The National Capital Region (NCR) Plus may not yet be ready to ease its quarantine status to the modified general community quarantine (MGCQ), the least restrictive of the four risk classifications imposed by the government to curb the coronavirus outbreak. Santi, the sanitation robot, is deployed...
Three prerequisites should be met before the National Capital Region- Plus (NCR-Plus) can shift to a less restrictive quarantine status, Marikina City Mayor Marcelino “Marcy” Teodoro said on Friday (June 11). (MARIKINA PIO/ MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) On June 15, the General Community...
Malacañang explained that there was no inequality in the distribution of coronavirus vaccines in the country, saying it has always been based on science. Workers wait for their vaccination inside SM Manila cinema that has been converted into a COVID-19 vaccination site on June 8, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/...
OF TREES AND FOREST Former Senate President Manny Villar The coronavirus seems to be creeping outside the National Capital Region (NCR). The Department of Health has expressed alarm over the increase in COVID-19 infections in provinces specifically in Mindanao. It noted that 25% of fresh cases the...
Major provinces such as Cebu, Cagayan, and Zamboanga will start to receive bigger COVID-19 vaccine allotments because of the spike in positive cases, President Duterte said on Tuesday, June 8. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) “May spike eh. Ayan, hindi kasi naniniwala. Hawaan nang...
The government is counting on the vaccination drive and the safe reopening of the economy to help stimulate job creation in the country. Essential workers get coronavirus vaccines inside the SM Manila cinema that has been converted into a vaccination hub on cinema turned vaccination hub at SM...
The unemployment rate went up by a significant margin from March to April, but the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said this was expected due to recent circumstances connected to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. (Mark Balmores / MANILA BULLETIN) "The labor department had...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday, June 7, said around 12 million essential workers from Metro Manila and eight other provinces will prioritized in the vaccination of A4 priority group against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Actor Drew Arellano and Actress Iya Villania receiving Sinovac...
The Office of Vice President (OVP) has continued its distribution of personal protective equipment (PPEs) and medical supplies this week in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Vice President and opposition leader Leni Robredo shared photos of several boxes of the PPEs and medical supplies that...
The domestic tourism industry has taken another step toward its eventual recovery from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat (File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat welcomed on Tuesday, June 1, the...
Malacañang announced on Tuesday, June 1, the additional guidelines for Metro Manila and the National Capital Region Plus (NCR Plus) provinces—Cavite, Laguna, Bulacan, and Rizal—which will remain under general community quarantine (GCQ) until June 15. Presidential spokesman Harry Roque said...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) announced Monday night, May 31, that the national government’s cash aid disbursement for the NCR (National Capital Region)-plus beneficiaries has finally been completed. Secretary Eduardo Año (Photo courtesy of DILG) In the Talk to the...
