There’s no need to place the National Capital Region (NCR) under Alert Level 4 amid the new surge in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion said on Saturday, Jan. 8. Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship and Go...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Friday, Jan. 7, appealed for public understanding as strict checkpoints were again put up for inbound and outbound travelers in Metro Manila and Bulacan to ensure that the restriction on the movement of unvaccinated individuals is being...
Another 14 locations in the country are scheduled to be placed under Alert Level 3 in the coming days. (Viktor Forgacs/ Unsplash) This was confirmed by Cabinet Secretary and Acting Presidential Spokesperson Karlo Nograles in a statement late Thursday night, Jan. 6. "The Inter-Agency Task Force...
The National Capital Region's (NCR) positivity rate has further increased to 45 percent, independent research group OCTA said on Thursday, Jan. 6. Members of the Manila Police District (MPD) Precinct Station 2 remind bargain shoppers along Ilaya in Tondo, Manila, that children, senior citizens and...
The entire National Capital Region (NCR)-plus is now practically under alert level 3. (Fusion Medical Animation/ Unsplash) Cabinet Secretary and Acting Presidential Spokesperson Karlo Nograles announced in a statement late Wednesday night, Jan. 5 the impending escalation of Laguna from alert level...
Averaging only more than 300 cases per day in the previous week, the country's average daily reported cases of COVID-19 has soared to more than 3,000 this week, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Tuesday night, Jan. 4. Shoppers flock to bargain stores along Ilaya Street in Divisoria, Binondo,...
DOTR123 Unvaccinated individuals cannot travel within the country via land, sea and air public transport, while alert Level 3 is in effect in the National Capital Region until the middle of this month. That is, except for the procurement of essential goods and services, subject to the production of...
Bulacan, Cavite, and Rizal have joined the National Capital Region (NCR) in the heightened classification of alert level 3 in connection with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. (Ali Vicoy/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) This was announced Tuesday morning, Jan. 4, by Cabinet Secretary and...
It is still difficult to conclude if coronavirus disease (COVID-19) variant Omicron does have less severe symptoms than other variants of concern such as Delta, according to an infectious disease expert. (Fusion Medical Animation/ Unsplash) Dr. Edsel Salvana made the statement during a press...
Qualified recipients in granular lockdown-hit areas in Metro Manila will be given assistance (ayuda) from the national government and local government units (LGUs) after alert level 3 was raised in the National Capital Region (NCR) due to the rapid increase in the coronavirus disease-2019...
The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) spokesperson told Filipinos on Monday, Jan. 3 not to make the mistake of "forgetting" about the presence of the Delta variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (Fusion Medical Animation/ Unsplash) "We're...
Metro Manila mayos have agreed to implement a lockdown on all the unvaccinated individuals in the metropolis as part of the measure to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) amid the rising number of cases in the National Capital Region (NCR) in the past days. Metropolitan Manila...