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...
To contain the highly contagious COVID-19 Delta variant, Marikina City Mayor Marcy Teodoro said he and other mayors of Metro Manila pushed for a higher quarantine status. (Marikina City LGU / MANILA BULLETIN) He said such will be needed in order to avoid the surge in COVID-19 cases projected by...
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez insisted that the national government isn't belittling the highly-transmissible Delta variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) despite its decision to not budge from the current general community quarantine (GCQ). Department of Trade...
A two-week enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) is what the Metro Manila mayors want as a response to the Delta variant threat, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Benhur Abalos stressed in a virtual press briefing Thursday, July 29. WE WANT ECQ--Metropolitan Manila Development...
Posts circulating on social media about the implementation of a "circuit-breaker" style lockdown in parts of the country, including Metro Manila, are "fake," a public health expert said. (Photo from PNA) In a Facebook post, Dr. Edsel Savana, an infectious disease expert and member of the Department...
The government is keeping the strict quarantine restrictions in several parts of the country next month to stem the surging cases of the Delta coronavirus variant. President Rodrigo Duterte delivers a taped public address on July 29, 2021. (RTVM screenshot) President Duterte has approved to retain...
General Community Quarantine (GCQ) “with heightened restrictions” has been imposed anew amid rising concerns over the dreaded COVID-19 Delta variant. The more restrictive regimen was imposed over Metro Manila, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Davao de Oro, and Davao del Norte from July 23 to 31....
In compliance with the reimposition of the Inter-Agency Task Force's heightened General Community Quarantine restrictions, the Miss World Philippines Organization is rescheduling the forthcoming Miss World Philippines coronation night. They announced the change of schedule via social media. Note...
President Duterte has approved bringing back the National Capital Region (NCR) to general community quarantine (GCQ) with heightened restrictions and changed the quarantine classifications of other areas, Malacañang revealed. Manila Bulletin File Photo Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the...
The OCTA Research group on Thursday, July 15, urged the government to extend the general community quarantine status imposed in National Capital Region-plus (NCR-plus) areas to prevent another surge of cases amid the threat of the coronavirus variants. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Metro Manila,...
Maintaining a general community quarantine (GCQ) level in the National Capital Region and neighboring provinces (NCR Plus) ensures continued reopening of the domestic economy, Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez said. Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez (File photo / MANILA...
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...