The government's pandemic task force has decided to relax some of the guidelines on the pilot implementation of Alert Levels System for COVID-19 (coronavirus) Response in the National Capital Region (NCR), allowing more people to go out and more activities to take place in the pilot area. Manila...
There is a possibility that the Alert Level System with granular lockdowns in Metro Manila may be extended beyond the Sept. 30 deadline, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Undersecretary Epimaco Densing III said on Thursday, Sept. 23. “Ang pananaw po namin baka ma-extend pa...
Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque believes that with more people getting vaccinated, the promise of a better Christmas this year is attainable. Manila Bulletin File Photo Roque made the statement as Metro Manila marked its first week under the new Alert Levels System for COVID-19 (coronavirus)...
West Zone concessionaire Maynilad Water Services, Inc. (Maynilad) has already covered 626 hectares of denuded forest lands and coastal areas with trees and mangroves since 2007. As of August, the company reported it has planted more than 692,000 indigenous trees over 585 hectares of the Ipo and La...
President Duterte has renewed his call to end the controversial kafala or sponsorship system and all other structures that exploit and oppress migrant workers. President Duterte virtually delivers his speech at the 76th United Nations General Assembly on September 22, 2021 (Manila time)....
How would the possible conduct of granular lockdowns in different locations all over the country affect voting during the May 2022 national elections? Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque has an idea of how that might go down. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque speaks during a virtual press...
The Department of Science and Technology-Food and Nutrition Research Institute (DOST-FNRI) unveiled on Tuesday, Sept. 21, a newly developed food inspection checklist (FIC) and grading system tools to ensure the compliance of food service establishments (FSEs) to food safety. From the livestream of...
SSS mobile app The number of Social Security System (SSS) members filing unemployment-insurance claims skyrocketed since the pandemic began in March last year, the government’s chief economic manager revealed. Finance Sec. Carlos Dominguez III Since the SSS unemployment insurance benefit (UIB)...
Local chief executives in the provinces have been showing interest in adapting the quarantine alert level system after its successful implementation in Metro Manila, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año Monday night, Sept. 20. In a briefing with President...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) assured on Monday, Sept. 20, that it is set to augment the resources of the local government units (LGUs) during the implementation of the alert level system with granular lockdowns. (PNA) Pursuant to the Memorandum Circular No. 11 series of...
State-run Social Security System (SSS) has extended the payment deadline for July contributions of regular employers due to enhanced community quarantine (ECQ). (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) In a statement, Aurora C. Ignacio, SSS president and chief executive officer said Monday, Sept. 30, that the...
Malacañang said that the government has yet to receive any negative report about the new Alert Levels System and granular lockdowns being piloted in the National Capital Region (NCR). Members of the Philippine National Police man a checkpoint in a barangay in Sampaloc, Manila after it was placed...
