The Philippines is now recognizing national COVID-19 vaccination certificates from two more countries, Malacañang announced Thursday, Feb. 24. PIXABAY / MANILA BULLETIN Cabinet secretary and acting presidential spokesperson Karlo Nograles said the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the...
The government's pandemic task force has amended the metrics that will be used to determine what alert level would be raised in provinces, highly urbanized cities, and independent component cities, Malacañang announced Thursday, Feb. 24. People flock to Ilaya in Binondo, Manila to shop on Jan....
Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat inspected on Thursday, Feb. 10, the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 in Pasay City to ensure that health protocols for arriving foreign travelers are strictly observed. Puyat's inspection coincides with the first day...
The government's pandemic task force approved on Thursday, Feb. 10, the proposal to accept COVID-19 vaccine certificates from Brazil, Israel, South Korea, and Timor Leste as proof of inoculation. A passenger walks with luggage at the arrivals hall of Tokyo's Haneda international airport on January...
Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat expressed optimism on the possibility of increased jobs in the tourism sector as the country opens its tourist spots to foreign travelers. Puyat said that in the two years, or since the start of the lockdown in the country back in March...
Malacañang has denied Senator Ping Lacson's claim that an "inter-agency conspiracy" has facilitated the smuggling of vegetables from China to the Philippines, particularly in the highland province of Benguet. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles (Malacañang photo) "Wala pong inter-agency...
In an effort to help Filipinos recover under the new normal, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has launched an advocacy “I Love Metro Manila (MM)” that hopes to uplift the spirits of Metro Manila residents and get back in life after the struggles the country experienced in...
Photo from PBA The PBA is anticipating a setup similar to the ones being implemented in movie theaters in the event the Inter-Agency Task Force allows the league to welcome back fans in the season-ending Governors’ Cup. PBA commissioner Willie Marcial is working on securing a meeting with IATF...
Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Chairman and CEO Sen. Dick Gordon warned the public on Tuesday, November 9 not to be complacent and to observe health protocols after the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) recently placed Metro Manila under Alert Level 2 on November 5. PRC Chairman and Senator Richard J....
A farmers group hit the proposal of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) and Department of Health (DOH) to make vaccination mandatory for specific sectors and urged to make economic aid mandatory instead. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) In a...
More than 200 erring public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers in Metro Manila were flagged down by the Inter-Agency Council for Traffic (I-ACT) due to "overloading" on the first day of the implementation of the 70 percent passenger capacity in public transport. A Muntinlupa police officer checks...
Despite the shift to a more relaxed alert level and the increased passenger capacity in public transport, minors and the elderly are still not allowed to board public utility vehicles (PUVs) according to an official of the Department of Transportation (DOTr). (Mark Balmores / File Photo / MANILA...
