Following a phreatic eruption on Sunday, June 5, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) raised Bulusan Volcano’s alert level status from 0 to 1. Phreatic eruption at Bulusan Volcano on Sunday, June 5 (Connie Calipay /Arvie Gernandizo) Phivolcs, in an advisory issued as...
All 16 cities and the only municipality in the National Capital Region (NCR) are still under the coronavirus Alert Level 1 after the Inter-agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases clarified the list of areas in the said risk level classification. (ALI VICOY /...
ILOILO CITY – For the first time in over two years, Antique no longer has an active case of COVID-19. “This is a milestone for the provincial government, especially, for the health sector as COVID-free status is the ultimate goal ever since the pandemic started and cases started to increase,”...
Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III on Thursday, June 2 said he concurs with suggestions that alert levels be lifted and wearing of face masks outdoors is optional but mandatory indoors. Sotto said he concurs with the suggestion of Joey Concepcion for government to lift the current state of...
SHOPPERS pass by the Corona Store on busy Calle Real in Iloilo City. (Tara Yap/File/Manila Bulletin) ILOILO CITY – Several areas in Western Visayas (Region 6) will remain under Covid-19 Alert Level 1 from June 1 to 15, according to the national government’s COVID-19 task force. The regional...
The retention of Alert Level 1 status in Metro Manila is a good mandate despite the looming threat of monkeypox and Covid-19, said a health expert on Saturday, May 28. (Jansen Romero / Manila Bulletin) Health reform advocate and former special adviser of the National Task Force (NTF) against...
BACOLOD CITY - The city government here has lifted the curfew hours in line with the local government unit’s (LGU) desire to accelerate its economic recovery efforts. Mayor Evelio Leonardia issued Executive Order No. 25 stating that curfew hours from 12 midnight to 4 a.m. have already been lifted...
Metro Manila will stay under the coronavirus Alert Level 1 for the first half of June despite the local transmission of an Omicron subvariant, Malacañang announced. (JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Communications Undersecretary Kris Ablan said this days before the existing alert...
The government's pandemic task force has approved the recommendation of retaining the Alert Level 1 status of the entire National Capital Region (NCR) from May 16 to 31, 2022, Malacañang said Sunday evening. (JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Communications Secretary Martin Andanar...
The government's pandemic task force has decided to place more areas under Alert Level 1 -- the least strict among all alert level classifications -- despite the threat of a surge in Covid-19 cases after the elections, Malacañang said on May 2. President Duterte meets key members of the...
Despite the fear of a surge in coronavirus infections next month and an Omicron subvariant entering the country, the government's pandemic task force has decided to keep the National Capital Region (NCR) and many other areas in the Philippines under Alert Level 1, Malacañang announced. (JANSEN...
In order to ensure a safe and efficient conduct of the progressive expansion of face-to-face learning in areas under Alert Level 1 and 2, the Department of Education (DepEd), on Tuesday, April 26, announced that it revised the School Safety Assessment Tool (SSAT). (Photo courtesy of DepEd) “The...
