Filipinos were told to “keep their guards up” against Covid-19 and its more transmissible and highly immune evasive subvariants as holidays draw closer. Vice President 3 of Philippine Federation of Professionals Association Dr. Benito Atienza reminded the public to celebrate the holidays while...
The city government of Antipolo has announced the cancellation of all Lenten activities that would generate mass gatherings in the city this year as part of the measures against Covid-19. In a post on the official Facebook page of Mayor Andrea Bautista-Ynares, the city government said it has...
Malacañang was careful not to criticize anybody Friday, Dec. 10 over the somewhat routine disregard of minimum public health standards (MPHS) during political caravans and rallies helds by 2022 elections aspirants. A snapshot of attendees at a political caravan-slash-rally in Bacoor City on Dec....
(JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The OCTA Research group has warned the public on Tuesday, July 27, against dining out and having social gatherings amid the threat of the Delta variant of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). In a public briefing, OCTA Research fellow Prof. Ranjit Rye...
Senators have called on the government to again restrict the holding of mass gatherings and events as more cases of the highly-contagious Delta coronavirus variant are being detected in the Philippines. In this file photo taken on April 21, 2020, a member of the Philippine National Police Special...
A number of people are not following the minimum public health safety protocol amid the confirmation of the Delta variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the country. The Delta variant, described as more transmissible and more deadly, was tagged as the culprit behind the sudden upsurge of...
With super spreader events slowly turning up anew with the easing of health protocols, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año assured on Saturday, July 17, that stricter measures will be enforced to curb mass gatherings and other health and safety practice...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday, June 7, has reminded the public that parties and other forms of mass gatherings are prohibited amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. (JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire reminded local government units...
Children who may be spotted in mass gatherings such as pool parties won't be arrested but will simply be sent home, President Duterte declared Monday amid the government's movement curbs to stem the coronavirus spread. The parents, instead, should be apprehended in case of involvement in the breach...
The police are allowed to use “reasonable force” on individuals who resist arrest during mass gatherings, President Duterte said late in his taped briefing that aired on late Wednesday night, May 26. President Rodrigo Duterte delivers his public address on May 26, 2021 (Malacañang photo) In...
Upset with the reports of super spreader events, President Duterte has ordered the arrest of barangay captains who fail to enforce the rules against mass gatherings in the country. President Duterte meets with top government officials on pandemic response on May 26, 2021 (Sen. Go/Malacañang)...
A total of 54 individuals tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) after an improvised pool party and drinking sessions were organized by residents of Barangay Nagkaisang Nayon in Quezon City from May 9 to May 11. (Screenshot of the pool party allegedly posted on Facebook on May 9)...
