The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said cash aid and accelerated vaccination program would help in partly reversing the negative impact of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) on the economy. Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Karl Kendrick T. Chua said Friday, July 30, that...
Malacañang said Metro Manila will be placed under the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) from August 6 to 20 but will first undergo a new variant of the general community quarantine (GCQ) to allow business owners and the public to make the necessary preparations. Dos and Don'ts during GCQ with...
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...
Malacañang said the government cannot meet the condition of Metro Manila mayors to have cash assistance or "ayuda" or cash aid for the proposed shift of the National Capital Region (NCR) to the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) as there were not enough funds for it. File photo of Manila...
President Duterte has approved the distribution of cash aid to residents in need in areas under the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) as some areas moved to the strictest risk classification due to the spike in coronavirus (COVID-19) cases. AFP file photo Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made...
The country's quarantine classification will be reviewed and decided upon every two weeks to immediately respond to the threat of the Delta coronavirus variant in the country, Malacañang said Tuesday. President Rodrigo Duterte delivers a public address on pandemic response at the Malacañang...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) vowed Saturday, July 24, that more relief assistance will be extended to families living in areas affected by the imposition of enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Visayas and Mindanao. DSWD Field Office VI distributes family food packs to...
Those residents living in areas in Visayas and Mindanao that have been placed under lockdown can count on the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The DSWD said Monday, July 19, that it “is ready” to augment the resources of the local government...
The government's pandemic task force has escalated the risk classification of Iloilo Province and Iloilo City to the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) until the end of the month. The complex of the Iloilo Provincial Capitol. (Tara Yap/Manila Bulletin) Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the...
Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque explained that the National Capital Region (NCR) was placed under the normal general community quarantine (GCQ) because of the local government units' (LGUs') improvement in responding to the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis. Manila Bulletin File Photo Roque made the...
Malacañang said the quarantine classification of Metro Manila and nearby provinces will still depend on the criteria set by the government's coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic task force and that no crystal ball can tell otherwise. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made...
