The police’s tiny bubbles will still be in effect in Metro Manila despite the downgrading of the quarantine status to the Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) until the end of this month. photo: PNP-PIO The tiny bubbles refer to the 17 Local Government Units (LGUs) in Metro Manila—each...
Police forces manning the border control points in Metro Manila and four adjacent provinces have been ordered to issue traffic violation tickets to drivers of Public Utility Vehicles (PUVs) who would be caught violating quarantine rules that include public health standard and maximum allowed...
More than 250 teachers and various regional organizations declared their support for Vice President Leni Robredo’s possible presidential bid in 2022, saying that she is the only one who can unite the country and lift it “out of the doldrums.” Over 250 Filipino teachers come together for the...
Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), ordered on Sunday all police commanders in Metro Manila to coordinate with their respective Local Government Units (LGUs) for the implementation of the limitations on outdoor exercises. photo: PNP-PIO This, as...
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) announced Saturday, Aug. 21, that outdoor exercises in the National Capital Region (NCR) will be allowed during the duration of the modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ). (UNSPLASH / MANILA BULLETIN) However, Metro Manila mayors were...
Caloocan Mayor Oscar “Oca” Malapitan ordered a stricter implementation of quarantine guidelines in Caloocan now that the city is under Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ). (Mayor Oscar "Oca" Malapitan Facebook page) In a command conference on Friday, Malapitan ordered the Caloocan...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) is all set for the strict implementation of granular lockdowns after the National Capital Region (NCR) eased to modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) on Saturday, Aug. 21. Police Gen. Guillermo Eleazar, Chief of the Philippine National Police (File photo...
Metro Manila mayors ought to put up so-called Kadiwa stores in their respective cities in order to provide a source of affordable food products to their constituents, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said. (Photo courtesy of the DA) The DA, in a letter it sent to the Department of Interior of...
Some movement restrictions will still be enforced in Metro Manila, Laguna, and Bataan to help promote "total health" even these places will be downgraded to modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) until the end of the month. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) According to...
Expect local government units (LGUs) to get really serious with granular lockdowns during the upcoming modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ). (Mark Balmores/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Benhur Abalos said the granular lockdown will...
The curfew hours of 8 p.m. to 4 a.m. that were observed during the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) the past two weeks shall be retained in the upcoming implementation of the modified ECQ (MECQ) in Metro Manila. MMDA Chairman Benhur Abalos (Screengrab from Facebook live) This was bared in a...
Voter registration will remain suspended in Metro Manila. Comelec/MB The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Friday, August 20, announced the suspension of voter registration and issuance of voter's certification in all Offices of the Election Officer (OEO) in the National Capital Region (NCR)...