President Duterte may deliver another public address this week to announce Metro Manila's new quarantine classification as its stay under strict lockdown is set to end on August 20, Malacañang said. File photo (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the statement a...
The government is willing to look into the proposed deployment of public transport vehicles for fully vaccinated passengers once population protection is attained at least in Metro Manila. Commuters line up to board a bus along EDSA as the government enforces movement curbs against the coronavirus...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) said foreign nationals may apply for a working visa while still out of the country. (Photo from PNA) Presently, the BI issues the document when the expatriate is already in the country. The BI came out with the new policy based on the decision of the inter-Agency Task...
The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-MEID) is choosing between extending the enhance community quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila beyond August 20 and shifting it to the less restricted modified enhance community quarantine (MECQ), Department of the...
Metro Manila mayors will leave it to the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) whether or not to extend the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) beyond Aug. 20. MMDA Chairman Benhur Abalos (Ali Vicoy/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) "They would defer to the...
If he would have his way, Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III would not extend the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) beyond Aug. 20. (File photo/ Screengrab from Zoom meeting) "Frankly my personal position would be to give a break to our workers. Kung ituloy...
Bureau of Customs (BOC) personnel at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) have cleared the 469,200 doses of Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines that were delivered to the country Sunday afternoon, Aug. 15. (Photo from BOC-NAIA) (Photo from BOC-NAIA) The latest vaccine shipment,...
Senator Imelda “Imee” Marcos has urged the national government to fix the membership comprising the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) and create a real “task force” that would streamline the functions of the state’s COVID-19 pandemic...
Laguna will be staying under the enhanced community quarantine ( ECQ ) status until August 20, 2021, to slow down the surge of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the province. Police officers inspect motorists’ identification cards at a quarantine checkpoint at the boundary of Laguna and Muntinlupa...
The Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), the country's main gateway, can allow transit flights but limited for the "green" countries after the government has agreed to slightly ease the travel curbs. President Roa Duterte presides over a meeting with the Inter-Agency Task Force on the...
The list of "green" or low coronavirus risk countries that allows their vaccinated travelers to face shorter quarantine upon arrival in the Philippines has been further trimmed down as a precaution against the coronavirus spread. People with face masks and protective gear stand by an exit at...
Laguna, Iloilo City, and Cagayan de Oro City are set to deescalate to the modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) starting August 16, 2021, leaving Metro Manila and the province of Bataan in the list of areas under strict lockdown. Manila Bulletin File Photo Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque...
