DAVAO CITY – The City Government of Davao is not lifting the mandatory wearing of facemasks just yet as the threat of Covid-19 remains, a health official said. Dr. Michelle Schlosser, spokesperson for the Davao City Covid-19 Task Force, said during an interview over Davao City Disaster Radio...
The wearing of face masks remain mandatory except in specific instances like eating and during well-ventilated sports and similar activities as ordered by President Duterte, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año stressed Friday, June 10. DILG-Logo With the...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) reiterated on Thursday, June 9, that the wearing of face masks is still mandatory in accordance with rules of the Interagency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID). "Current IATF protocols allow only for specific instances when...
Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go strongly appealed for the passage of a measure that would make the creation of permanent, safe, and properly equipped evacuation centers mandatory in every municipality, city, and province across the Philippines. Go, chairman of the Senate Health and...
A group of education workers on Monday, April 18, once again called for the suspension of the Department of Education (DepEd) directive requiring the mandatory physical reporting of teachers in schools under Alert Level 1. Faculty members of Commonwealth High School in Ecol St., Quezon City report...
President Duterte it yet to decide on whether or not he would extend the tour of duty of Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Dionardo Carlos. Carlos, is set to retire May 8, a day before the 2022 national and local polls, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary...
Presidential candidate Senator Panfilo Lacson on Saturday, April 16 supported the decision of President Duterte to veto a measure seeking the mandatory registration of Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards of mobile phone users. ‘’Mandating social media registration could be violative of the...
(Ali Vicoy / Manila Bulletin File Photo) Giving incentives and imposing certain restrictions can help encourage more people to get inoculated instead of making Covid-19 vaccination mandatory, said Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion. Concepcion made the suggestion amid the low...
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III (Malacañang photo) Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Francisco Duque III expressed hope that the Congress "can muster political will" to pass a measure that would make Covid-19 vaccination mandatory. The DOH and the National Vaccine Operations Center (NVOC)...
A health expert, on Sunday, April 3, said that he is in favor of mandating booster Covid-19 shots, especially for on-site workers that will “carry” the country’s economy. Health reform advocate and former special adviser of the National Task Force (NTF) against Covid-19 Dr. Anthony “Tony”...
Former House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano led the filing Thursday, March 31 of a bill that would institutionalize his earlier proposal of requiring different government agencies to set aside five percent in budgetary savings for the proverbial "rainy days". (Ali Vicoy/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN)...
To raise the number of people who have received their third dose of Covid-19 shot, the national government is planning to make booster vaccination mandatory and having a booster card as an additional requirement in various establishments. People waiting for their booster shot in Muntinlupa. (File...
