President Duterte has asked for the public's understanding following his decision to extend for another two weeks the modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) in the National Capital Region-plus (NCR-plus) bubble area, saying it was necessary due to the spike of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases....
Local government officials may be slapped with administrative and criminal charges if they don't enforce the quarantine rules in their areas of jurisdiction, President Duterte warned Wednesday, April 28. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang) The President said he would direct Interior and Local...
President Duterte has extended the modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) in the National Capital Region-plus (NCR-plus) bubble area until May 14, 2021 days after the country reached its millionth coronavirus (COVID-19) case this week. President Duterte (RTVM Screenshot) Duterte made the...
Manila South Harbor's Eva Macapagal Super Terminal Quarantine Facility, which was converted to an isolation facility amid the surge of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the country, was formally opened on Monday, 26 April 2021. PPA General Manager Jay Daniel Santiago (File photo/ Photo...
Vice President Leni Robredo had to spend the last two weeks in quarantine after being exposed to a COVID-19 positive close-in security, but she used her time well. If she was not attending to her office’s various projects, Robredo can be found reading books about women leaders such as former...
President Duterte may announce the new quarantine classification for the month of May on Wednesday, April 28 as his weekly public address was also moved to the said date, Malacañang said. President Duterte (File Photo) Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the announcement a few days before...
Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Francisco Duque III on Monday, April 26, said the modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) imposed in Metro Manila and nearby provinces should be extended for another week or two. (PCOO / MANILA BULLETIN) The government is expected to decide this week on...
The government's pandemic task force is set to take another look at the healthcare system of the National Capital Region-plus (NCR-plus) bubble area before deciding on its quarantine classification for the month of May. Manila Bulletin File Photo Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the...
The League of Provinces of the Philippines (LPP) expressed concern Friday, April 23 over the proposal to reduce the required quarantine days for returning overseas Filipino workers (OFW). In an interview over GMA News, LPP president and Marinduque Governor Presbitero Velasco Jr., noted that some...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has been given the go-signal to conduct its pilot training courses even during the prevailing community quarantine period. FB_IMG_1619163230680 The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases granted the request of the PNP, through...
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has improved the aviation industry's projected 2021 losses, from $126.4 billion (net profit margin of -33.9%) earlier, to $47.7 billion (net profit margin of -10.4%). However, IATA Director General Willie Walsh said that the pain of the crisis...
Businessman Manuel V. Pangilinan has opened the MVP Group’s emergency quarantine facility with 240 individual air-conditioned quarantine tents and beds in Antipolo, Rizal for employees with asymptomatic to mild cases of COVID-19. This emergency quarantine facility will help decongest hospitals in...
