The government's task force against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has released its updated quarantine classification list for areas in the country that are not covered by the new Alert Level System (ALS). (Viktor Forgacs/ Unsplash) The updated list is based on Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF)...
The government's pandemic task force has placed 11 areas under the modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) until October 15, 2021, while 25 areas will be under general community quarantine (GCQ) with heightened restrictions until the end of the month. (TED ALJIBE/AFP) Presidential Spokesman...
Following the government’s enforcement of more relaxed quarantine restrictions, power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) announced that service disconnections will already resume for its customers that have unpaid bills. The company said power service-cut off would be re-imposed in...
The Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) has announced new risk-level classifications for Abra, Baguio City, Bohol, and Ilocos Norte, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said in a statement on Thursday night, Sept. 23. The Baguio City Hall (Zaldy Comanda/ MANILA BULLETIN) Specifically, the government's...
Senator Grace Poe on Thursday, Sept. 9, hit the Duterte administration for the sudden reversal of its decision to place Metro Manila under the more relaxed general community quarantine (GCQ), to the detriment of businesses and the public. Senator Grace Poe (Senate PRIB) "The government's quarantine...
In a move that caught many by surprise, the government has extended the modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) in Metro Manila by another week. The manner in which the announcement was made was as concerning as the message itself. The presidential spokesperson finally announced the...
While many were taken aback by the sudden decision of the government to keep the National Capital Region (NCR) under a modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) for another week, President Duterte's most recent pre-recorded public address did not give any clarity as to why the pandemic task...
Several parishes in Metro Manila maintained the suspension of public Masses as the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) deferred its decision to pilot general community quarantine (GCQ) with granular lockdowns. (TARA YAP / MANILA BULLETIN) The San Fernando de Dilao Parish in Paco, Manila said public...
The switch to a general community quarantine (GCQ) along with the pilot-testing of granular lockdowns in Metro Manila won't push through on Sept. 8 after all. (Ali Vicoy/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) This, as members of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases...
The govenrment will be "reasonable" in the implementation of granular lockdowns in the National Captial Region (NCR) or Metro Manila despite the delayed release of the guidelines for it, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said on Tuesday, Sept. 7. (Ali Vicoy/ File Photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) In a...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has recorded more than 220,000 quarantine violators in Metro Manila since it was placed under Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) on August 21. The large number of violators accosted during the entire MECQ period in the National Capital Region raises...
Subjecting areas in Metro Manila under "granular lockdowns" or strict localized lockdowns is an idea that Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion can get behind. Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo Founder Joey Concepcion (Photo from Go...
