A passenger (C) sits inside a tricycle covered with a reminder to wear a mask, part of the Covid-19 health protocols, in Manila on February 16, 2022. Ted ALJIBE / AFP An infectious disease expert urged the government not to drop the mandatory wearing of face masks if it decides to place some areas...
ILOILO CITY—After almost two years since the pandemic, Iloilo City has been downgraded to Alert Level 1 beginning Friday, March 11. “We will have 100-percent capacity in all offices, business establishments, and churches. PUJs and restaurants may take down the plastic or acrylic barriers. Malls...
The government's pandemic task force has decided to place Iloilo City under Alert Level 1, joining 39 other areas in the same risk classification level until March 15, Malacañang announced. People go about their daily business at Plazoleta Gay in downtown Iloilo City. (Tara Yap/Manila Bulletin)...
Shoppers flock to bargain stores along Ilaya Street in Divisoria, Binondo, Manila, on Oct. 14, 2021. (Photo by Ali Vicoy) The government's pandemic task force is set to discuss the parameters about placing some areas under "Alert Level 0" amid the decreasing number of Covid-19 cases in the...
With parts of the country now under Alert Level 1, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) urged the public on Wednesday, March 9, to strictly abide by the Covid-19 minimum public health standards (MPHS) to avert the possible surge of the virus. DILG Secretary Eduardo Año issued...
The Taguig City government has issued an updated list of guidelines covering rules under Alert Level 1 as set by the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF). From March 1 to 15, the National Capital Region including Taguig will be under Alert Level 1, the lowest community quarantine classification. This is...
Taguig Mayor Lino Cayetano said the city government will change its format in reporting the Covid-19 situation in the city to the public and focus on the disposition of cases and hospitalization rate in decision-making under Alert Level 1. “We will change the format of reporting. This is...
Partido Reporma presidential candidate Senator Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson and running mate Senate President Vicente “Tito” C. Sotto III favor bringing Filipinos back to onsite or face-to-face work and school because it would be good for the country’s sagging economy. But the longtime public...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) clarified Thursday, March 3, that coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination cards are no longer required in entering malls in Alert Level 1 areas. DILG spokesperson Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya (Courtesy of DILG) DILG spokesperson...
With Metro Manila now under Alert Level 1, will there be in-person K-pop concerts soon? After two years, Metro Manila and other areas in the Philippines have been put under the lowest community quarantine status. Under Alert Level 1, in-person concerts can now be held in venues such as concert...
Las Pinas City Mayor Imelda Aguilar said the city government will continue to push for the strict compliance with the Prevent, Detect, Isolate, Treat, and Reintegration (PDITR) strategy to maintain the low number of COVID-19 cases in the city’s 20 barangays. Aguilar issued an executive order on...
Granular lockdowns will still be enforced in areas with high coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) cases even if they are under the least restricted Alert Level 1 status. This is to allay public fears that another COVID-19 surge is forthcoming, according to Department of the Interior and Local...
