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is enforcing a “no vaccination, no ride” policy to prevent another complete shutdown of both public transport and businesses like what happened in 2021, the agency insisted. "We are doing everything we can to maintain and keep our public transport...
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque explained his side on his now viral outburst during last Tuesday's Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) meeting, saying he just took up the cudgels for "hungry and lockdown-weary" Filipinos. 'TAO LAMANG'--Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque explains the reason for...
Malacañang is not keen on the idea of imposing a three-week hard lockdown on coronavirus (COVID-19) hotspots, reiterating that the government was balancing protecting the health of the public and allowing people to go to work. Members of the Philippine National Police man a checkpoint in a...
A person fully vaccinated should be given greater ease of access to certain establishments in Metro Manila, according to President Duterte's business adviser. A resident of Parañaque City gets vaccinated against COVID-19 on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/MANILA BULLETIN) Presidential Adviser for...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has expressed readiness in the enforcement of hard lockdown if, and only if, the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Management of the Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-MEID) amid the rising number of Delta variant cases in the country. “Hindi na bago sa inyong...
President Duterte’s two economic managers admitted that a step backward move could be necessary as the country experiences yet another surge in coronavirus infections due to the highly transmissible Delta variant. Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said Wednesday, July 28, that the rapidly...