Senator Christopher “Bong” Go said he is against defunding the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) despite criticisms over its red-tagging activities. Go warned that the move to discontinue the allocation of funds to NTF-ELCAC could derail the government’s...
The PBA is seeking the request of the Inter-Agency Task Force for 5-on-5 scrimmages to be allowed in areas with regulations below Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine. PBA commissioner Willie Marcial said the league will be asked to explain its case before IATF officials once a formal letter has...
Malacañang believes that the private owners and local government units will be able to ensure that establishments allowed to operate under the modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) are compliant with health protocols against coronavirus disease (COVID-19). A restaurant staff cleans a...
The government is planning to include the new nutribun made with carrots in its national feeding program for young school children. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles (Nograles/Facebook) According to Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles, the enhanced variety of nutribun, now made more nutritious, could...
Food establishments are now allowed to resume their dine-in services while care establishments like salons and nail spas may now reopen in areas under the modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ), Malacañang announced. File Photo (Veejay Villafranca/Bloomberg) Presidential Spokesman Harry...
Hybrid MECQ? MECQ Flex? "'MECQ' is enough." President Duterte is not keen on having long and cumbersome names for quarantine classifications as the government's pandemic task force worked on making adjustments to allow more businesses to operate during the two-week extension of the modified...
Malacañang said the government's pandemic task force was set to meet to finalize the list of new businesses that will be allowed to reopen under the modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ). A volunteer firefighter sprays disinfectant at the Golden Mosque in Quiapo, Manila on April 29, 2021...
Frontline workers of the Philippine Congress may get vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) soon as they are now part of the A4 priority group of the government's vaccination program. House of Representatives (MANILA BULLETIN File photo/Alvin Kasiban) Presidential Spokesman Harry...
The Department of Health (DOH) and Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) should create guidelines for an automatic travel ban to and from countries with high coronavirus (COVID-19) infections or new variants. This way, Senator Risa Hontiveros said, the Philippine government could thwart the potential...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Monday, April 26, admitted he was among the senators who voted in favor of the creation of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC), a presidential task force established to provide a whole-of-nation approach to combat insurgency....
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 Philippine Coast Guard has stepped up its maritime patrol in the West Philippine Sea amid the aggressive presence of Chinese vessels in the disputed areas which include the country's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). In fact, PCG spokesperson Commodore Armand Balilo said their ships, BRP Gabriela...
