Regular plenary sessions will be suspended and all congressional offices closed in the House of Representatives during the enforcement of the Enhanced Community Quarantine from August 6 to 21, the legislative chamber has announced. House of Representatives plenary2 In a memorandum released Monday,...
Malacañang has urged Filipino families to not rely on the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) and to impose their own household lockdown to save their loved ones from the dreaded Delta variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (Pixabay / MANILA BULLETIN) Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque...
A public health expert hopes that the implementation of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) will result in a "drastic" decrease of the projected Delta cases in Metro Manila. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) Without intervention, active cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Philippines...
The University of Santo Tomas (UST) has moved the opening of classes to Aug. 12 in light of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) declaration for Metro Manila due to the rising coronavirus cases (COVID-19) in the region. University of Santo Tomas (Photo from ust.edu.ph/ MANILA BULLETIN) The...
More areas have shifted community quarantine classifications for the first half of the month following the recent surge of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases. File photo (Maria Tan/AFP) In a statement, Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque announced that Cebu Province was now placed under general community...
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said residents who will be affected by the scheduled two-week enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila will most likely receive the same cash aid or "ayuda" of P1,000 or up to P4,000 per family as the last time the region was in ECQ. Cabinet Secretary...
A Manila resident receives a coronavirus vaccine at the vaccination hub located at SM Manila on July 6, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The Department of Health (DOH) assured residents of Metro Manila that coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccinations will not be stopped as the capital region is...
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said that the government's pandemic task force has already secured the 4 million doses of coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines that Metro Manila mayors have requested following reports of a spike in the number of infections in the region. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles...
A women's group prodded the national government to conduct mass testing during the two-week lockdown in Metro Manila. (ALI VICOY / MB FILE PHOTO) In a statement, Gabriela said the "heavy militaristic approach will just fail just like last year" and urged the government instead to conduct "effective...
As Malacañang announced that the National Capital Region (NCR) will be placed under the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) from August 6 to 20, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) reported Friday, July 31, that it has available stockpiles and standby funds amounting to more...
MB/FILE PHOTO As Metro Manila is set to be placed under the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) starting August 6, the Department of Health (DOH) said that all safety protocols will apply to all individuals whether they are vaccinated or not. DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that...
President Duterte has ordered the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to find a source for the cash aid or ayuda for residents who will be affected by the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) that will be imposed on Metro Manila next month, Malacañang said. (Parañaque City - Public...
