On July 29, Earth Overshoot Day, we have used up all ecological resources and services the planet can regenerate this year, three weeks earlier than in 2020, seven months earlier than in 1970. Happy New Year 2022? The year has come to a sudden end—at least resource wise. July 29, 2021 marks the...
Kids should stay home for now. The Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) recalled its resolution allowing children aged five and above outdoors due to the threat of the Delta variant of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said. (JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA...
Pateros Mayor Miguel “Ike” Ponce III said he supports the unanimous decisiion of Metro Manila mayors for the temporary suspension of the government’s policy allowing minors from five to 17 years old to go to outdoor areas due to the emerging threat of the highly contagious Delta variant....
The Taguig City government has released the rules and the list of outdoor areas where minors from five to 17 years old can go under the general community quarantine (GCQ) in Metro Manila from July 16 to 31. Advisory No. 47-A issued by the Taguig Safe City Task Force adopted Resolution 21-11 of the...
Metro Manila mayors will soon release a list of places in their respective jurisdictions that may be visited by children as young as five years old, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Benhur Abalos said Thursday, July 15. MMDA Chairman Benhur Abalos (File photo/ Screengrab...
House Deputy Speaker Rufus Rodriguez has filed a resolution seeking to honor the soldiers who died in the July 4 Air Force C-130 plane crash in Sulu. Calling them “fallen heroes,” Rodriguez, in his House Resolution No. 1957, said the soldiers deserve to be honored as one because they were...
A resolution seeking to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the Philippine’s historic legal victory at the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague has been filed in the Senate. Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon, author of Senate Resolution No. 769, said the country’s victory at...
As the world commemorates World Refugee Day on Sunday, June 20, 2021, the Oxfam Philippines has joined other non-government organizations in calling for the immediate end of violence and hostilities in the Bangsamoro region, especially in Sulu, Basilan, Maguindanao and Tawi-Tawi, where armed...
Senator Sonny Angara has filed a Senate resolution commending golfer Yuka Saso for scoring a “momentous victory” for the Philippines in the U.S. Women’s Open Golf Championship. In filing Senate Resolution No. 755, Angara noted that the Japanese-Filipina athlete joins the roster of Filipino...
The government's pandemic task force has allowed the limited operations of off-track betting stations of the Philippine Racing Commission (PRC) in areas under the general community quarantine (GCQ) and modified GCQ (MGCQ). Photo from Philracom Based on Resolution No. 117 of the Inter-agency Task...
The government's pandemic task force has allowed establishments accredited for staycation activities may now operate at full capacity and may also forego requiring the coronavirus (COVID-19) testing requirement for guests. (Photo courtesy of DOT / MANILA BULLETIN) Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque...
The government's pandemic task force has placed Iloilo City and retained Apayao, Benguet, and Cagayan under the modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) until the end of the month due to the surge of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases. More areas placed under MECQ until May 31, 2021 Based on...
