Several stars are not too happy with the government being only too eager to impose so-called Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) measures in the coming days due to the threat of the Delta variant, a more contagious SARS-CoV-2 virus strain. Note, it is the fourth to be implemented since the pandemic...
Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Benhur Abalos has asked potential organizers of community pantries to coordinate with authorities so that the goods on their pantries could be delivered to people's doorsteps instead. The community pantry in Diliman, Quezon City (Mark...
Malacañang announced on Tuesday, August 3, Metro Manila will be given an additional four million doses of coronavirus vaccines by the national government during the two-week enhanced community quarantine. A Manila health worker prepares to administer a single-shot Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen...
Senator Joel Villanueva on Tuesday, August 3, asked the government to consider the grant of "ayuda" or cash aid to residents of cities outside the National Capital Region (NCR) that are also placed under hard lockdown. Senator Joel Villanueva (Senate of the Philippines) "Nagugutom rin po ang mga...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has suspended the voter registration in the National Capital Region (NCR) during the implementation of the enhanced community quarantine. Comelec/MB "ECQ in NCR means a shutdown of the physical offices of Comelec in NCR. Voter registration will be effectively...
The State’s re-imposition of enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) because of the surging Delta variant-induced coronavirus infections will also mean going back to the old routine for power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) on suspending ‘electricity service disconnections’ to...
It will be business as usual for the international gateway ports of Asian Terminals Inc. (ATI) during the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) from Friday, August 6 to 20. To keep the supply chain from being disrupted, ATI will operate normally at the Manila South Harbor (MSH) and the Batangas...
An administration lawmaker on Tuesday, August 3 called on government to relax restrictions on public transport and the installation of checkpoints within Metro Manila and its neighboring localities in Rizal, Bulacan, Cavite and Laguna during the implementation of the enhanced community quarantine...
Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), ordered Metro Manila policemen to ensure strict implementation of longer curfew hours during the August 6-20 Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) in the National Capital Region. From the 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. curfew,...
The national government will spend around P13.1 billion to provide ayuda or cash assistance to some 10.7 million residents in the National Capital Region (NCR) who will be affected by the two-week lockdown, Presidential spokesman Harry Roque said on Tuesday, August 3. Presidential spokesperson...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) will retain the current public transport supply and capacity in the National Capital Region (NCR) during the August 6 to August 20 enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) although they can only be used by Authorized Persons Outside Residence (APORs). DOTr...
Miss World Philippines 2021 grand coronation has been postponed again due to the pandemic. "In compliance with the government and IATF's new mandate for stricter ECQ restrictions in the NCR from Aug. 6-20 due to the alarming upsurge in COVID-19 cases caused by the Delta variant. The Miss World...
