The implementation of the countrywide Alert Level System which was pilot-tested in Metro Manila to curb the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) transmission will start on Monday, Nov. 22, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Undersecretary Epimaco Densing III confirmed. “Simula...
Metro Manila may be placed under Alert Level 1—the most lenient quarantine classification—by December if the number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the region continues to decline, the OCTA Research group said Thursday, Nov. 18. People flock at the Manila Bay Dolomite Beach in Manila after...
In its bid to help small and medium enterprises (SMEs) adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, the San Juan City local government opened on Thursday, Nov. 15, the registration for its Christmas Bazaar which will start next month. "Ang Lungsod ng San Juan ay magsasagawa ng Christmas Bazaar sa...
Five volcanic earthquakes occurred in Taal Volcano in Batangas in the past 24-hour monitoring period, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said Thursday, Nov. 18. (PIXABAY / FILE PHOTO) Of the number, a lone volcanic tremor event having duration of two minutes and four...
Establishments in areas under Alert Level 4 are the only ones given the discretion to impose the mandatory use of face shields amid the lifting of the policy in areas under alert levels 1, 2, and 3. WHAT PHYSICAL DISTANCING?--A huge number people gather outside Las Piñas Medical Hospital for a...
TAGAYTAY CITY – Individuals below 18 years old can now dine in restaurants, even if unvaccinated, as per the latest Executive Order issued by Mayor Agnes Tolentino on Nov. 15. Establishments in the popular weekend destination can operate at a maximum of 50 percent indoor venue capacity and...
President Duterte has asked local government units (LGUs) to create ordinances that would prohibit minors of a certain age from entering shopping malls amid the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) This, despite the relatively lenient...
It is not impossible for Metro Manila to be deescalated to Alert Level 1 by December if the requirements for easing the current restrictions are attained, the Department of Health (DOH) said Monday, Nov. 15. (An official of the Manila Police District Plaza Miranda Police Community Precinct (PCP)...
CAVITE – Governor Jonvic Remulla said that playing basketball is now allowed in the province under Alert Level 2 from Nov. 15 to 30. "Pwede na ulit mag-basketball. Pero kailangan fully-vaccinated para makapaglaro (Basketball is permitted. But players need to be fully-vaccinated)," Remulla...
The Inter-agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases has decided to keep Metro Manila under its current alert level 2 status until the end of the month, while Catanduanes will be placed under alert level 4 of the country's new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic...
A countrywide implementation of the alert level system is seen as an effective way to contain the transmission of the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19), Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Undersecretary Epimaco Densing III said. He based his assessment on the steady decline in...
The mandatory evacuation for overseas Filipinos in Ethiopia has been enforced due to the "continued and intensifying conflict in the country". (Jansen Romero / File Photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) This took effect after the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Thursday, Nov. 11, raised the alert level...
