Senator Grace Poe on Friday, July 30, called on the government to ensure assistance for sectors that will be displaced by the upcoming reimposition of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) over the National Capital Region (NCR). Senator Grace Poe (Senate PRIB) "As we protect our people from the...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said on Friday, July 30, that it was strictly implementing a “no contact policy” on two quarantined vessel off Lidong port in Albay after two of its crew members tested positive for the Delta variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The towing vessel MT...
The Metro Manila mayors, through Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Benhur Abalos, has expressed their appreciation to the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) for heeding their calls for the reimposition of an enhanced community...
Pateros Mayor Miguel “Ike” Ponce III announced Friday that a total liquor ban will be imposed in the entire municipality starting Saturday as the number of new daily coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases sharply increased. Pateros Mayor Miguel "Ike" Ponce III (Screenshot from Pateros video) “I...
BACOOR, Cavite - The local government unit (LGU) here has implemented a General Community Quarantine (GCQ) with heightened restrictions status on Friday (July 30), two days ahead of a similar implementation in the province of Cavite. City Government of Bacoor / Facebook / MANILA BULLETIN In a...
The country has received an additional one million doses of the anti-coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine CoronaVac, which were transported by Chinese manufacturer Sinovac Biotech on Friday morning, July 30. The country receives an additional one million doses of CoronaVac vaccine against the...
The Blas Ople Policy Center (Ople Center) believes that the Duterte administration will be appreciated retrospectively for its efforts against modern slavery, particularly on how it has affected overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. President...
To combat the threat of COVID-19, countries around the globe are rolling out vaccination programs to protect the population. But some citizens don’t feel compelled to receive the shots. As a way to encourage people to get vaccinated, some countries have started giving out incentives. An...
President Duterte has approved moving more areas to stricter community quarantine classifications for the month of August due to the recent surge in coronavirus (COVID-19) cases and to prevent the spread of the dreaded Delta variant. (Mark Balmores / MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) In a statement,...
The National Capital Region (NCR) will be placed under the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) from August 6 to 20 after undergoing a week-long stricter general community quarantine (GCQ) due to the spike in cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). File photo of members of the Philippine...
The country's borders will remain shut to travelers from Indonesia, India, and eight other countries until mid-August as a precaution against the spread of the coronavirus fueled by the Delta variant. PIXABAY/ MANILA BULLETIN The travel restrictions on the 10 countries has been extended based on a...
To contain the highly contagious COVID-19 Delta variant, Marikina City Mayor Marcy Teodoro said he and other mayors of Metro Manila pushed for a higher quarantine status. (Marikina City LGU / MANILA BULLETIN) He said such will be needed in order to avoid the surge in COVID-19 cases projected by...
