Paranaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez said the prevailing uniform curfew hours in Metro Manila of 8 p.m. to 4 a.m. will remain in force and quarantine passes will no longer be needed as the National Capital Region (NCR) shifts to the "heightened" Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) starting...
Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque said experts thought that a different tactic in fighting the coronavirus pandemic was now necessary because the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) risk classification seemed to be no longer working. President Spokesman Harry Roque (File photo/Malacañang) Roque...
The government's pandemic task force has agreed to downgrade the National Capital Region (NCR) and Laguna from their enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) status to the modified ECQ (MECQ) starting August 21 despite the continued rise in coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, Malacañang said. File photo...
Caloocan City Mayor Oca Malapitan is in favor of Metro Manila’s shift to Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) from ECQ on condition that the stay-at-home policy for people who are not allowed to go out will be strictly imposed. As the national government is set to announce the new...
Hong Kong's decision to grant Hollywood star Nicole Kidman a quarantine exemption as she films an Amazon-funded series about the lives of wealthy expats has sparked public anger. The Chinese financial hub maintains some of the strictest quarantine measures in the world, an approach that...
The Senate will resume plenary sessions next week even if the government decides to extend the implementation of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila. Senate President Vicente Sotto III bangs the gavel to resume their hybrid plenary session on May 17, 2021. (Joseph Vidal/Senate...
President Duterte may deliver another public address this week to announce Metro Manila's new quarantine classification as its stay under strict lockdown is set to end on August 20, Malacañang said. File photo (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the statement a...
A Manila resident gets vaccinated a vaccination hub located at the Justo Lukban elementary school in Paco Manila on August 8, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The Department of Health (DOH) said that the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination in Metro Manila has improved during the imposition...
Village officials from Barangay 63, Zone 8 put a barricade along Natividad St. in Pasay City on August 16, 2021 after being placed under special concern lockdown as a precaution against the virus spread. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The government should consider shifting Metro Manila under the...
A day after the Metro Manila Council (MMC) meeting held a meeting to discuss the next quarantine status for the National Capital Region (NCR) after August 20, San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora said that the mayors have yet to reach a consensus regarding their recommendation due to various factors....
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has achieved another unfortunate milestone in terms of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic's impact on overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). Returning OFWs being interviewed at NAIA. (Ariel Fernandez/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) DOLE Information...
A coalition of concerned citizens and organizations on Monday, Aug. 16, batted for more testing and contact tracing, noting that enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) alone will not curb coronavirus. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) Headed by health reform advocate Dr. Tony Leachon, Kilusang Kontra...
