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...
Metro Manila, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, and Rizal collectively known as the National Capital Region-plus (NCR-plus) bubble area will remain under the general community quarantine (GCQ) with restrictions until June 15, 2021. Manila Bulletin File Photo President Duterte made the announcement during...
Weeks after a “steep” decline in the number of infections, the Department of Health (DOH) said the decrease in the number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Metro Manila and nearby provinces has started to slow down. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Although cases are still on a downward...
The Office of the Vice President (OVP) has extended its COVID-19 response programs to outside the National Capital Region Plus (NCR Plus) bubble as other provinces in Visayas and Mindanao have been experiencing surges in cases, too. On Sunday, May 30, Vice President Leni Robredo said during her...
This is not yet the time to further ease quarantine restrictions in Metro Manila and nearby provinces as the number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases remain high, a public health expert said Saturday, May 29. (Manila Bulletin File Photo) Dr. Anthony Leachon has suggested that the government...
Extended GCQ eyed in June Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez on Wednesday, (May 26) urged that the country’s COVID-19 vaccination should be focused on the National Capital Region (NCR) Plus, the economic engine of the country, to achieve an earlier herd immunity and faster economic...
The government will be “flexible” in the COVID-19 vaccination of people under the A4 and A5 category, Presidential spokesman Harry Roque said on Tuesday, May 25, stressing that its “guiding principle” is to vaccinate as many people as possible. Vaccine rollout for the A4 category, which...
All workers in the IT-business process management sector are now part of the A4 priority list for COVID-19 vaccination, said Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez. Lopez said the Inter Agency Task Force (IATF) supported the move following justifications that DTI presented on the...
