Police commanders in Metro Manila have been ordered to coordinate with the local government units (LGUs) for the implementation of granular lockdown and quarantine alert level system in order to come up with strategic enforcement and deployment plan once the they are implemented starting Sept. 16....
Actress Angel Locsin is not satisfied with Harry Roque's apology. The actress took to social media to question his actions prior when he seemingly berated medical professionals during a meeting with the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF)....
Amid criticisms over so many lockdown names, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said on Monday, September 13, that he will recommend the use of just two classifications in containing the movement of the people as part of the effort in fighting the...
The government’s changing quarantine classifications and labels are very confusing, Vice President Leni Robredo said on Sunday, September 12, noting that small businesses are the ones suffering the most from it. Vice President Leni Robredo (Jansen Romero/Manila Bulletin) “Ang dami na nating (We...
Metro Manila policemen were ordered on Saturday, Sept, 8, to familiarize the new alert level system guidelines under the quarantine classifications that will be enforced in the National Capital Region. The new guidelines for these quarantine classifications have already been provisionally approved....
At least 32 administration and opposition congressmen are pushing for a congressional inquiry into the Bureau of Quarantine’s (BoQ) allegedly “exorbitant” contract for the payment of P70 convenience fee for the issuance of International Certificates of Vaccination (ICVs) for COVID 19 to...
Presidential spokesman Harry Roque owes doctors an apology for his "very rude" approach on their reservations about the national government's plan to relax quarantine protocols, Senator Risa Hontiveros said. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque and Senator Risa Hontiveros (Photos from Facebook,...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Friday, Sept. 10, expressed her support for the call of local government officials for simpler quarantine classifications to avoid confusion in enforcement and among the public. Members of the Philippine National Police man a checkpoint in a barangay in Sampaloc, Manila...
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...
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte said the national government should only follow one system for quarantine classification. In an interview with CNN Philippines Thursday, Belmonte said that implementing a general community quarantine (GQC), with granular lockdowns and an alert level system is...
Angel Locsin has always been outspoken. She has gotten herself in trouble for it, at one point even being “red-tagged” by the military. But it didn’t stop her from continuously voicing her concerns. And she’s still at it. Just recently, Angel took to social media to express exasperation...
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...
