The government's pandemic task force has decided to keep the entire National capital Region (NCR) under Alert Level 1, the least strict among all risk level classifications, until the end of the month despite a reported spike in Covid-19 cases in Metro Manila, Malacañang said. (ALI VICOY /...
Releected Senator Joel Villanueva said Tuesday, June 14 that placing the National Capital Region (NCR) back to alert level 2 would affect the country’s growth rate. ‘’The World Bank is expecting the Philippines to grow at 5.7 percent this year, among the highest in Asia. NCR going back to...
House Ways and Means Chair Rep. Joey Salceda thinks that the possible re-implementation of Alert Level 2 in the National Capital Region (NCR) does not make sense as a healthcare solution, citing specifically the economic burdens it may impose on the indigent sector. House Ways and Means Chair, and...
Outgoing Senate President Vicente Sotto III and outgoing Senator Panfilo Lacson said Tuesday, June 14 that the wearing of face masks outdoors and the placing parts of the country under alert level 2 must be based on science. This was the same position espoused by Sotto and Lacson during the...
The possibility of escalation of the alert level is dependent on the metrics of the Alert Level System under the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) Guidelines, the Department of Health (DOH) clarified on Monday, June 13. (DOH/MB) The clarification of the health department came after DOH spokesperson...
Should the Covid-19 cases in the National Capital Region (NCR) continue to rise, the quarantine level may be raised to the more restrictive Alert Level 2. DOH UNDERSECRETARY MARIA ROSARIO VERGEIRE (Manila Bulletin File Photo) This was according to Department of Health (DOH) spokesperson Usec. Maria...
DOH Quezon City is still under the low-risk case classification for Covid-19 despite recording an uptick in the number of new infections recently, the Department of Health (DOH) said. "QC remains to be under Alert Level 1," the DOH said in an advisory on Saturday night, June 11. The DOH made the...
Bulusan Volcano in Sorsogon (PIXABAY / FILE PHOTO) Bulusan Volcano in Sorsogon continued to show signs of “low-level unrest” in the past 24 hours, with state volcanologists warning people to stay away from the four-kilometer permanent danger zone. In its 8 a.m. bulletin issued on Wednesday,...
All establishments in areas under Alert Level 1 are now allowed to operate at 100-percent capacity, provided that those indoors or those participating in mass gatherings can provide proof of full vaccination. This came after the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious...
Bulusan Volcano (PIXABAY / FILE PHOTO) Seven volcanic earthquakes in Bulusan Volcano in Sorsogon were recorded in the past 24 hours, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said in its bulletin on Tuesday, June 7. In its 8 a.m. bulletin, Phivolcs had also detected a...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY -- The local government here has lifted the curfew hours period in the city, thanks to the continuing lower alert level status against Covid-19. The city government on Monday afternoon, June 6, released the Executive Order (EO) No. 104 signed by city mayor Oscar Moreno, where...
(SCREEN GRAB FROM LAGING HANDA PUBLIC BRIEFING) Science and Technology Undersecretary Renato Solidum Jr. has not discounted the possibility of another phreatic or steam-driven eruption at Bulusan Volcano in the coming days, weeks, or months. “Posibleng magkaroon pa ng pagsabog na minsan araw,...
