Covid-positive voters who are in a queue at polling precincts are allowed to cast their vote on Election Day, May 9, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) announced on Sunday, May 1. (Polling Precinct/ MB FILE PHOTO) Poll Commissioner George Erwin M. Garcia said symptomatic voters will still be...
Only fully vaccinated individuals against Covid-19 are allowed to participate in election-related activities for the May 2022 local and national polls, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Undersecretary Epimaco Densing III said on Tuesday, March 22. In news briefing, Densing...
media Starting April 1, public utility buses and closed van delivery trucks can use the elevated Skyway system again, San Miguel Corporation (SMC) subsidiary Skyway O&M Corporation (SOMCO) announced March 21. All Class “2” vehicles--primarily buses and closed vans exceeding 7 feet in height...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año bared Sunday, Feb. 28, that 100 percent indoor venue capacity will be allowed in areas placed under Alert Level 1, including in workplaces and business establishments. Secretary Eduardo Año (Courtesy of PCOO) However,...
The government's pandemic task force has updated the arrival protocols initially set for foreigners who want to enter the Philippines for business and tourism purposes starting February 10, 2022. The Ninoy Aquino International Airport, the country’s main gateway. (Photo from PNA) Based on...
Policies limiting the movement of people in the National Capital Region (NCR) will be effectively suspended starting Tuesday as the region shifts to Alert Level 2 on February 1 to 15, 2022, Malacañang said. File photo by Ali Vicoy Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles made the statement a day before...
Christmas parties in 50 percent venue capacity are now allowed in Alert Level 2 areas as long as health standards are observed, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) confirmed Friday, Dec. 3. DILG logo DILG spokesperson Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya warned that the business...
Supporters of political parties and candidates vying for elective posts in the 2022 election are barred from holding rallies and will have to wait for the official campaign period before embarking on their sorties. The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) stressed that the official campaign period...
Metro Manila residents will wake up to the relaxed protocols of alert level 2 on Friday, Nov. 5. But what exactly changed in terms of can and can't be done with the the National Capital Region's (NCR) de-escalation to alert level 2 from alert level 3? Well, there are a handful of changes under the...
Malacañang appealed to the public to not bring their kids to Manila's man-made dolomite beach on Roxas Boulevard, saying children are still not allowed to leave their homes unless for essential purposes. People flock to the Manila Bay Dolomite Beach in Manila after it was reopened to the public on...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will remain lenient in terms of accommodating visitors in the Dolomite beach despite prohibition on non-essential activities of minors outside their houses. DENR Usec. Jonas Leones on Monday, Oct. 25, said everybody is welcome to go to the...
Minors or those 18 years old below in the National Capital Region (NCR) are still not allowed to go to the malls and parks without valid reason under Alert Level 3, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Benhur Abalos said Thursday, Oct. 21. Abalos clarified that minors will only...
