Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion on Wednesday, April 26, frowned upon the recent issuance of alert levels in several provinces, saying that it threatens consumer confidence that would be the key to strengthening the economy. Joey Concepcion (Photo from Go Negosyo via Facebook) In a statement, the...
The Pasay City government urged residents to continue practicing the EMI (Ensure to always wash your hands, Mask is a must, Implement physical distancing) habit after Metro Manila was placed under Alert Level I against Covid-19. The Pasay Public Information Office (PIO) said Metro Manila was placed...
Twenty-six areas in the country were placed under Covid-19 Alert Level 2 status until the end of this month, based on the recent resolution of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID). Areas under Alert Level 2 until April 30 are: Benguet, Ifugao,...
Philippine Ambassador to Beijing Jaime FlorCruz has assured that the situation of Filipinos in China remain in good condition despite the spike in Covid-19 cases in recent weeks. Patients with Covid-19 are pictured in beds at Tangshan Gongren Hospital in China’s northeastern city of Tangshan on...
The country’s Covid-19 health protocols remain effective against the virus and its subvariants, the Department of Health (DOH) stressed on Monday, Jan. 2, amid the uptick in China’s Covid-19 infections. (DOH / Manila Bulletin) The DOH, in a statement on Monday, assured the public that the...
As the country continues to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has approved more lax guidelines for inbound passengers, allowing even unvaccinated travelers to enter the Philippines. OFWs at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Ali Vicoy/ MANILA...
National Unity Party (NUP) President and Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte is prodding local government unit (LGU) executives to "step up to the plate" and ensure the "effective implementation" of Malacañang’s Executive Order (EO) No.3. (Ali Vicoy/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN)...
Local chief executives should allow health experts to define the meaning of crowded places and safe outdoor areas amid confusion anew on the eased rules on wearing of face masks. League of Provinces of the Philippines (LPP) national chairman and Quirino Governor Dakila Carlo Cua said such point of...
Iloilo 1st District Rep. Janette Garin on Monday, Sept. 12, called as “premature” the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases’ recommendation to relax the country’s face mask protocol because of the low booster rate. (Photo by Mladen Antonov / AFP)...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. will study the recommendation of the government's Covid-19 pandemic task force to make wearing face masks outdoors optional. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. meets Health and Interior officials to discuss the Covid-19 situation in the country....
DAVAO CITY – Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte here said the city government would only adopt the optional wearing of face masks outdoors as recommended by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) nationwide if there is data showing that it would not...
CEBU CITY — The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) recommendation to make the use of face mask in open areas optional is a reaffirmation of the policies in Cebu province, Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia said on Friday, Sept. 9. GARCIA. (FB) Garcia welcomed the...
