Not all people will be compelled to stay home during the hard lockdown in Metro Manila and three other areas this month aimed at containing the fast-spreading Delta coronavirus variant. Passengers observe safe distancing as part of the COVID-19 preventive protocols inside the MRT implemented by...
PNP Chief Guillermo Eleazar On the eve of lockdown in Metro Manila on Aug. 5, Philippine National Police Chief Guillermo Eleazar said that the police will implement "tiny bubbles" in Metro Manila during the Enhanced Community Quarantine. What the police chief meant was all cities in Metro...
Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano issued new guidelines for the implementation of the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) in the city from August 6 to 20. Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano (Facebook / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Rubiano said under the new ECQ guidelines, the city government...
The implementation of the two-week Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila is aimed at preventing the Philippines from turning into India and India which were both swept by the upsurge of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) mainly due to the Delta variant. Secretary Carlito Galvez, Jr.,...
President Duterte has approved the recommendation of the government's pandemic task force to escalate the current risk classification of Laguna, Iloilo City, and Cagayan de Oro to the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) from August 6 to 15, 2021. (Photo: Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) Presidential...
The Muntinlupa City government will not require quarantine passes from residents during the two-week enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila from August 6 to 20. Muntinlupa police chief Col. Melecio Buslig said quarantine passes are not needed during ECQ and Authorized Persons Outside...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) also suspended satellite registration in the National Capital Region during the enhanced community quarantine. Comelec/MB "Suspension of voter registration in all Offices of the Election Officer (OEOs) in the National Capital Region (NCR) from August 6 to 20,...
Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Benhur Abalos has told the public not to believe in the allegations on social media that those who haven't been vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) won't be given "ayuda" or cash aid. MMDA Chairman Benhur Abalos speaks...
The Philippine economy is expected to suffer a loss worth P225.37 billion from the reimposition of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila, which could rise to over P405 billion if the strictest lockdown would also be implemented over Region 4-A (Calabarzon), Albay representative...
Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque defended the government's funding for its anti-communist task force, saying the money was for programs that help solve communist insurgency in the country. Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque and Vice President Leni Robredo (Manila Bulletin File Photos) Roque made...
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) said it will continue its services and all relevant transactions--including airmen licensing, examinations, and aeromedical--via online means effective immediately. (Photo from CAAP Facebook page) The move is in line with Inter-Agency Task...
Vice President Leni Robredo called for faster and more efficient distribution of cash assistance or ayuda for residents who will be affected by the two-week enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in the National Capital Region (NCR). (Vice President Leni Robredo/Facebook) Robredo made the statement a...
