The public is encouraged to stay home and away from others as much as possible especially when Metro Manila reverts to a hard lockdown this month in a bid to prevent the spread of the highly transmissible Delta coronavirus variant. A photo of busy EDSA thoroughfare packed with vehicles and people...
Senator Joel Villanueva on Wednesday, August 4, proposed to the government to use the Department of Labor and Employment's (DOLE) assistance program for displaced workers to augment the ranks of contact tracers amid the threat of the Delta coronavirus variant. Members of the Philippine National...
CAVITE - Governor Jonvic Remulla reminded his constituents not to resort to panic buying in case the province reverts back to the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ). (Governor Jonvic Remulla Facebook page) In a Facebook post on Thursday (August 4), Remulla said that after a lengthy meeting with...
The Department of Education (DepEd) announced Wednesday, Aug.4, that its “Kakaiba-yanihan”, an inclusive psychological support service television program for learners with disabilities will be aired during enhanced community quarantine (ECQ). (DepEd Facebook page) DepEd said elementary learners...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) today (August 4) released the Public Transportation Operations Protocol for the National Capital Region (NCR) under the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) from August 6 to 20, 2021. Only...
As the stricter Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) enforcement in Metro Manila starts August 6, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año stressed Wednesday, August, 4 that only authorized persons outside residence (APOR) will be allowed cross border travels. In...
The Department of Finance (DOF) said the national government has sufficient funds to provide cash assistance, especially for poor families, during the two-week enhanced community quarantine (ECQ). Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said on Wednesday, August 4, that the needed P12 billion for...
A fishers' group on Wednesday, Aug. 4, urged the Department of Agriculture (DA) to coordinate with the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-MEID) to issue "clear directives" exempting agri-fishery products from strict border control points during...
A throng of people hoping to get vaccinated before the reimposition of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila crammed into several vaccination sites in Caloocan City Wednesday. A national government guideline stating that the issuance of quarantine passes must be "preferably to a...
The St. Luke's Medical Center (SLMC) has been seeing a "steady" increase in admissions due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19), its chief medical officer said Wednesday, Aug. 4. (Photo from Unsplash) In an interview with CNN Philippines, SLMC Chief Medical Officer and Vice President Dr. Benjamin...
The government is committed to implement a swift and orderly distribution of financial aid to Metro Manila's poor and vulnerable population affected by another round of strict lockdown. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles (Karlo Nograles/Facebook) According to Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles, the...
To achieve Malacañang’s goal to make the reimposition of a two-week enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila the country’s “last ever lockdown,” Vice President Leni Robredo on Wednesday, August 4, offered to help and made several recommendations. Vice President Leni Robredo...
