The Philippines is working on the repatriation of more Filipinos in Afghanistan after the first batch of 32 evacuees fled the country while 19 others are set to leave immediately. Taliban fighters sit over a vehicle on a street in Laghman province on August 15, 2021. (AFP) In his virtual presser,...
Despite the challenges of blended learning, Malacañang urged parents to enroll their children this coming School Year 2021-2022, saying their kids may not be able to take part in possible face-to-face classes if population protection will be achieved. Children share a tablet to listen to their...
Malacañang appealed to the public to not go to different local government units (LGUs) to get coronavirus (COVID-19) booster shots, saying there were still many people who have not received a single dose yet. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the statement...
Malacañang asked for the public's understanding as the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) continued to work on creating a master list for the government's vaccination drive against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Workers belonging to the A4 priority group are...
Malacañang has yet to receive a recommendation from Metro Manila mayors about the possible extension of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in the National Capital Region (NCR) and other provinces partly because “it takes two weeks” before the impact of the total lockdown will reduce the...
Malacañang said it was letting Congress conduct a probe on the "deficiencies" the Commission on Audit (COA) had discovered in the management of some P67.32 billion in coronavirus (COVID-19) funds entrusted to the Department of Health (DOH) in 2020. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque (OPS /...
Despite being fully vaccinated, Manila Mayor Isko Moreno still tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), which is proof of what experts have been saying all along: that vaccinated people can still get the coronavirus but not suffer from severe symptoms, Presidential spokesman Harry...
President Duterte on Monday, August 16, extended his “sincere condolences” to the government and people of Haiti, where a 7.2-magnitude earthquake has so far killed 1,297 people, though none of them are Filipinos. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte (Malacañang photo) Presidential spokesman Harry...
Malacañang said that 29.31 percent of the P11.25 billion allotted for the financial assistance or ayuda for families in the National Capital Region (NCR) has been distributed to qualified recipients. Residents in Manila received the P4,000 cash assistance from the national government at the...
Laguna will be staying under the enhanced community quarantine ( ECQ ) status until August 20, 2021, to slow down the surge of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the province. Police officers inspect motorists’ identification cards at a quarantine checkpoint at the boundary of Laguna and Muntinlupa...
The Philippines has extended its travel restrictions on travelers from 10 countries amid the country's fight against the more contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). PIXABAY/ MANILA BULLETIN Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the announcement after the Department of...
Laguna, Iloilo City, and Cagayan de Oro City are set to deescalate to the modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) starting August 16, 2021, leaving Metro Manila and the province of Bataan in the list of areas under strict lockdown. Manila Bulletin File Photo Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque...
