The Inter-agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases has placed Davao City and General Santos City under stricter quarantine classifications due to the rise of cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque (OPS / FILE PHOTO /...
SURVIVOR’S TALE (Ms. de Vera, 26, is the Manila Bulletin reporter covering the health beat.) I thought I was invincible but the virus got me. Since January 2020, I covered the developments related to the current pandemic — from the time it first appeared and was being called a “mysterious...
Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Thursday, June 3, appealed to the government to forego the mandatory 14-day quarantine for fully-vaccinated individuals entering the Philippines. Senate President Vicente 'Tito' Sotto III "Calling on IATF/DOH (Interagency Task Force on the Management of...
President Duterte has authorized the grant of hazard pay to government personnel who physically report for work during the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) and modified ECQ (MECQ). President Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea signed Administrative Order...
Zsa Zsa Padilla is now back in Manila and is currently staying in a hotel following mandatory quarantine protocols. She updated fans about it, posting a photo of her looking all-too cozy in her hotel room. View this post on Instagram Some are only too happy to see the singer-actress home. There...
A full month of General Community Quarantine (GCQ) would be completed by June 15 in the National Capital Region-plus bubble area following President Duterte’s announcement on June 1. Recall that Metro Manila and the provinces of Bulacan, Rizal, Laguna and Cavite were placed on Enhanced Community...
President Duterte has given the Department of Health (DOH) until Thursday to assess the different testing and quarantine protocols being implemented by the province of Cebu. President Duterte delivers a public address on May 31, 2021. (Malacañang) The President issued the directive to the health...
Flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) has issued reminders to the public regarding the travel requirements of non-Saudi nationals who will fly to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). (Photo by Adli Wahid / Unsplash) According to PAL, KSA-bound passengers must provide a negative reverse...
Children who may be spotted in mass gatherings such as pool parties won't be arrested but will simply be sent home, President Duterte declared Monday amid the government's movement curbs to stem the coronavirus spread. The parents, instead, should be apprehended in case of involvement in the breach...
Metro Manila, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, and Rizal collectively known as the National Capital Region-plus (NCR-plus) bubble area will remain under the general community quarantine (GCQ) with restrictions until June 15, 2021. Manila Bulletin File Photo President Duterte made the announcement during...
Metro Manila mayors have agreed to retain the 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. curfew in the National Capital Region (NCR) for another two weeks. (Photo by Jam STA ROSA / AFP) In an interview with DZMM on Monday, Metro Manila Council (MMC) Chairman and Parañaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez said the government...
Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Gen. Guillermo Eleazar admitted Saturday, May 29, that he personally was not in favor of arresting violators of minimum health standards and safety protocols. However, he also acknowledged that such measure needs to be done in order to keep the public safe...
