Several residents in Manila Engineering Compound on Bonifacio Drive in Port Area, Manila were seen playing basketball on Tuesday, Jan.18, despite the Alert Level 3 restriction on contact sports. Witnesses raised complaints after seeing several adult men and even children playing basketball, not...
A total of 549 areas were placed under granular lockdown as the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) cases continue to rise in the country. In a briefing with the President Monday night, Jan. 17, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said that 268 barangays,...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced Saturday, Jan. 15 that it would limit onsite working capacity to 30 percent in offices within areas placed under Alert Level 3 amid the rising coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections among its personnel. DFA (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The DFA...
Governor Daniel R. Fernando announced on Friday that the province of Bulacan will remain under Alert Level 3 from Jan. 16 to 31 due to the continuing spike in COVID-19 cases. Fernando called for the united cooperation of the local chief executives in the three cities and 21 municipalities of the...
The restrictions that were recently implemented to curb the mobility of the unvaccinated individuals in the country have forced more people to get inoculated in the provinces, the League of Provinces of the Philippines (LPP). In a news briefing, LPP president and Marinduque Gov. Presbitero Velasco...
Malacañang explained that despite the rising number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, Metro Manila will be staying under Alert Level 3 until the end of the month because the region did not meet the required bed utilization rate. File Photo by Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin Cabinet Secretary Karlo...
The Taguig City government imposed curfew on minors and the use of face shields and face masks in public transportation under Alert Level 3. Taguig Safe City Task Force issued Advisory No. 63 to update guidelines for certain activities in the city. Under the advisory, a curfew is implemented for...
As the country continues to face a surge in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, the government's pandemic task force has decided to keep the National Capital Region (NCR) under Alert Level 3 until the end of the month. File Photo by Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles made...
(Mark Balmores / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) There is no need yet to raise the alert level status in Metro Manila as the healthcare utilization in the area remains manageable, an official of the Department of Health (DOH) said. DOH Undersecretary Leopoldo Vega said that the existing Alert Level 3...
The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) announced on Wednesday, Jan. 12 the impending escalation to Alert Level 3 of a total of 28 areas in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles (Malacañang photo) Cabinet Secretary and Acting...
The Muntinlupa City Council will follow the decision of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) on the imposition of curfew for minors in the National Capital Region (NCR). “We will follow MMDA curfew directive,” Raul Corro, the council’s majority floor leader, told Manila...
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) said that higher education institutions (HEIs) located in areas under Alert Level 2 may start offering limited face-to-face classes for all degree programs as soon as they are ready. CHED / FB CHED Chairman J. Prospero De Vera III, in CHED COVID-19 Advisory...
