Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque said experts thought that a different tactic in fighting the coronavirus pandemic was now necessary because the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) risk classification seemed to be no longer working. President Spokesman Harry Roque (File photo/Malacañang) Roque...
The government's pandemic task force has agreed to downgrade the National Capital Region (NCR) and Laguna from their enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) status to the modified ECQ (MECQ) starting August 21 despite the continued rise in coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, Malacañang said. File photo...
The Senate will resume plenary sessions next week even if the government decides to extend the implementation of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila. Senate President Vicente Sotto III bangs the gavel to resume their hybrid plenary session on May 17, 2021. (Joseph Vidal/Senate...
President Duterte may deliver another public address this week to announce Metro Manila's new quarantine classification as its stay under strict lockdown is set to end on August 20, Malacañang said. File photo (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the statement a...
Pateros Mayor Miguel “Ike” Ponce III said he prefers easing the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) status in Metro Manila for the sake of the economy. Metro Manila mayors did not recommend the next quarantine status for the National Capital Region (NCR) after the last day of ECQ on Aug. 20,...
A Manila resident gets vaccinated a vaccination hub located at the Justo Lukban elementary school in Paco Manila on August 8, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The Department of Health (DOH) said that the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination in Metro Manila has improved during the imposition...
The Muntinlupa City government has placed five more areas under lockdown due to the increasing number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases. Mayor Jaime Fresnedi imposed a 14-day Extreme Localized Community Quarantine (ELCQ) in the five areas in Katarungan Village, a housing project of the...
The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-MEID) is choosing between extending the enhance community quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila beyond August 20 and shifting it to the less restricted modified enhance community quarantine (MECQ), Department of the...
Seventy percent of the P1.34 billion cash allotted to Caloocan City residents who are beneficiaries of enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) financial aid have already been distributed by the local government, Mayor Oca Malapitan said Wednesday. This came after at least 267,704 residents already...
Despite having packed hospitals, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Benhur Abalos still views the ongoing implementation of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) as a "success" in terms of protecting the health of Metro residents. (Mark Balmores/ File photo/ MANILA...
The government will put premium on "total health" before deciding on whether to lift or extend the hard lockdown enforced in Metro Manila this month, according to a Palace official. Village officials from Barangay 63, Zone 8 put a barricade along Natividad St. in Pasay City on August 16, 2021 after...
The Taguig City government has distributed more than half of the funds of the national government’s “ayuda” or financial assistance. Taguig has a total allotment of P805,835,000. According to the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), as of Aug. 16, the city government has...
