President Duterte has extended the modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) in the National Capital Region-plus (NCR-plus) bubble area until May 14, 2021 days after the country reached its millionth coronavirus (COVID-19) case this week. President Duterte (RTVM Screenshot) Duterte made the...
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles is pushing for the distribution of virgin coconut oil (VCO) in hospitals outside the National Capital Region plus (NCR plus) as supplemental treatment for the coronavirus disease. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles (Nograles/Facebook) Nograles has started to hold...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) reminded tourists from NCR-plus areas that non-essential travel outside the bubble is still prohibited under modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ). (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement, the DOT urged leisure travelers from the NCR-plus to "postpone...
The coveted Comme des Garçon (CdG) Homme Plus x Nike Air Carnivore made its first appearance during the spring-summer 2021 show held at its Tokyo headquarters. Rei Kawakubo, the fashion house’s designer, paired the futuristic-looking sneakers with equally modernistic metallic, printed, and...
The Philippine economy lost an estimated P180 billion in just the recent two-week enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in the National Capital Region and nearby provinces, according to Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez. Lopez said that based on estimates, the two-week strict lockdown...
To comply with the temporary suspension of inbound passenger travel to Region 6 (Western Visayas) from the National Capital Region (NCR) Plus area, as well as from Cebu and Davao, Philippine Airlines (PAL) immediately cancelled all flights from Manila to Bacolod, Iloilo, Antique, Caticlan, Kalibo...
Food security advocacy group Tugon Kabuhayan asked the government to include fish products in the distribution of food relief during the implementation of enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila and nearby areas. This is to help fishermen have a sure market during the ECQ, as well as...
The Taguig City government has allowed outdoor exercise and liquor consumption, and will give “ayuda” or food packs to families under the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) imposed by the national government in the NCR Plus bubble areas -- the National Capital Region, and the provinces of...
This following the IATF’s GCQ implementation Postpone your Holy Week vacation plans and forget dreaming about the Baguio air breeze—again. The Summer Capital’s Burnham Lake (Zaldy Comanda) Following the bubble General Community Quarantine (GCQ) in National Capital Region (NCR), Bulacan,...
STUNTED One in every three Filipino children are considered stunted caused by undernutrition (UNSPLASH) Insider's 2019 report states that Filipinos are among the “shortest people on earth.” In fact, out of the top 25 countries, the Philippines ranked fifth place with the average height of...
Macauley Culkin "Do your own thing. Even if you fail miserably, at least you have come up with something original." These were the words expressed by the award-winning Hollywood director Chris Columbus in an interview with Insider last Nov. 16. Columbus made the reaction following reports that the...
` The stage is all set for the Japan Film Festival Plus, the first time that the event will be held online. This year’s offering offers a bevy of choices for animation lovers all across the country. The Japan Film Festival Plus is a collaboration between Japan Foundation Asian Center, JT...
