Vice President Leni Robredo hopes that local government units (LGUs) have already learned from the “best practices” of the past year in distributing “ayuda” or cash aid to millions of beneficiaries living in areas under the two-week enhanced community quarantine (ECQ). Vice President Leni...
The Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) has urged the government increase the number of daily coronavirus tests and vaccination to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (MANILA BULLETIN. / FILE PHOTO) Bayan Secretary General Renato Reyes Jr. said the “most urgent” steps that the...
The Muntinlupa police inspected more than 1,000 public utility vehicles (PUVs) and recorded 91 violations committed by authorized and unauthorized persons outside of residence under the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ). In a report by Muntinlupa police chief Col. Melecio Buslig, the 1,100 PUV...
NKTI facade (FILE PHOTO) The National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI) said it reached full capacity for its COVID-19 patients and is limiting admission at its emergency room (ER). "Right now, we are in full capacity of our COVID-19 in hospital beds and five tents, with more than 50 patients...
Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), has ordered an investigation into the alleged sabotage that caused hundreds of people to flock in various vaccination sites on Thursday, August 5. “We are already looking into this and part of it is to trace the...
The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) and Task Force Disiplina on Sunday (August 8) are monitoring the situation at the Araneta Coliseum after people without appointments swarmed the vaccination site. According to a report from DZBB, people flocked to Araneta Coliseum after news circulated online...
Residents undergo Covid0-19 tests as the local government is now conducting "surveillance swabbing" in Davao City. The City Government of Davao has issued an executuve order requires all F1, F2 and F3 contacts of an RT- PCR confirmed positive case are mandated to be swabbed for testing. (Keith...
The Manila city government will start its 24/7 vaccination on Sunday (August 8) at 7 p.m. until 7 a.m. on Monday (August 9). (Manila Public Information Office photo / MANILA BULLETIN) The city government has allotted 2,000 doses each on the three vaccination sites for the 24/7 vaccination which...
The bed occupancy rate of Mega COVID-19 Field Hospital reached 88 percent, Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso said on Saturday (August 7). (Manila Public Information Office / MANILA BULLETIN) The COVID-19 Field Hospital has a 344 bed capacity, 302 of which are now occupied with patients...
(MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) Metro Manila has logged 2,823 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Saturday, Aug. 7, the highest single-day record since May 2, when it was placed under modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ), independent research group OCTA said. In its latest...
Senator Grace Poe has urged the Senate to assess the impact of the community quarantine protocols on micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), particularly in the food and beverage industry. Poe noted many of those in the food and beverage industry have been struggling to stay afloat since the...
The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) has directed two barangay executives in Quezon City to explain their reported requirement of vaccination cards from their constituents asking for quarantine passes amid the two-week enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila. ARTA orders 2 Quezon City...
